Fibre Channel: Gigabit Communications and I O for Computer...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 352 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Edition: 1st Edition November 1, 1995
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0070056692
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0070056695
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Book Description
Now there's a single reference source (the first available besides the ANSI documents) that fully covers and explains the fibre channel standard--a revolutionary new technology. Presenting an annotated, readable version of the ANSI standard, this book details FC targeted usage, performance, and implementation, and includes most of the original ANSI standard documents. Communications engineers and developers and technicians responsible for troubleshooting networks will find a complete overview of the standard from the physical level up to the interface to upper level protocols such as IP and SCSI. The book includes both general overview information and descriptions with enough detail for design engineers to use as a reference guide in building and troubleshooting FC systems.

Back Cover Copy
The first complete guide to the revolutionary new Fibre Channel standard Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the features of Fibre Channel--a revolutionary new industry standard interface that unites networked communications and computer Input/Output technologies. Fibre Channel's extremely flexible architecture combines the highspeed dedicated bandwidth of I/O channels like SCSI with the networking flexibility of local area network interfaces like ATM and Ethernet--all while operating over a variety of optical and electronic media and connection topologies at speeds exceeding 100 MBytes.

This one-stop reference presents a complete overview of the Fibre Channel architecture--the first generally available besides the ANSI documentation. You'll find step-by-step guidance on the FC standard ranging from the physical level signal transmission up to the interface to upper level protocols such as IP and SCSI. Included is information on the structure, concepts, operations, and capabilities of Fibre Channel, as well as highly detailed descriptions that you can use as a general guide in building and broubleshooting FC systems. Whether you're a communications manager, engineer, developer, or technician, this hands-on sourcebook will enable you to understand and work effective with Fibre Channel systems in a networked computing environment.

Reader Reviews
The "review" from the publisher merely mentions that there is a more recent edition of this book available. In reality, this old edition should be recalled, as some of the information is completely wrong. For instance, the author refrences a FC Level of 1.5. No such Level exists! Not now, not ever. The author completely made it up. If you relied on this book as a reference to prepare for a protocol-level cert exam, you would likely get many items incorrect due to this book.