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This course is a combination of the "In-depth Fibre Channel" and "Fibre Channel Topologies" courses. It is one of Solution Technology's most popular courses because it educates the participant on all architectural issues of Fibre Channel technology. The student will not only learn Fibre Channel fundamentals but will also gain insight into the Arbitrated Loop and Switch Fabric topologies.
Course Outline (click for details)
- Introduction,
Concepts & Terminology
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The need for a new interface |
| Performance trends |
| Storage trends |
| Parallel I/O limitations |
| Serial interface alternatives |
| Technology assumptions |
| Key Fibre Channel objectives |
| I/O and Network convergence |
- FC-0:
Physical Interface
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Physical interface concepts |
| Link rates & distances |
| Optical or electrical? |
| Optical interfaces |
| Optical data transmission |
| Single-mode optical fiber |
| Multi-mode optical fiber |
| Electrical interfaces |
| Electrical characteristics |
| Fibre Channel connectors |
- FC-1: Data Link Control
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8B/10B encoding/decoding |
| Disparity |
| Special characters |
| Ordered sets |
| Frame delimiters |
| Primitive signals |
| Primitive sequences |
| Link Level Protocols |
- FC-2:
Transport Protocol
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Transport protocol concepts |
| Exchange management |
| Exchange multiplexing |
| Sequence
management |
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Segmentation/reassembly |
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Sequence initiative |
| Frame
structure |
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Frame header description |
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Optional headers |
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Frame data field |
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Error detection (CRC) |
| Link
Control frames |
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Acknowledge (ACK) |
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Busy (BSY) |
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Reject (RCT) |
| Flow
control |
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Link level (buffer-to-buffer) |
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Source to destination (end-to-end) |
| Classes
of service |
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Class 1: Dedicated connection |
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Class 2: Connectionless |
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Class 3: Datagram |
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Class 4: Virtual circuits |
- FC-3
Fibre Channel Services
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Common services |
| Basic link services |
| Extended link services |
| Session management |
| Login services |
| World-wide names |
| Service parameters |
| Port login trace example |
| The name server |
- FC-4:
Protocol Mappings
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Protocol mapping concepts |
| Information sets |
| Protocol information units |
| SCSI-3
architectural model |
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SCSI protocol data objects |
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SCSI protocol functions |
| SCSI
Fibre Channel Protocol |
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SCSI-3 mapping concepts |
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Command information set |
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Transfer ready information set |
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Data information set |
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Response information set |
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FCP information units |
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FCP command flowchart |
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Inquiry command trace |
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Write command trace |
- Topologies
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Topology
Overview |
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Common characteristics |
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Topology comparison |
| Point-to-Point
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- Arbitrated
Loop (FC-AL)
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FC-AL
characteristics |
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Loop initialization |
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Arbitration |
| Opening & closing loop circuits |
| Fault tolerance |
- Switched
Fabric
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Fabric
model |
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Fabric functions |
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Communication modes |
| Frame routing techniques |
| Cascaded switches |
| Fault tolerant fabrics |
| Addressing methods |
| Multicast / Hunt Groups |
| Fabric / Loop hybrids |
Who
Should Attend
This seminar is targeted towards developers, integrators,
managers and others with a need for a comprehensive,
in-depth understanding of the Fibre Channel technology.
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| Prerequisites:
An appreciation of current computer interfaces or networks
is desirable, although not absolutely necessary. |
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Course Length: 5 days |
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