OEM MANUAL:K6602771
3 FIBRE CHANNEL INTERFACE
Revision: 2 / Date: 2002.12.19
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Table 3-1 Summary of Fibre Channel Topology
Topology
Description
Loop
Private
Topology that many number of nodes (up to 126) are connected without Fabric on loop.
Public
Topology that many number of nodes (up to 126) are connected with Fabric on loop.
Point to point
Topology between 2 nodes.
Fabric
Topology between 2 nodes through Fabric.
This controller support Private Loop and Public Loop.
The Figure 3-2 show Topology of private loop respectively and the Figure 3-3 show
Topology of public loop respectively.
In case of private loop, topology allows up to 126 node ports on the loop. However,
the number of hosts concurrently access this controller shall be less than or equals
to 32.
TX
RX
FL_Port
Fabric
TX
RX
NL_Port
Node
RX
TX
NL_Port
Node
RX
TX
NL_Port
Node
Figure 3-2 Topology of private loop
In case of public loop, topology allows up to 126 node ports and one fabric port on
the loop. However, the number of hosts concurrently access this controller shall be
less than or equals to 32.