第八章_-_光纤通道理论知识.ppt

* The basic source and destination of communications under Fibre Channel would be a computer, a controller for a disk drive or array of disk drives, a bridge, a terminal, or any other equipment engaged in communications. These sources and destinations of transmitted data are called “nodes.” Each node maintains one or possibly more than one facility capable of receiving and transmitting data under Fibre Channel protocols. Each port can act as an originator, a responder, or both, and contains a transmitter and a receiver. Each port is given a unique name, called an N_Port Identifier. An N_Port is a hardware entity within a node, such as a mainframe or a peripheral, at the node end of the link. Data communications are performed over the link by the interconnected N_Ports. Fibre Channel also defines a number of other types of ports, which can transmit and receive Fibre Channel data, including NL_Ports, F_Ports, E_Ports, and so on. It is possible to mix the fabric and arbitrated loop topologies, where a fabric port can participate in the loop, and data can go through the switch/director and around the loop. A fabric port capable of operating on a loop is called an “FL_port.” Most Fibre Channel functions and operations are topology-independent, although routing of data and control of link access will naturally depend on what other ports have access to a link. In Extension environment, the Configured port types are: VE_Port - Virtual E_Port (used in FCIP fabrics) EX_Port - A type of E_Port used to connect to a FC Router fabric VEX_Port - VEX_Ports are no different from EX_Ports, except underlying transport is IP * * Universal Port Concept Operate in any of the port interfaces defined (G/E/F/FL) Detect port mode automatically during port initialization Will negotiate up to N_Port from NL if attached device supports both The benefit of this automatic port type detection process is that it not only saves time during the initial installation, it also eases the pain of