Chapter 5. OSI Physical and Data-Link Layers

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe the physical layer characteristics of the SCSI parallel interface (SPI), Ethernet, and Fibre Channel (FC)

• Relate the addressing schemes used by the SPI, Ethernet, and FC to the SCSI architecture model (SAM) addressing scheme

• Differentiate the SPI, Ethernet, and FC mechanisms for name and address assignment and resolution

• Explain how the SPI, Ethernet, and FC govern media access

• Delineate the physical, logical, and virtual network boundaries observed by the SPI, Ethernet, and FC

• List the frame formats of the SPI and deconstruct the frame formats of Ethernet and FC

• Enumerate and describe the delivery mechanisms supported by the ...

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