Fibre Channel - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Fibre Channel IP protocol (FC) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
FC is Fibre Channel, a high-speed data-transfer protocol most commonly used to connect servers to storage-area networks, here carried directly over IP.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Fibre Channel
- Abbreviation
- FC
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 133
- IANA Keyword
- FC
- Reference
- Fibre Channel
IP Protocol Status - Active
Fibre Channel dates to the early 1990s and remains widely used in enterprise storage networking; this specific IP-carried mode is a niche option.
IP Protocol Network Policy
FC carries Fibre Channel storage traffic directly over IP, connecting servers to storage-area networks, and is relevant only to storage-network infrastructure.