Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) burst upon the data center storage scene in April of 2007 with a joint press release issued by ten of the leading companies in the storage industry. Since that initial press release, FCoE has generated an extraordinary amount of discussion and controversy within the industry. This book examines the FCoE technology and provides an understanding of the reasons behind its development and ultimate applications.

Robert W. Kembel is an independent consultant and the founder of Connectivity Solutions, a training and consulting firm that specializes in Fibre Channel, FICON, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). He has over 28 years of product development and I/O subsytem Architecture experience at IBM.

A Comprehensive Introduction has been accepted as the de-facto reference manual for the industry. Newly revised for 2007!

Arbitrated Loop remains the only book devoted exclusively to the theory and operation of Arbitrated Loop Technology.

Provides thorough and up-to-the -minute discussions of Fibre Channel switched fabric topology. Newly revised for 2007!

Provide a concise, at-a-glance summary of key information when working in the office, lab, or a customer location.