ANSI INCITS 384 : 2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
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 State Machine notation
  3.4 Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols
  3.5 Definition of Compliance Terms
  3.6 Keywords
4 Structure and Concepts
  4.1 Overview
  4.2 E_Port Operation
  4.3 Fabric Operation
  4.4 Fabric Definition
  4.5 Switch
  4.6 Switching characteristics
  4.7 Switch Ports and Bridge Ports
  4.8 Fabric Addressing
  4.9 Class F Service
  4.10 FSPF-Backbone Fabric
5 Switch Ports and Bridge Ports
  5.1 Overview
  5.2 Model elements
  5.3 F_Port Operation
  5.4 FL_Port Operation
  5.5 E_Port Operation
  5.6 B_Port Operation
  5.7 Inter-Switch Link Behavior
  5.8 Class F Service
6 Internal Link Services
  6.1 Switch Fabric Internal Link Services (SW_ILS)
7 Fabric Configuration
  7.1 Fabric Configuration Summary
  7.2 Switch Port Initialization
  7.3 Principal Switch Selection
  7.4 Address Distribution
  7.5 E_Port and Fabric Isolation
  7.6 B_Port Operation
8 Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)
  8.1 Overview
  8.2 FSPF Message Processing
  8.3 Hello Protocol
  8.4 The Topology Database
  8.5 Usage of LSR Fields
  8.6 Topology Database Synchronization
  8.7 Neighbor Finite State Machine (FSM)
  8.8 FSPF-Backbone
9 Distributed Services
  9.1 Basic Model
  9.2 Distributed Services Framework
  9.3 Distributed Name Server
  9.4 Distributed Management Server
10 Switch Zone Exchange & Merge
   10.1 Overview
   10.2 Joining Switches
   10.3 Enhanced Zoning Support Determination
   10.4 Zoning Framework and Data Structures
   10.5 Merge Zone
   10.6 Fabric Management Session Protocol
11 Distributed broadcast
   11.1 Overview
   11.2 Spanning tree
12 Timers and Constants
   12.1 General Timers and Constants
   12.2 SW_ILS Time-Out Values
Annex A
      A.1 Introduction
      A.2 Example 1: two E/F/FL_Port-capable Switch Ports
      A.3 Example 2: two E/F/FL_Port-capable Switch Ports
          and one Nx_Port
      A.4 Example 3: one E/F/FL_Port-capable Port and one
          E/F_Port-capable Port
Annex B
      B.1 Introduction
      B.2 ELP Exchange Protocol
      B.3 Summary of Responses to ELP
Annex C
      C.1 Introduction
      C.2 Sample Flows

Specifies the operation and interaction of Fibre Channel Switches.