scope:

This standard consists of distinct Fibre Channel mappings resulting in the following models:

- FC-BB_IP (FC over TCP/IP backbone network)

- Transparent FC-BB consisting of:

- FC-BB_GFPT (FC over SONET/SDH/OTN/PDH backbone network using GFPT adaptation)

- FC-BB_PW (FC over MPLS network using PW adaptation)

- FC-BB_E (FC over Ethernet)

Figure 1, figure 2, figure 3, and figure 4 illustrate the scope and the major components of the FC-BB- 5 models and its relationship to the IETF, ITU-T, and IEEE standards. Table 1 shows the organization of this standard. FC-BB_IP, Transparent FC-BB, and FC-BB_E do not interoperate in any manner and are independent models.