| Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the major differences between User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Describe the packet formats used by UDP and TCP Characterize each of the TCP options Recount the end-to-end delivery mechanisms provided by UDP and TCP Chronicle the steps of TCP connection initialization Compare and contrast Fibre Channel (FC) functionality to UDP and TCP functionality Discuss the frame format used by FC for connection establishment Annotate the end-to-end delivery mechanisms provided by FC Chronicle the FC connection initialization procedure
This chapter provides an in-depth review of the operational details of UDP, TCP, and the FC N_Port Login (PLOGI) Extended Link Service (ELS) command. |