OEM MANUAL:K6602771
3 FIBRE CHANNEL INTERFACE
Revision: 2 / Date: 2002.12.19
Page: 34 / 313
3.2
FRAMES
3.2.1 FRAME FORMAT
The Figure 3-6 shows the frame format used with the Fibre Channel.
Figure 3-6 Frame Format
(1) Start of Frame
The Start of Frame(SOF) delimiter is an Ordered Set that immediately precedes the frame
context.
(2) Frame Header
The Frame Header is used by the link control facility to control link operations, control device
protocol transfers, and detect missing or out of order frames
(3) Data Field
Two Frame Types are defined based on the value of bits 31-28 in the R_CTL field of the
Frame Header:
- FT_0: Link Control Frame(Data Filed Length=0)
- FT_1: Data Frame(Data Filed Length=0-2112)
The Data Field in FT_1 frames may contain optional headers. The Contents of the Data Field
of a frame, excluding Optional Headers and fill bytes are called “Payload”.
(4) CRC
The CRC(Cyclic Redundancy Check) is a four byte field to verify the data integrity of the
Frame Header and Data Field.
(5) End of Frame
The End of Frame(EOF) delimiter is an Ordered Set that immediately follows the CRC.
The Figure 3-7 shows the frame header format.
End of Frame
4Bytes
CRC
4Bytes
Data Field
0-2112Bytes
Frame Header
24Bytes
Start of Frame
4Bytes