Accredited Standards Committee * X3, Information Technology
NEWS RELEASE
Doc. No.: PR/96-090
Reply to: Deborah J. Donovan at ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us
X3 Announces the Public Comment Period for X3.303:199x,
Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface -3 (FC-PH-3)
Washington D.C., Novmeber 1996 - Accredited Standards Committee X3,
Information Technology is announcing the public comment period for
X3.303:199x. Development of this draft standard is being done in technical
committee X3T11, Device Level Interface
The public review extends from December 20, 1996 to February 18, 1997.
The proposed project recommends the development of a third generation
physical interface for Fibre Channel. This interface will be fully
backwards-compatible with the architecture defined in both FC-PH and
FC-PH-2, but will also incorporate significant new technologies and
functionality. Included within the recommended scope for this project are:
a) The definition of physical variants based upon new technologies which
incorporate improvements in operating distance, data rate or
cost/performance over the definitions contained in FC-PH and FC-PH-2.
b) The definition of parallel physical variants, incorporating new packaging
technologies.
c) The definition of the framing protocol support necessary for the efficient
use of the physical variants references in a) and b) above.
d) The definition of additional protocol functionality, specifically in terms
of "Link Services", based upon experience with current FC implementations
in the field.
Submit all comments to: X3 Secretariat, Attn.: Deborah J. Donovan, 1250
Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005,
Email: ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us.
Send a copy to: ANSI, Attn.: BSR Center, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY
10036.
A call for possible patents and pertinent issues (copyrights, trademarks) is
also being issued. Please submit information on these issues to the X3
Secretariat at 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20005.
Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us
Copies of X3.303:199x can be purchased from Global Engineering
Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112-5704.
1-800-854-7179 or 303-792-2181.
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