Networking Overview
PDR 100 Fibre Channel Installation
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Networking Overview
This section contains information about networking Profile systems and Ethernet.
Network Configurations
Ethernet and Fibre Channel provide two types of networking. Ethernet provides a
path for command and status signals from one device to another. It also allows
Windows NT file transfers between devices.
Fibre Channel provides connectivity for high speed media data transfers between
Profile systems.
Using Fibre Channel to network groups of greater than two Profile systems
requires an existing Ethernet network (LAN) or an Ethernet hub and a Fibre
Channel hub.
Network Models
The following discusses two examples of Ethernet and Fibre Channel networking.
The first example shows connection of several Profile systems with an Ethernet
hub (or existing Ethernet network) and a Fibre Channel hub. The second example
of Ethernet and Fibre Channel networking shows connection of several hubs.
