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To: nic who wrote (18114)	9/20/1998 10:32:00 AM
From: Louie Liu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

nic. IP over fibre channel. Could someone more technically inclined check the following document. ietf.org Thanks Louie

To: nic who wrote (18114)	9/20/1998 12:31:00 PM
From: Craig Stevenson	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29386

Nic, My view on the Fibre Channel/IP connection goes beyond what has been discussed here. It is true that TCP/IP is the Unix world's networking protocol, but TCP/IP is moving toward becoming the ENTIRE world's networking protocol, and not just within the Unix and Internet camps. (Witness NetWare 5's native IP support for proof of IP's popularity in the LAN. Novell didn't give up their IPX without a fight. <g>) I believe that the standardization of IP over Fibre Channel could provide the key component to take FC well beyond what we commonly view as a Storage Area Network (SAN). My (admittedly futuristic) view of SANs is that every storage device will have an IP address, and I will be able to access each device ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, whether that storage device exists on my local LAN, or half a world away, via private WAN or the Internet. It seems to me that standardizing IP over FC is crucial to extending the SAN worldwide. Taking this one step further, I think that IP over Fibre Channel could become a key component to the exploding data storage requirements for major ISPs, corporate data centers, remote data backup, etc. In essence, this step allows the Storage Area Network to move outside its traditional boundaries and become a big part of a global network. Craig