Chapter14
Converged Networking
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
- The two dominant data center networks
- Storage network requirements
- Data center bridging/converged enhanced Ethernet
- Lossless networks
- Congestion notification
- Enhanced transmission selection
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet
This chapter covers the two dominant networks that exist in just about all data centers: Ethernet and Fibre Channel. You'll learn how you can build more-efficient data centers by collapsing these two networks together. You'll also learn about the specific characteristics that storage traffic requires from a network, and how traditional Ethernet fell short of these requirements. ...
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