FC-0 Physical interface FC-1 Encoding FC-2 Framing & flow control FC-3 Common Services
Authent- ication Service
Key Dist Service
Event Service Time Service
Generic Fabric Services
Common Transport Link Services
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.