Fibre Channel Architecture & Instrumentation Training

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ML250 is an introduction to the technical fundamentatls of the Fibre Channel (FC) architecture. It is intended for anyone requiring an introduction to FC architecture including: Design Engineers, Field Application Engineers, Test Engineers and Technical Marketing professionals.



Course Objective

Students develop a working knowledge of Fibre Channel protocol and behavior through lecture and protocol analyzer exercises.

Prerequisites

Previous experience with SCSI technology is helpful, but not required.

Course Format

This course is a combination of lecture and lab protocol analysis exercises. Protocol analysis is interspersed throughout the 4-day course to reinforce the concepts discussed in the lecture portion of the class.

Course Outline

* Introduction to Fibre Channel SANs
* Hardware Elements of Fibre Channel
* FC-0 Fibre Channel Physical Layer
* FC-1 Fibre Channel Signaling Layer
8b/10b Encoding and Ordered Sets
* FC-1 Fibre Channel Framing
FC Frame Structure
Exchange Management & Flow Control
* Behavior in a Fibre Channel Fabric
Naming, Addressing & Initialization
Error Detection & Recovery
* Behavior on a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
* FC-4 Upper Layer Protocol
Mapping SCSI to Fibre Channel
* 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel

Course Length - 4 Days

Contact Gillaspy Assocates at 805-987-1959 to schedule an on-site class.




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