RE: iSCSI: Require iSCSI to use packet formats similar to FC, etc??

[Charles Monia <cmonia@NishanSystems.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)
> [mailto:marjorie_krueger@hp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:18 PM
> To: Ips Reflector (E-mail)
> Subject: iSCSI: Require iSCSI to use packet formats similar 
> to FC, etc??
> 
> 
> Robert Snively proposes that the iSCSI Requirements document 
> include the
> following requirement WRT gateway devices:
> 
>    iSCSI MUST use packet formats similar to the common
>    packet formats used by other packetized SCSI protocols where
>    possible to allow both simple bridging gateways and more
>    sophisticated translating gateways.
> 
> Comments?
> 

What is meant by 'similar'? Assuming the requested wording was added to the
requirements document, how would that impact the existing iSCSI spec?

Charles