| | Copyright |
| | About the Author |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | Icons Used in This Book |
| | Foreword |
| | Introduction |
| | Part I: Storage Networking Landscape |
| | | Chapter 1. Overview of Storage Networking |
| | | Brief History of Storage |
| | | Drivers for Change |
| | | What Is a Storage Network? |
| | | Block Storage Protocol Review: ATA, SCSI, and SBCCS |
| | | Mainframe Storage Networking: ESCON and FICON |
| | | File Server Protocol Review: CIFS, NFS, and DAFS |
| | | Backup Protocols: NDMP and EXTENDED COPY |
| | | Optical Technologies: SONET/SDH, DWDM/CWDM, and RPR/802.17 |
| | | Virtualization Implementations: Host, Storage Subsystem, and Network |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 2. OSI Reference Model Versus Other Network Models |
| | | OSI Reference Model |
| | | SCSI Bus Interface and the ANSI T10 SCSI-3 Architecture Model |
| | | Ethernet and the IEEE 802 Reference Model |
| | | TCP/IP Suite and the ARPANET Model |
| | | Fibre Channel Architecture and ANSI T11 Model |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 3. Overview of Network Operating Principles |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings |
| | | SCSI Parallel Interface |
| | | Ethernet |
| | | TCP/IP Suite |
| | | Fibre Channel |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 4. Overview of Modern SCSI Networking Protocols |
| | | iSCSI |
| | | FCP |
| | | FCIP |
| | | iFCP |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | Part II: OSI Layers |
| | | Chapter 5. OSI Physical and Data-Link Layers |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings |
| | | SCSI Parallel Interface |
| | | Ethernet |
| | | Fibre Channel |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 6. OSI Network Layer |
| | | Internet Protocol |
| | | Fibre Channel |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 7. OSI Transport Layer |
| | | TCP/IP Suite |
| | | Fibre Channel |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 8. OSI Session, Presentation, and Application Layers |
| | | iSCSI Operational Details |
| | | FCP Operational Details |
| | | FCIP Operational Details |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | Part III: Advanced Network Functionality |
| | | Chapter 9. Flow Control and Quality of Service |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings of Flow Control and Quality of Service |
| | | Ethernet Flow Control and QoS |
| | | IP Flow Control and QoS |
| | | TCP Flow Control and QoS |
| | | iSCSI Flow Control and QoS |
| | | FC Flow Control and QoS |
| | | FCP Flow Control and QoS |
| | | FCIP Flow Control and QoS |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 10. Routing and Switching Protocols |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings of Routing and Switching Protocols |
| | | Ethernet Switching Protocols |
| | | IP Routing Protocols |
| | | FC Switching Protocols |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 11. Load Balancing |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings of Load Balancing |
| | | Load Balancing with Networking Technologies |
| | | Load Balancing with Session-Oriented Technologies |
| | | End Node Load-Balancing Techniques |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 12. Storage Network Security |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings of Storage Network Security |
| | | AAA Protocols |
| | | Management Protocols |
| | | Ethernet Security |
| | | IP Security |
| | | TCP Security |
| | | iSCSI Security |
| | | Fibre Channel Security |
| | | FCP Security |
| | | FCIP Security |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 13. Storage Management Protocols |
| | | Conceptual Underpinnings of Storage Management Protocols |
| | | TCP/IP Management |
| | | FC Management |
| | | SCSI Management |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 14. Protocol Decoding and Traffic Analysis |
| | | The Purpose of Protocol Decoding |
| | | Methods of Traffic Capture |
| | | Types of Protocol Decoders |
| | | Protocol Decoder Screenshots |
| | | Purpose of Traffic Analysis |
| | | Types of Traffic Analyzers |
| | | Summary |
| | | Review Questions |
| | Part IV: Appendixes |
| | | Appendix A. Standards and Specifications |
| | | American National Standards Institute (ANSI) InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) T10 |
| | | ANSI INCITS T11 |
| | | Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) |
| | | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| | | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) |
| | | Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) |
| | | Direct Access File System (DAFS) Collaborative |
| | | International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
| | | International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) |
| | | Vendor Documents |
| | | Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| | | Appendix C. Answers to Review Questions |
| | | Chapter 1 |
| | | Chapter 2 |
| | | Chapter 3 |
| | | Chapter 4 |
| | | Chapter 5 |
| | | Chapter 6 |
| | | Chapter 7 |
| | | Chapter 8 |
| | | Chapter 9 |
| | | Chapter 10 |
| | | Chapter 11 |
| | | Chapter 12 |
| | | Chapter 13 |
| | | Chapter 14 |
| | Glossary |
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| | | B |
| | | C |
| | | D |
| | | E |
| | | F |
| | | GH |
| | | I |
| | | JK |
| | | L |
| | | M |
| | | N |
| | | OP |
| | | QR |
| | | S |
| | | T |
| | | UVW |
| | Index |