ANSI INCITS 418 : 2006

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
   3.7 T10 Vendor ID Fields
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
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 Link State Database
   8.5 Usage of LSR Fields
   8.6 Link State Database Synchronization
   8.7 Neighbor Finite State Machine (FSM)
9 Distributed Services
   9.1 Basic Model
   9.2 Distributed Services Framework
   9.3 Distributed Name Server
   9.4 Distributed Management Server
   9.5 Distributed Event 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
   10.7 Switch Behaviors During Merge
11 Distributed broadcast
   11.1 Overview
   11.2 Spanning tree
12 Virtual Fabrics Switch Support
   12.1 Overview
   12.2 VF Capable Switch Logical Model
   12.3 Switch_Names Usage
   12.4 Configuration Information
   12.5 Enabling VFT Tagging on Switch Ports
   12.6 Exchange Virtual Fabrics Parameters Processing
13 Enhanced Commit Service
   13.1 Overview
   13.2 Assisted Mode Protocol Operations
   13.3 Autonomous Mode Protocol Operations
14 Virtual Channels for Switched Fabric
   14.1 Overview
   14.2 Assignment of Virtual Channels
   14.3 VC Parameter Negotiation
   14.4 Credit Management
15 Timers and Constants
   15.1 General Timers and Constants
   15.2 SW_ILS Time-Out Values
Annexes
A Examples of Switch Port Initialization
   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
B ELP Negotiation Sample
   B.1 Introduction
   B.2 ELP Exchange Protocol
C Fabric Device Management interface - Sample Flows
   C.1 Introduction
   C.2 Sample Flows
D Fast Fabric Initialization for AE-Capable Equipment
   D.1 Background
   D.2 Definitions
   D.3 Characteristics of Avionics Fabrics
   D.4 FFI Domain Topology Map Distribution (Informative)
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Specifies the operation and interaction of Fibre Channel Switches.