scope:

This American National Standard for FC-SW-6 describes the operation and interaction of Fibre Channel Switches.

This standard includes:

a) E_Port operation and Fabric Configuration;

b) path selection (FSPF);

c) Bridge port (B_Port) operation;

d) distributed Server interaction and communication;

e) exchange of information between Switches to support Zoning;

f) distribution of Event Notifications between Switches;

g) Virtual Fabrics Switch Support;

h) Enhanced Commit Service;

i) Virtual Channels; and

j) Distributed Switch.