Fibre Channel Technologies:  Current and Future

Dr. M. K. Jibbe, Manager and Test Architect Lead, LSI Corporation
Tom Hammond-Doel, Senior Alliance Manager for the Engenio Storage Group of LSI Corporation
Steve Wilson, Director of Technology and Standards, Brocade

The objectives of this tutorial are: 

1. Provide the user with a Primer on Fibre Channel
   1. Flexible, Scalable relative to Topologies, Speed, Performance, Distance, Node connectivity and Low cost 
   2. Communication and Data Overhead (Framing, Data Communication, Latency, Efficiency, Routing Control, and Access Control), 
   3. Redundancy, Availability, and Failover, d) Applicability in SAN with large IT User Base
      
2. Project the market outlook and roadmap of Fibre Channel 
3. Share what is New in Fibre Channel Standards for Protocols APIs, and Management. 
   1. Management And Ease Of Use 
   2. Operational Flexibility and Scalability  and Security. 

• Provide the user with a Primer on Fibre Channel
  
• Project the market outlook and roadmap of Fibre Channel and Share what is New in Fibre Channel Standards for Protocols APIs, and Management.