Fibre Channel Protocol Port Types The FC switched fabric includes three participants: the initiator, the target, and the FC switch. The initiator and the target are end devices, or nodes, that connect to the FC switches that build the switched fabric. All of the participants connect to each other through physical ports. In the FCP […]

Fibre Channel Layered Model In the networking world, a layered model is often used to describe a complex relationship that affects multiple levels with different functions. One such model is the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, which describes the communications between computing systems. Another layered model that describes the internetworking between computing systems is the […]