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Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals
By James Long
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Publisher: Cisco Press
Pub Date: May 18, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 1-58705-160-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-160-9
Pages: 552

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		Icons Used in This Book
		Foreword
		Introduction
		Part I:  Storage Networking Landscape
			Chapter 1.  Overview of Storage Networking
				Brief History of Storage
				Drivers for Change
				What Is a Storage Network?
				Block Storage Protocol Review: ATA, SCSI, and SBCCS
				Mainframe Storage Networking: ESCON and FICON
				File Server Protocol Review: CIFS, NFS, and DAFS
				Backup Protocols: NDMP and EXTENDED COPY
				Optical Technologies: SONET/SDH, DWDM/CWDM, and RPR/802.17
				Virtualization Implementations: Host, Storage Subsystem, and Network
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 2.  OSI Reference Model Versus Other Network Models
				OSI Reference Model
				SCSI Bus Interface and the ANSI T10 SCSI-3 Architecture Model
				Ethernet and the IEEE 802 Reference Model
				TCP/IP Suite and the ARPANET Model
				Fibre Channel Architecture and ANSI T11 Model
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 3.  Overview of Network Operating Principles
				Conceptual Underpinnings
				SCSI Parallel Interface
				Ethernet
				TCP/IP Suite
				Fibre Channel
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 4.  Overview of Modern SCSI Networking Protocols
				iSCSI
				FCP
				FCIP
				iFCP
				Summary
				Review Questions
		Part II:  OSI Layers
			Chapter 5.  OSI Physical and Data-Link Layers
				Conceptual Underpinnings
				SCSI Parallel Interface
				Ethernet
				Fibre Channel
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 6.  OSI Network Layer
				Internet Protocol
				Fibre Channel
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 7.  OSI Transport Layer
				TCP/IP Suite
				Fibre Channel
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 8.  OSI Session, Presentation, and Application Layers
				iSCSI Operational Details
				FCP Operational Details
				FCIP Operational Details
				Summary
				Review Questions
		Part III:  Advanced Network Functionality
			Chapter 9.  Flow Control and Quality of Service
				Conceptual Underpinnings of Flow Control and Quality of Service
				Ethernet Flow Control and QoS
				IP Flow Control and QoS
				TCP Flow Control and QoS
				iSCSI Flow Control and QoS
				FC Flow Control and QoS
				FCP Flow Control and QoS
				FCIP Flow Control and QoS
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 10.  Routing and Switching Protocols
				Conceptual Underpinnings of Routing and Switching Protocols
				Ethernet Switching Protocols
				IP Routing Protocols
				FC Switching Protocols
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 11.  Load Balancing
				Conceptual Underpinnings of Load Balancing
				Load Balancing with Networking Technologies
				Load Balancing with Session-Oriented Technologies
				End Node Load-Balancing Techniques
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 12.  Storage Network Security
				Conceptual Underpinnings of Storage Network Security
				AAA Protocols
				Management Protocols
				Ethernet Security
				IP Security
				TCP Security
				iSCSI Security
				Fibre Channel Security
				FCP Security
				FCIP Security
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 13.  Storage Management Protocols
				Conceptual Underpinnings of Storage Management Protocols
				TCP/IP Management
				FC Management
				SCSI Management
				Summary
				Review Questions
			Chapter 14.  Protocol Decoding and Traffic Analysis
				The Purpose of Protocol Decoding
				Methods of Traffic Capture
				Types of Protocol Decoders
				Protocol Decoder Screenshots
				Purpose of Traffic Analysis
				Types of Traffic Analyzers
				Summary
				Review Questions
		Part IV:  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Standards and Specifications
				American National Standards Institute (ANSI) InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) T10
				ANSI INCITS T11
				Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
				Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
				Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
				Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
				Direct Access File System (DAFS) Collaborative
				International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
				International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
				Vendor Documents
			Appendix B.  Acronyms and Abbreviations
			Appendix C.  Answers to Review Questions
				Chapter 1
				Chapter 2
				Chapter 3
				Chapter 4
				Chapter 5
				Chapter 6
				Chapter 7
				Chapter 8
				Chapter 9
				Chapter 10
				Chapter 11
				Chapter 12
				Chapter 13
				Chapter 14
		Glossary
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		Index