Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Command Reference Manual page 29

FICON
FCIP Tunneling
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For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web
site:
Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
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CUP Enables IBM host-based management programs to manage FICON fabric
switches in-band by sending commands to the Fabric OS emulated control
device.
The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service
enables Fibre Channel frames to "tunnel" through IP networks by dividing
frames, encapsulating the result in IP packets on entering the tunnel, and
then reconstructing them as they leave the tunnel. Fabric OS supports eight
FCIP interswitch links between two Brocade switches (Brocade 7500 or
Brocade 48000 with a FR4-18i blade) or routes. All 16 links can be used as
FCIP links with the remaining links going to other routers.
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http://www.t11.org
http://www.fibrechannel.org
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