RE: iFCP as an IP Storage Work Item

[Joshua Tseng <jtseng@NishanSystems.com>]

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> 
> I agree with David.  While everyone thought that iFCP is just 
> a gateway
> protocol, I do believe iFCP could be used by an HBA talking to a fibre
> channel device from an Ethernet connection.  It puts together 
> an FCP frame,
> adds a TCP/IP header, and out goes to the Ethernet wire.  
> There is good
> reason that the same HBA may talk to another fibre channel 
> device through an
> FCIP port.  There would be different ways to create these connections.

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Sheesh...the Fibre Channel vendors are having a tough enough
time getting one E_PORT to talk to another E_PORT.  You are claiming
that you can get an N_PORT to talk to an E_PORT.

Let's get this straight here.  iFCP encapsulates frames egressing
N_PORTs.  FCIP encapsulates frames egressing E_PORTs.

Josh


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> Y.P. Cheng, Connectcom Solutions.
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