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    Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)

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    The iFCP specification defines iFCP as a gateway-to-gateway protocol that replaces the Fibre Channel transport layer with TCP/IP while retaining the upper FC layers, allowing Fibre Channel devices to communicate over IP networks. iFCP provides customers flexibility to interconnect Fibre Channel devices and SANs using IP, and allows TCP/IP networks to replace Fibre Channel networks for the SAN itself.

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    The iFCP specification defines iFCP as a gateway-to-gateway protocol that replaces the Fibre Channel transport layer with TCP/IP while retaining the upper FC layers, allowing Fibre Channel devices to communicate over IP networks. iFCP provides customers flexibility to interconnect Fibre Channel devices and SANs using IP, and allows TCP/IP networks to replace Fibre Channel networks for the SAN itself.

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    The iFCP specification defines iFCP as a gateway-to-gateway protocol that replaces the Fibre Channel transport layer with TCP/IP while retaining the upper FC layers, allowing Fibre Channel devices to communicate over IP networks. iFCP provides customers flexibility to interconnect Fibre Channel devices and SANs using IP, and allows TCP/IP networks to replace Fibre Channel networks for the SAN itself.

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    Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)

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    The iFCP specification defines iFCP as a gateway-to-gateway protocol that replaces the Fibre Channel transport layer with TCP/IP while retaining the upper FC layers, allowing Fibre Channel devices to communicate over IP networks. iFCP provides customers flexibility to interconnect Fibre Channel devices and SANs using IP, and allows TCP/IP networks to replace Fibre Channel networks for the SAN itself.

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    Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)

    Ref: A Storage Networking Industry Association and SNIA IP Storage Forum White Paper

    What is iFCP?
    The iFCP specification defines iFCP as a gateway-to-gateway protocol for the implementation of a Fibre Channel fabric in which TCP/IP switching and routing elements replace Fibre Channel components

    iFCP replaces the transport layer (FC-2) with an IP network (i.e. Ethernet), but retains the upper layer (FC-4) information, such as FCP.
    This is accomplished by mapping the existing Fibre Channel transport services to TCP/IP. iFCP, through the use of TCP/IP, can therefore accommodate deployment in environments where the underlying IP network is not reliable.

    Why iFCP?
    iFCP is designed for customers who may have a wide range of Fibre Channel devices (i.e. Host Bus Adapters, Subsystems, Hubs, Switches, etc.), and want the flexibility to interconnect these devices with IP network

    iFCP can interconnect Fibre Channel SANs with IP, as well as allow customers the freedom to use TCP/IP networks in place of Fibre Channel networks for the SAN itself
    iFCP enables Fibre Channel device-to-device communication over an IP network, providing more flexibility compared to only enabling SAN-to-SAN communication. For example, iFCP has a TCP connection per N_Port to N_Port couple, and such a connection can be set to have its own Quality of Service (QoS) identity. With SAN-to-SAN communication, varying connections cannot be prioritized over one another.

    iFCP Network Model

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