FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1Scope

2Normative references

3Terms, definitions, abbreviations and other conventions

3.1Overview

3.2Terms and definitions

3.3Editorial conventions

3.4Abbreviations and acronyms

3.5Symbols

3.6Keywords

3.7Applicability and use of this Technical Report

3.8Feature Set table terms, definitions, and abbreviations

3.8.1Overview

3.8.2Feature Set table terms and definitions

3.8.3Feature Set table abbreviations

3.9Feature testing compliance

3.10Timing constraints

4Structure and concepts

5Loop behaviors

5.1Loop Initialization

5.1.1Power On Behavior

5.1.2Loop failure

5.1.3Initialization at power on

5.1.4FL_Port time-out during initialization

5.1.5LIP generation

5.1.6Response to LIP

5.1.7Origination of LISM Frames

5.1.8Forwarding of LISM frames

5.1.9Address selection

5.1.10Multi-port initialization

5.1.11AL_PA position map support

5.1.12Availability after LIP

5.2Post initialization

5.2.1LIP generation

5.2.1.1Proper LIP generation

5.2.1.2Improper LIP generation

5.2.2FL_Port Unfair behavior and Transfer behavior

5.2.3Responses to OPN

5.2.4No response to OPN

6Fx_Port behaviors

6.1Fx_Port Login responses

6.1.1FLOGI ACC features and parameters for Fx_Ports

6.1.2Nx_Port PLOGI

6.1.3Fx_Port Common Service Parameters (FLOGI ACC)

6.1.4Fx_Port Class 2 Service Parameters (FLOGI ACC)

6.1.5Fx_Port Class 3 Service Parameters (FLOGI ACC)

6.2Link services

6.2.1Basic Link Services

6.2.2ELS requirements for well-known addresses

6.2.3Extended Link Service Replies

6.3FC-AL-2 features for FL_Ports

6.4in the same manner

7Fabric behaviors

7.1Overview

7.2Switch-to-Switch Requirements

7.2.1Overview

7.2.2Switch Port Types

7.2.3Exchange Link Parameters (ELP)

7.2.4Principal Switch selection

7.2.5Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)

7.2.6Distributed Services

7.2.6.1Overview

7.2.6.2Distributed Name Server

7.2.6.2.1Switch-to-Switch Name Server requests

7.2.6.2.2Name Server Object Usage

7.2.6.2.3Distributed Name Server response

7.2.6.3Distributed Management Server

7.2.7Zoning

7.2.7.1Minimum Zoning configuration rules

7.2.7.2Zone Objects

7.2.8Distributed Event Notification

7.2.8.1Switch-to-Switch Registered State Change Notifications (SW_RSCN)

7.2.8.2Distribute Registered Link Incident Records (DRLIR)

7.2.9Additional Switch requirements

7.3Fabric Service requirements

7.3.1Overview

7.3.2Name Server

7.3.2.1Name Server Request support

7.3.2.2.1Required Name Server Object registration

7.3.2.2.2Prohibited Name Server Object registration

7.3.2.3Name Server Object removal

7.3.2.3.1Full removal

7.3.2.3.2Partial removal

7.3.2.4Name Server resource utilization

7.3.3Fabric Configuration Server

7.3.4Fabric Zone Server

7.3.5Registered State Change Notification

7.3.5.1Overview

7.3.5.2RSCN generation rules

7.3.5.3RSCN delivery rules

7.3.5.4Events causing the Fabric Controller to deliver RSCNs

7.4Domain Controller and Well-Known Addresses

7.4.1Domain Controller and Well-Known Address support requirements for fabrics

7.4.2N_Port domain controller and well-known address usage

7.4.3Domain controller and well-known address (WKA) ELS login and address assignment requirements

7.4.3.1Overview

7.4.3.2Broadcast WKA ELS login requirements

7.4.3.3Fabric F_Port WKA ELS address assignment requirements

7.4.3.4Fabric Controller WKA ELS login requirements

7.4.3.5Directory Service WKA ELS login requirements

7.4.3.6Management Service WKA ELS login requirements

7.4.3.7Domain Controller ELS login requirements

7.4.3.8Loop Fabric Address WKA ELS login requirements

8Discovery and management

8.1Overview

8.2Management of Interconnect Components

8.2.1Overview

8.2.2Switch

8.2.3Managed hub

8.2.4Gateway/Bridge

9Conformance environments

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