Fibre Channel SAN Extension over IP
iFCP Concepts
iFCP Concepts
ISL
ISL
IP
Network
iFCP Switch iFCP Switch
• Connects Fibre Channel SAN islands over an IP network
• Many-to-many loosely coupled architecture
• iFCP switches map FC to IP and proxy FCIDs between SANs
• Disruption in one region does not propagate to other regions
• Controlled by “zoning” on the iFCP switch