Fabric Services
Authent-
Name Management
ication
Key Dist Event Time
Service
Service Service
Service Service Service
FC-4 Generic Fabric Services
FC-3 Common Services Common Transport
FC-2 Framing & flow control Link Services
FC-1 Encoding
FC-0 Physical interface
FC carries multiple upper-layer protocols (ULPs). Although each ULP has its
own unique functions and characteristics, a FC fabric must provide common
services that underlie all ULPs. These ULP-independent services are called
generic services. Fibre Channel Generic Services include:
Name Service
Management Service
Authentication Service
Key Distribution Service
Event Service
Time Service
Some services are required for a stand-alone switch to operate. Other
services are functions associated with switches working together in an
extended fabric.