Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) is a mutual benefit non-profit international organization of manufacturers, system integrators, developers, vendors, industry professionals and end users.
The FCIA is committed to delivering a broad base of Fibre Channel infrastructure technology to support a wide array of applications within the mass storage and IT-based arenas.
FCIA working groups and committees focus on specific aspects of the technology, targeting both vertical and horizontal markets including data storage, video, networking and storage area networking (SAN) management.
Why Fibre Channel?
The FCIA is committed to delivering a broad base of Fibre Channel infrastructure technology to support a wide array of applications within the mass storage and IT-based arenas.
FCIA working groups and committees focus on specific aspects of the technology, targeting both vertical and horizontal markets including data storage, video, networking and storage area networking (SAN) management.
Today's data explosion presents unprecedented challenges incorporating a wide range of application requirements such as database and file management, transaction processing, data warehousing, imaging, integrated audio/video, networked storage, real-time computing, collaborative projects and CAD/CAE. Fibre Channel is simply the easiest, most reliable solution for information storage and retrieval.
Fibre Channel Standards
The Technical Committee T11, which is the committee within NCITS, is responsible for Device Level Interfaces. T11 has been producing interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications since the 1970s. Currently, T11's program of work includes three families of standards:
The Technical Committee T11 has its own web site providing access to past and current specifications, as well as drafts being considered for the future of fibre channel technology.
Fibre Channel SANs
The Technical Committee T11, which is the committee within
NCITS, is responsible for Device Level Interfaces. T11 has been
producing interface standards for high-performance and mass
storage applications since the 1970s. Currently, T11's program of
work includes three families of standards:
Three key IT problems have driven the phenomenal growth of
Fibre Channel installations:
Fibre Channel SANs encompass a systematic approach to
developing storage networks. From the specifications of
connectors at the physical level to querying the fabric for the IP
address of a storage device, Fibre Channel has a standardized
process.
NCITS ANSI continues to develop new standards that will
increase the functionality and performance of Fibre Channel
SANs. The Fibre Channel industry has the user in mind and has
developed programs to qualify interoperability between
equipment and solutions.
