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What is FCoE?

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a computer network protocol that allows Fibre Channel (FC) communications to run directly over Ethernet. This enables the consolidation of storage and IP network traffic on a single Ethernet infrastructure, reducing cabling and infrastructure costs. It encapsulates FC frames within Ethernet frames, maintaining FC's lossless transport characteristics while leveraging Ethernet's ubiquity and scalability. FCoE is commonly used in data centers to connect servers to storage area networks (SANs) over a converged network.

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What other technologies are related to FCoE?

FCoE Competitor Technologies

iSCSI

iSCSI is an alternative protocol for block-level storage access over TCP/IP networks, competing with FCoE.

mentioned alongside FCoE in 9% (925) of relevant job posts

NVMe

NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) provides a high-performance alternative for accessing NVMe storage devices over a network, competing with FCoE.

mentioned alongside FCoE in 2% (109) of relevant job posts

FCoE Complementary Technologies

FC

FCoE encapsulates Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet. Therefore, FC is a core component that FCoE relies upon.

mentioned alongside FCoE in 16% (568) of relevant job posts

HBA/CNA

Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) are essential for FCoE as they provide both Ethernet and Fibre Channel functionality on a single card. HBAs are relevant as FCoE replaces them.

mentioned alongside FCoE in 100% (58) of relevant job posts

Multipath IO

Multipath I/O can be used with FCoE to provide redundancy and load balancing across multiple network paths.

mentioned alongside FCoE in 93% (51) of relevant job posts