Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals (Vol 2)

ISBN: 1587051605
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2007
Pages: 196

Authors: James Long

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Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals
Table of Contents
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: SONETSDH, DWDMCWDM, and RPR802.17
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
TCPIP 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
TCPIP 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
TCPIP 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
TCPIP 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
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