RE: iFCP as an IP Storage Work Item

[Bill Terrell <terrell@troikanetworks.com>]

>The downside of this advantage is that native iFCP devices would be
burdened
>with greater complexity and cost. I therefor think iFCP should not be an IP
>Storage work item.
>
>Regards,
>-Steve

How is a native iFCP endpoint (initiator or target) more complex or costly
than an iSCSI native endpoint? What are the specific difficulties inherent
to native iFCP devices versus native iSCSI devices?

Bill