| FCIP, Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP |
| Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |
| Protocol suite: | TCP/IP. |
| Type: | Application layer protocol. |
| Port: | 3225 (TCP). |
| MIME subtype: | |
| SNMP MIBs: | iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.transmission.fcipMIB (1.3.6.1.2.1.10.224). |
| Working groups: | ips, IP Storage. |
| Links: |
FCIP is an encapsulation protocol for transporting Fibre Channel frames over IP links.
FCIP differs from iFCP in that no interception or emulation of fabric services is involved. One or more TCP connections are bound to an FCIP Link, which is used to realize Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) between pairs of Fibre Channel entities.
FCIP does not have a native, inband security mechanism. Rather, it relies upon the IPsec protocol suite to provide data confidentiality and authentication services, and IKE as the key management protocol. FCIP uses TCP to provide congestion control, error detection and error recovery.
Packet format:
RFCs:
[RFC 3723] Securing Block Storage Protocols over IP.
[RFC 3822] Finding Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) Entities Using Service Location Protocol version 2 (SLPv2).
[RFC 4404] Definitions of Managed Objects for Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP).
| Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |