Title :
Fiber channel (FCS)/ATM interworking: a design solution
Author :
Anzaloni, A. ; De Sanctis, M. ; Avaltroni, F. ; Rulli, G. ; Proietti, L. ; Lombardi, G.
Author_Institution :
Fatme R&D Div., Ericsson, Rome, Italy
fDate :
29 Nov-2 Dec 1993
Abstract :
The paper addresses the main functions of a gateway between the fibre channel standard (FCS) and an ATM network. The fibre channel provides a general transport vehicle for upper layer protocols such as the intelligent peripheral interface (IPI), small computer system interface (SCSI), high-performance parallel interface (HIPPI) data framing and others at scalable speeds of 265 Mbit/s, 531 Mbit/s and 1.06 Gbit/s. ATM wide area networks will provide cell based transmission and switching at rates of 155 Mbit/s and above. The paper describes design solutions to obtain very high throughput using hardware processing and careful protocol functions relaying between the two standards
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; internetworking; network interfaces; optical links; packet switching; performance evaluation; peripheral interfaces; protocols; telecommunication standards; wide area networks; ATM network; FCS; HIPPI; IPI; SCSI; cell based transmission; data framing; design solution; fibre channel standard; gateway; hardware processing; high-performance parallel interface; intelligent peripheral interface; protocol functions; small computer system interface; switching; throughput; transport vehicle; upper layer protocols; wide area networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer interfaces; Computer peripherals; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Intelligent vehicles; Relays; Throughput; Transport protocols; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1993, including a Communications Theory Mini-Conference. Technical Program Conference Record, IEEE in Houston. GLOBECOM '93., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0917-0
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1993.318251
