FC
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FC is the standard abbreviation for Fibre Channel, a high-speed network technology primarily used to connect computer data storage in storage area networks.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fibre Channel | 0 |
| FC-SW | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network technology
ⓘ
storage networking protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| addressingScheme | World Wide Name ⓘ |
| competesWith |
FCoE
ⓘ
surface form:
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
iSCSI ⓘ |
| dataRate |
1 Gbit/s
ⓘ
16 Gbit/s ⓘ 2 Gbit/s ⓘ 32 Gbit/s ⓘ 4 Gbit/s ⓘ 64 Gbit/s ⓘ 8 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| encodingScheme |
64b/66b (newer generations)
ⓘ
8b/10b (older generations) ⓘ |
| feature |
credit-based flow control
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ lossless delivery ⓘ low latency ⓘ |
| frameSize | 2148 bytes maximum ⓘ |
| layer |
data link layer
ⓘ
physical layer ⓘ |
| managementProtocol |
Fabric Configuration Server
ⓘ
Name Server ⓘ |
| medium |
copper cable
ⓘ
optical fiber ⓘ |
| OSIModelPosition | between physical and transport layers ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
connecting computer data storage
ⓘ
storage area networks ⓘ |
| standardFamily |
FC-DA
ⓘ
FC-FS ⓘ FC-GS ⓘ FC-LS ⓘ FC-PI ⓘ FC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FC-SW
|
| standardizedBy | INCITS ⓘ |
| standsFor | Fibre Channel ⓘ |
| supportsDistance | up to tens of kilometers over single-mode fiber ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
FICON
ⓘ
IP ⓘ SCSI ⓘ |
| supportsTopology |
arbitrated loop
ⓘ
point-to-point ⓘ switched fabric ⓘ |
| switchVendor |
Juniper Networks
ⓘ
surface form:
Brocade
Cisco Systems ⓘ QLogic ⓘ |
| transportMechanism | serial ⓘ |
| typicalDeployment | storage area network ⓘ |
| usedIn |
enterprise data centers
ⓘ
mission-critical storage systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fibre Channel
subject surface form:
Fibre Channel
this entity surface form:
FC-SW