Fibre Channel Protocol Architecture
Fibre Channel Layered Model
FC-1: Encoding
FC-1 defines the bit encoding scheme:
� Bit error detection
� Data stream synchronization
� DC balance and stability
� Detects Ordered Sets
ULPs
Helps achieve a Bit Error Rate of 1x10
-12
FC-4
FC-3 Common Services
FC-2 Framing & flow control
FC-1 Encoding
FC-0 Physical Interface
FC-1 breaks out the encoding scheme to a separate layer.
FC-1 is for encoding, it is part of the standard physical layer.