ANSI INCITS 289 : 1996

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope and purpose
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
2 Normative references
  2.1 Approved references
  2.2 References under development
3 Definitions and conventions
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Editorial conventions
  3.3 Abbreviations and acronyms
4 Fabric concepts
  4.1 Fabric and Fabric Elements
  4.2 Typical Fabric topologies
  4.3 Fabric frame
  4.4 Fabric_Ports
  4.5 Fabric Service Parameters
  4.6 Fabric addressing
  4.7 Fabric addressable service elements
5 Fabric entity requirements and characteristics
  5.1 General requirements
  5.2 Link_Control response
  5.3 Frame validity checking
  5.4 Connection independence
  5.5 Class 1 bandwidth and frame jitter
  5.6 Fabric Controller
  5.7 Login Server
  5.8 Service Parameter extent
  5.9 E_D_TOV, R_A_TOV enforcement
  5.10 Non-duplication of frames
  5.11 Phase discontinuities
6 Fabric_Port requirements and characteristics
  6.1 General requirements
  6.2 Class 1 service - Dedicated Connection
  6.3 Buffered Class 1 service
  6.4 Dedicated Simplex service
  6.5 Class 2 service - Multiplex
  6.6 Class 3 service - Datagram
  6.7 Class 4 service - Fractional
  6.8 Intermix service
  6.9 Class F service - Fabric signaling
  6.10 Fabric Login
7 Initialization and configuration control
  7.1 Initialization
  7.2 Configuration Changes
8 Fabric inter-operation
Annex
A Address Space Partitioning

Specifies generic requirements for a communications transport medium called the Fabric, an entity that provides switched interconnect between pairs of user attachment points. Fabrics may be implemented using one or more topologies and this document describes requirements that are generic across all topologies.