Fibre Channel for the 21st Century

Fibre Channel for the 21st Century, by Lou Dickens, explains how the Fibre Channel architecture works, using hundreds of illustrations and analogies. In this book each of the Fibre Channel layers are examined one layer at a time, making it easy for the reader to grasp the concepts of each of the layers. This examination method not only makes it easy to understand,but also provides a mechanism for the creation of a Suspect List. The Suspect List is a list of items that indicates an error has occurred. Using the Suspect List concept, a person can easily isolate and identify problems in the Fibre Channel interface.