SNIA

A serial I/O interconnect capable of supporting multiple protocols, including access to open system storage (FCP), access to mainframe storage (FICON), and networking (TCP/IP).

Fibre Channel supports point to point, arbitrated loop, and switched topologies with a variety of copper and optical links running at speeds from 1 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s. The committee standardizing Fibre Channel is the INCITS Fibre Channel (T11) Technical Committee.

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