Title :
Fiber channel FCS/ATM interworking: design and performance study
Author :
Anzaloni, A. ; Agnitelli, N. ; Avaltroni, F. ; Corti, S. ; Listanti, M. ; Campagna, C.
Author_Institution :
R&D Div., Ericsson Telecomunicazioni, Rome, Italy
fDate :
28 Nov- 2 Dec 1994
Abstract :
The Fibre Channel provides a common efficient transport vehicle for existing channel protocols like intelligent peripheral interface (IPI), small computer system interface (SCSI), and high-performance parallel interface (HIPPI), while offering the characteristics of a new framing type protocol. The main focus driving the design was to find a solution to obtain high throughput using hardware processing and careful protocol relaying architecture between the FCS and ATM. A performance study, considering the protocol relaying architecture and the FCS flow control was performed; the results show that throughput rates approaching line bit rates can be achieved
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; network interfaces; peripheral interfaces; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; Fiber Channel FCS/ATM interworking; channel protocols; design; framing type protocol; hardware processing; high-performance parallel interface; intelligent peripheral interface; line bit rates; performance; protocol relaying architecture; small computer system interface; throughput rates; Bit rate; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Computer peripherals; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Intelligent vehicles; Relays; Throughput; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1994. GLOBECOM '94. Communications: The Global Bridge., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1820-X
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1994.513183
