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CN4093 Application Guide for N/OS 8.4
Ethernet vs. Fibre Channel
As
a
converged
switch,
the
CN4093
10
Gb
Converged
Scalable
Switch
provides
simultaneous
support
of
Ethernet
and
Fibre
Channel
networks.
Ethernet
is
ubiquitous
in
modern
networks.
It
is
generally
quick,
easy,
and
inexpensive
to
implement.
Ethernet
is
also
flexible
and
dynamic
by
nature.
Devices
join
and
leave
a
well
‐
designed
Ethernet
network
with
little
impact
beyond
their
individual
function.
Because
flux
is
the
norm,
Ethernet
is
classified
as
a
“best
effort”
delivery
protocol.
This
means
that
some
loss
of
packets
is
acceptable,
and
that
with
multiple
routes
often
available,
packets
in
a
stream
may
arrive
at
their
destination
out
of
sequence.
Ethernet
devices
are
expected
to
re
‐
request
and
resend
lost
packets,
and
reassemble
data
in
the
proper
order
at
the
destination.
The
Fibre
Channel
protocol
adheres
to
a
very
different
philosophy.
Fibre
Channel
is
most
popular
in
storage
networks
end
‐
to
‐
end
stability,
reliability,
and
security
are
emphasized
in
favor
over
low
cost
and
dynamic
scalability.
In
Fibre
Channel
networks,
the
connecting
ports
must
be
fully
authorized
to
communicate
with
their
well
‐
defined
neighbors.
Bandwidth
for
properly
connected
devices
is
tuned
to
avoid
loss
due
to
congestion.
Also,
routes
for
traffic
are
converged
in
advance,
ensuring
that
only
one
route
is
used
by
any
given
traffic
stream
so
that
packets
arrive
in
their
expected
sequence.
Ethernet
and
Fibre
Channel
networks
are
coming
into
contact
with
each
other
more
frequently
in
modern
networks.
In
some
cases,
legacy
Fibre
Channel
devices
are
connected
via
Ethernet
networks
using
Converged
Enhanced
Ethernet
(CEE),
a
collection
of
recent
Ethernet
features
designed
to
satisfy
Fibre
Channel
delivery
expectations.
Although
not
the
focus
of
this
chapter,
the
CN4093
supports
CEE
and
Fibre
Channel
over
Ethernet
(FCoE).
For
details,
see
.
Another
approach
is
to
use
converged
switches
such
as
the
CN4093
to
support
direct
connection
to
both
Ethernet
and
Fibre
Channel
networks.
This
allows
a
“best
of
both
worlds”
approach,
using
ubiquitous
Ethernet
networks
for
regular
traffic,
and
full
connection
to
Fibre
Channel
networks
for
lossless
applications
and
the
legacy
architecture
of
established
Storage
Area
Networks.
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