Fibre Channel - Framing and Signaling - 4

ThisisT11documentT11/13-113v0ProjectT11/2238-DRev0.20iFibreChannelFramingandSignaling-4(FC-FS-4)Rev0.20INCITSworkingdraftproposedAmericanNationalStandardforInformationTechnology2013-03-14Secretariat:InformationTechnologyIndustryCouncilNOTE:ThisisaworkingdraftAmericanNationalStandardofAccreditedStandardsCommitteeINCITS.Assuchthisisnotacompletedstandard.TheT11TechnicalCommitteemaymodifythisdocumentasaresultofcommentsreceivedanytime,orduringafuturepublicreviewanditseventualapprovalasaStandard.Useoftheinformationcontainedhereinisatyourownrisk.PermissionisgrantedtomembersofINCITS,itstechnicalcommittees,andtheirassociatedtaskgroupstoreproducethisdocumentforthepurposesofINCITSstandardizationactivitieswithoutfurtherpermission,providedthisnoticeisincluded.Allotherrightsarereserved.Anyduplicationofthisdocumentforcommercialorfor-profituseisstrictlyprohibited.POINTSOFCONTACT:StevenL.Wilson(T11Chair)ClaudioDeSanti(T11ViceChair)BrocadeCiscoSystems1745TechnologyDrive170W.TasmanDriveSanJose,CA95131SanJose,CA95134Voice:408-333-8128Voice:408-853-9172E-Mail:[e-mail]-Mail:[e-mail](T11.3Chair)DavidPeterson(FC-FS-4Chair)CraigW.Carlson(FC-FS-4Editor)QLogicCorporationBrocadeQLogicCorporation4601DeanLakesBlvd.6000NathanLaneNorth4601DeanLakesBlvd.Shakopee,MN55379Plymouth,MN55442Shakopee,MN55379Voice:952-687-2431Voice:612-802-3299Voice:952-687-2431E-Mail:[e-mail]-Mail:[e-mail]-Mail:[e-mail]11/2238-DRev0.20ThisisT11documentT11/13-113v0iiRevisionHistoryRev0.20-14March2013a)IncorporatedT11/13-011v1“EnergyEfficientFIbreChannel”(approvedbyworkgroupon4February2013)Rev0.10-17April2012a)BasedonANSIINCITS470-2011FC-FS-3revision1.11b)IncorporatedT11/11-206v1“CS_CTLandProirityclarificationsforFC-FS-4”(approvedbyworkgroupon6June2011)c)IncorporatedT11/10-430v1“ChangesforSequenceIDuniqueness”(approvedbyworkgroupon1August2011)d)IncorporatedT11/11-385v2“ABTSenhancementtext”(approvedbyworkgroupon5December2011)e)IncorporatedT11/11-511v0“SB-5AbortCodes”(approvedbyworkgroupon5December2011)f)IncorporatedT11/12-106v0withOption2“CorrectionstoFC-FS-4forDr.Alexandrov”(approvedbyworkgroup16April2012)g)IncorporatedT11/12-047v1“CorrectionstoFC-FS-4forT11/10-427”(approvedbyworkgroup16April2012)h)RemoveddoublespacesthroughoutdocumentThisisT11documentT11/13-113v0ProjectT11/2238-DRev0.20iiidraftproposedAmericanNationalStandardforInformationTechnologyFibreChannel–FibreChannelFramingandSignaling-4(FC-FS-4)SecretariatInformationTechnologyIndustryCouncilApprovedddmmmmm,200xAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.AbstractThisstandarddescribestheframingandsignalingrequirementsforFibreChannellinks.ThePhysicalInterfacerequirementsaredescribedinFibreChannel-PhysicalInterfaces(FC-PI-x).TheLinkServicesrequirementsaredescribedinFibreChannel-LinkServices(FC-LS-3).ThisstandardisrecommendedfornewimplementationsbutdoesnotobsoletetheexistingFibreChannelstandards.ProjectT11/2238-DRev0.20ThisisT11documentT11/13-113v0ivAmericanNationalStandardApprovalofanAmericanNationalStandardrequiresreviewbyANSIthattherequirementsfordueprocess,consensus,andothercriteriaforapprovalhavebeenmetbythestandardsdeveloper.Consensusisestablishedwhen,inthejudgementoftheANSIBoardofStandardsReview,substantialagreementhasbeenreachedbydirectlyandmateriallyaffectedinterests.Substantialagreementmeansmuchmorethanasimplemajority,butnotnecessarilyunanimity.Consensusrequiresthatallviewsandobjectionsbeconsidered,andthataconcertedeffortbemadetowardstheirresolution.TheuseofAmericanNationalStandardsiscompletelyvoluntary;theirexistencedoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherhehasapprovedthestandardsornot,frommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandards.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircumstancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterpretationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.Requestsforinterpretationsshouldbeaddressedtothesecretariatorsponsorwhosenameappearsonthetitlepageofthisstandard.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanytime.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakenperiodicallytoreaffirm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandard.PurchasersofAmericanNationalStandardsmayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.PATENTSTATEMENTThedevelopersofthisstandardhaverequestedthatholdersofpatentsthatmayberequiredfortheimple-mentationofthestandarddisclosesuchpatentstothepublisher.However,neitherthedevelopersnorthepublisherhaveundertakenapatentsearchinordertoidentifywhich,ifany,patentsmayapplytothisstandard.Asofthedateofpublicationofthisstandard,followingcallsfortheidentificationofpatentsthatmayberequiredfortheimplementationofthestandard,noticeofoneormoresuchclaimshasbeenreceived.Bypublicationofthisstandard,nopositionistakenwithrespe