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Fibre Channel Protocol - Click here for detail description

FC Protocol training is an introduction to the technical fundamentals of the Fibre Channel (FC) architecture. It is intended for anyone requiring an introduction to FC architecture including: Design Engineers, Field Application Engineers, Test Engineers and Technical Marketing professionals.

Course Objective
Students develop a working knowledge of Fibre Channel protocol and behavior through lecture and protocol analyzer exercises.

Prerequisites
Previous experience with SCSI technology is helpful, but not required.

Course Format
This course is a combination of lecture and lab protocol analysis exercises. Protocol analysis is interspersed throughout the 4-day course to reinforce the concepts discussed in the lecture portion of the class.

Course Outline

Fundamental Elements of Fibre Channel
FC-2 Fibre Channel Framing & Signaling
Exchange Management & Flow Control
Behavior in a Fibre Channel Fabric
Naming, Addressing & Initialization
Behavior on a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
FC-4 Upper Layer Protocol : Mapping SCSI to Fibre Channel
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