Fiber Channel
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FC-0
defines the physical portions of Fibre Channel, including the media types, connectors, and the
electrical and optical characteristics needed to connect ports. This level is in the FC-PH standard.
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Signaling
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Media specifications
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Receiver/Transmitter specifications
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FC-1
defines the transmission protocol, encoding, order of word transmission, and error detection.
This level is in the FC-PH standard.
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8B/10B character encoding (1/2/4/8G FC) or 64/66B character encoding (10G FC)
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Link maintenance
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FC-2
defines the signaling and framing protocol, including frame layout, frame header content, and
rules for use. It also contains independent protocols such as login. This is the bulk of the FC-PH
standard.
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Frame format
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Sequence management
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Exchange management
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Flow Control
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Classes of Service
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Login/Logout
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Topologies
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Segmentation and Reassembly
Fiber Channel layers and functionality
OSI
Model
Fiber
Channel
Description
Layer 2:
Data link
FC-2
Similar to the MAC functionality - Fiber Channel frames are defined, addressed and
CRC are added.
Layer 1:
FC-1
Similar to the physical layer of the OSI model - Fiber Channel adds basic flow control
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