Well-Known Addresses for fabric service functions:
Broadcast Alias Fabric Login Service Fabric Controller Name Service Time Service Management Service Quality of Services Facilitator Alias Service Key Distribution Service Clock Synchronization Server Multicast Server Reserved
Logical N_Ports Highest 16 addresses in 24 bit space All services share common protocol (FC-CT)
Well-known addresses allow devices to reliably access switch services: All services are addressed in the same way as an N_Port and communicate using Fibre Channel frames. Well-known addresses are the highest 16 addresses in the 24-bit fabric address space. The Common Transport protocol FC-CT (FC Level 3) is used when accessing the Name Server, Time Server, Management Server, Alias Server, and Key Distribution Server.