Barcelona: A fibre channel Switch SoC for enterprise SANs

摘要

This article consists of a collection of slides from the author's conference presentation. Some of the specific areas/topics discussed include: Introduction to Fibre Channel Switching in Enterprise SANs; Barcelona Switch-On-a-Chip Architecture; Advanced Features; and Implementation and Lab Testing. It is concluded that Barcelona-based fabric-class FC Switch offers industry's most advanced features. It's unique architecture has permitted implementation using ASIC flow. Modular implementation allows easy upgrade path