Member LoginINCITS/Fibre Channel Completes 128G Fibre Channel/Begins 256G Fibre Channel Development
The INCITS/Fibre Channel Technical Committee (aka T11) is pleased to announce the completion of the Fibre Channel Physical Interface (FC-PI-8) standard specifications for 128G Fibre Channel (128GFC).
“With 128GFC Fibre Channel datacenter users can be assured that their storage networks will keep up with the growing performance demands from data intense applications such as data analytics and machine learning,” said Howard Johnson, Chair, INCITS/Fibre Channel. He added, “The committee is pleased to be working with Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) to successfully achieve another milestone on the T11/FCIA Speed Roadmap.”
With the completion of the 128GFC specification, Johnson noted that the committee’s focus shifts to the development of the 256G Fibre Channel (256GFC) standards to address the rapidly expanding demands of storage networking technology.
Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed data transfer protocol providing in-order, lossless delivery of raw block data. Fibre Channel connects devices in commercial data centers over storage area networks (SAN).
To get involved in the standardization activities related to Fibre Channel, please join the INCITS Technical Committee on Fibre Channel, the U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC SC 25/WG4. Find out more information on membership in Fibre Channel.
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