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Fibre Channel Generic Services - 5 (FC-GS-5)
This standard describes in detail
the services accessed by well-known addresses defined in FC-FS-
2.
Generic Services described in this document are:
a) Directory Service;
b) Management Service;
c) Event Service; and
d) Alias Service.
In addition, to the aforementioned Generic Services, the Common
Transport (CT) protocol is described.
The Common Transport service provides a common FC-4 for use by Generic
Services.
The following commands, parameter data, and features defined in
previous versions of this standard
are made obsolete by this standard:
a) RFD_ID (Register FC-4 Descriptor);
b) GFD_ID (Get FC-4 Descriptors);
c) RPN_ID (Register Port Name);
d) RPT_ID (Register Port Type)
e) Third-Party registrations;
f) Unsolicited transaction modes; and
g) Asynchronous transaction mode.