What is FCoE?

What is FCoE?

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) SAN Overview FCoE SAN is a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) network that is capable of transporting FC data along with regular Ethernet traffic over high speed (such as 10 Gbps or higher) Ethernet links. It uses FCoE protocol that encapsulates FC frames into Ethernet frames.

Is FCoE lossless?

FCoE uses a lossless Ethernet fabric and its own frame format. It retains Fibre Channel’s device communications but substitutes high-speed Ethernet links for Fibre Channel links between devices.

What is a FCoE switch?

A Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) transit switch is a Layer 2 data center bridging (DCB) switch that can transport FCoE frames. When used as an access switch for FCoE devices, the FCoE transit switch implements FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) snooping.

What is FCoE protocol?

FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a storage protocol that enables Fibre Channel (FC) communications to run directly over Ethernet. FCoE shares Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic on the same physical cable or lets organizations separate Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic on the same hardware.