HOW DOES FIBRE CHANNEL WORK?
In the past days, I have talked many about the Ethernet. Actually, there are many other networking protocols used in data transports. Fibre Channel (FC), my topic today, is one of them. Fibre Channel is a set of standard that define a high performance data transport connection technology. It is developed to satisfy the increasing demands for high-speed, high-volume data transfers in storage and network services. So, how does Fibre Channel work to achieve these applications? Physical Components Fibre Channel carries data over many types of electrical and optical cable. To choose the type of overall network interconnection is crucial. The decision usually depends on the distances between the Fibre Channel devices being connected. Generally, copper cabling is cheaper and performs as well as fiber optic cabling when the distance between devices is less than 2.9 meters. But to get higher speed and for longer distance, fiber optic cabling with single-mode or multimode option is the idea...