Title :
Fibre channel fabrics: evaluation and design
Author :
Cherkasova, Ludmila ; Kotov, Vadim ; Rokicki, Tomas
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
We consider how fibre channel switches can be cascaded to form a fibre channel fabric. We begin with an analytical model of topology performance that provides a theoretical upper bound on fabric performance and a method for the practical evaluation of fabric topologies. We then consider the prevention of buffer-cycle deadlock in fibre channel networks. We show that though some topologies implicitly do not deadlock, these topologies have inferior throughput, and we present a technique for optimizing performance that takes into account both deadlock and traffic balancing
Keywords :
concurrency control; optical fibre LAN; performance evaluation; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; buffer-cycle deadlock; fabric performance; fibre channel fabrics; fibre channel networks; fibre channel switches; optical fiber media; performance evaluation; topology performance; traffic balancing; upper bound; Analytical models; Fabrics; Laboratories; Network topology; Optical fibers; Performance analysis; Routing; Switches; System recovery; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1996., Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Hawaii International Conference on ,
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7324-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1996.495447
