Fibre Channel SCSI Converters
Introduction
Fibre Channel is seen as an ideal medium to connect storage devices. To
connect Fibre Channel to standard SCSI devices, FCS to SCSI converters
are needed..
Devices
The following manufacturers provide SCSI converters:
ANCOT
The FSB-8000 is a device
used for connecting parallel SCSI devices to Fibre Channel networks. Its
hardware is implemented on one of two platforms: one for the slower speeds
(uses OLCs), the other for the higher speeds up to 1 Gbps (uses OLMs).
The bridges can also be used as SCSI Bus extenders. With two FSB-8000
bridges connected back to back (using multimode optical fiber), the distance
between the SCSI devices can be extended over 2km.
Contact: Ancot Corporation, 115 Constitution
Drive, Menlo park, California 94025, Tel: +1 415 322 5322, Fax: +1 415
322 0455; E-mail: dedek@ancot.com
ATTO Technologies
ATTO FibreBridge(tm) is an intelligent, managed Fibre Channel to UltraSCSI
bridge & converter that allows integrators to easily attach any existing
SCSI product to Fibre Channel. As part of ATTO's family of stackable
Fibre Channel bridges, hubs and other products, ATTO FibreBridge provides
Fibre Channel performance of full duplex 1.0625 Gigabit (200 Mbytes/sec.)
transfer rates tightly coupled with two independent 40 Mbyte/sec. for a
combined throughput of 80 Mbytes/sec.
Product Features
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One Fibre Channel FC-AL and Two Independent UltraSCSI Buses
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MIA Compliant DB9 Connector Supports Both Copper and Optical Interfaces
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ATTO FibreChaintm Expansion Ports for Daisy-Chaining Without
Using Valuable Fibre Channel Ports or Address IDs
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Models Available in Either Single-Ended or Differential UltraSCSI
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Up to 64 Mbytes of Buffering/Caching Memory
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Remote Management and Monitoring
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Active Termination for SCSI with Self-resetting Termination Fuses
Contact: ATTO Technology - 6-Jan-1998
Crossroads Systems
Features
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1 Fibre Channel Port - Gigabit copper or optical fibre (1062.5 MBaud)
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1 SCSI Port: Fast, Wide, Ultra; Differential or Single Ended
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FC-AL, FCP, FC-PLDA compliant, Class 3
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Fibre Channel initiators to SCSI targets
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SCSI initiators to Fibre Channel targets
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SNMP Management via 10BaseT Ethernet
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Configuration Management via 10BaseT or RS-232
Contact: Crossroads Systems - 6-Jan-1998
(access failed)
Processor Systems
FIBRE CHANNEL-SCSI BRIDGE
The FIBRE CHANNEL-SCSI BRIDGE from Processor Systems (India) is a high
performance bridge allowing Fibre Channel hosts and servers on a FC-Arbitrated
Loop to connect to and share standard off-the-shelf SCSI peripherals. It
provides an FC-AL Port on one side and a SCSI-2/3 Fast & Wide port
on the other.
Product Features
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1 Full speed (1.0625 Gbaud) Copper Twin-Ax FC-AL Port
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1 Fast, Wide, Differential/Single Ended SCSI-2/3 Port
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Standard RS-232 Maintenance/Configuration Port
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Onboard Intel i960 processor
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On board Packet Buffers expandable from 4 MBytes to 64 MBytes
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FC-AL, FCP, FC Class-3 compliance
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FC Initiator to SCSI Target support
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Concurrent IO transaction support
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Supports multiple masters on the SCSI bus
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Stand-alone 15" x 8.5" x 2.5" product
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110/220 VAC at 25W.
Product Options
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Redundant Fibre Channel FC-AL Port
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Support for SCSI-2/3 Fast-20
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Data caching
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Fibre GLM for optical FC-AL interface
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Industry Standard half-height 5.25" disk drive form factor
Processor Systems' initial product offering supports SCSI Tape Drives &
Tape Libraries. Support for other SCSI devices like Disk Drives, RAID,
CD-ROM Readers and other SCSI devices is available based on customer requirements.
OEM enquiries are welcome.
Contact: Mr V.Madhusudan. V.P. Engineering. Processor Systems (India)
Pvt. Ltd. Classic Building, #24 Richmond Road, Bangalore - 560025. India.Ph:
(91)-80-2273090, (91)-80-2244883 (91)-80-2272868 Fax: (91)-80-2274491 e-mail:
madhu@sharada.ncore.soft.net
NOTE: This Product Information contains advanced information on an un-released
product. Processor Systems reserves the right to change any feature or
specification without prior notice. - Information from 13 February 1997
- 11-Jul-1997
CERN - High Speed Interconnect
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Erik van der Bij - 6 January
1998 - Disclaimer