6th generation Fibre Channel technology includes
When the technology was originally devised, it ran over optical fiber cables only and, as such, was called "Fiber Channel". In order to avoid confusion and to create a unique name, the industry decided to change the spelling and use the fibre for the name of the standard. Gen 6 Fibre Channel is the next generation of Fibre Channel designed to address performance, reliability, and scalability requirements for hyper-scale virtualization, SSD storage technology, and new data center architectures. The main catalyst for its continued use and relevance is the growth of cost-effective flash-based storage coupled with the availability of: 32 gigabit (Gb) Gen6 transceivers; 32 Gb Fibre Channel (GFC), 128 GFC and other technologies; and higher-capability multimode optical fiber cabling. Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed data transfer protocol providing in-order, lossless delivery of raw block data. Demartek gained early access to the newest Gen 6 products from Emulex and Brocade®, and subjected.
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