<p>This part of ISO/IEC 14165 describes generic</p>
<p>requirements for a communications transport</p>
<p>medium called the Fabric, an entity that provides</p>
<p>switched interconnect between pairs of</p>
<p>user attachment points. Fabrics may be implemented</p>
<p>using one or more topologies and this</p>
<p>document describes requirements that are generic</p>
<p>across all topologies.</p>
<p>A companion document, ISO/IEC 14165-111,</p>
<p><i>Fibre Channel - Physical and Signaling Interface</i></p>
<p><i>(FC-PH)</i>, describes the physical interface,</p>
<p>transmission protocol, and signaling protocol of</p>
<p>high-performance serial links which attach user</p>
<p>nodes to the Fabric. The Fabric serves to extend</p>
<p>these serial links between pairs of attachment</p>
<p>points. ISO/IEC 14165-111, FC-PH also</p>
<p>describes features and behaviors of the Fabric</p>
<p>required by user nodes.</p>
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<p>This part of ISO/IEC 14165 describes generic</p>
<p>requirements for a communications transport</p>
<p>medium called the Fabric, an entity that provides</p>
<p>switched interconnect between pairs of</p>
<p>user attachment points. Fabrics may be implemented</p>
<p>using one or more topologies and this</p>
<p>document describes requirements that are generic</p>
<p>across all topologies.</p>
<p>A companion document, ISO/IEC 14165-111,</p>
<p><i>Fibre Channel - Physical and Signaling Interface</i></p>
<p><i>(FC-PH)</i>, describes the physical interface,</p>
<p>transmission protocol, and signaling protocol of</p>
<p>high-performance serial links which attach user</p>
<p>nodes to the Fabric. The Fabric serves to extend</p>
<p>these serial links between pairs of attachment</p>
<p>points. ISO/IEC 14165-111, FC-PH also</p>
<p>describes features and behaviors of the Fabric</p>
<p>required by user nodes.</p>
