CSA ISO/IEC 14165-122
Information technology – Fibre channel – Part 122: Arbitrated loop-2 (FC-AL-2)
| Organization: | CSA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2006 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 162 |
| ICS Code (Interface and interconnection equipment): | 35.200 |
scope:
This part of ISO/IEC 14165 specifies signaling interface enhancements for FC-PH, to allow L_Ports to operate with an Arbitrated Loop topology. This standard defines L_Ports that retain the functionality of Ports as specified in FC-PH.
The Arbitrated Loop topology attaches multiple communicating points in a loop without requiring switches.
The Arbitrated Loop topology is a distributed topology where each L_Port includes the minimum necessary function to establish a Loop circuit. A single FL_Port connected to an Arbitrated Loop allows multiple NL_Ports to attach to a Fabric.
When an L_Port is operating on a Loop with at least one other L_Port, the L_Port uses the protocol extensions to FC-PH that are specified in this standard.
When an L_Port is connected with an N_Port or an F_Port, the L_Port communicates using the protocol defined in FC-PH.
Each L_Port may use a self-discovering procedure to find the correct operating mode without the need for external controls.
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