FIBRE
CHANNEL CABLES & ADAPTORS |
Fibre
Channel is a highly-reliable gigabit interconnect cable that
improves performance in storage, processors, and workstations.
It allows Point-to-Point concurrent communications among servers,
workstations, data storage systems, and other peripherals using
SCSI, Ethernet, ATM, HIPPI, IP and IP protocols.
- Speeds
from 266/Mbps to over 4/Gbps
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Can reach up to 10km (6.2mi) with fiber optic cable
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Can reach up to 30m (100ft) with copper cable
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Using a bridge, it is compatible with SCSI RAID
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Can provide a total system solution for Storage Area
Networks (SANs), and Internet Protocol (IP) for Wide
Area Networks (WANs)
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