ANSI INCITS 437 : 2008(S2018)

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative References
   2.1 Approved references
   2.2 References under development
   2.3 Other references
3 Definitions, symbols, abbreviations, and conventions
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
   3.3 Keywords
   3.4 Editorial conventions
   3.5 Numeric and character conventions
   3.6 Bit and byte ordering
   3.7 State machine conventions
   3.8 T10 Vendor ID fields
4 Structure and Concepts
   4.1 Overview
   4.2 Role flexibility
   4.3 Discovery
   4.4 Communication of SATA Interface Control and Conditions
   4.5 Transport of SATA FISes and protocol control messages
   4.6 Support for SATA Native Command Queuing
   4.7 FC-SATA Affiliations
5 Requirements for FC-2 services
   5.1 Overview
   5.2 Class of Service
   5.3 Frame Headers
   5.4 Sequence Management
   5.5 Exchange Management
   5.6 Exchange Pairs
6 Requirements for processes based on Extended Link Services
   6.1 Overview
   6.2 Explicit Fabric Login procedure
   6.3 Explicit N_Port Login procedure
   6.4 Process Login
   6.5 Explicit Process Logout
   6.6 TPRLO
   6.7 RNFT
7 Requirements for Generic Services
   7.1 Overview
   7.2 FC-4 TYPEs object and RFT_ID command
   7.3 FC-4 Features object and RFF_ID command
8 FC-SATA Link Services
   8.1 Overview
   8.2 COMRESET Request (COMR)
   8.3 COM Port Selector Request (COMPS)
   8.4 Close Affiliation Request (CAR)
   8.5 Read SStatus, SError, and SControl Registers (RSCRS)
   8.6 Signature Frame Request (SFR)
   8.7 Reject Reply (FCSATA_RJT)
   8.8 Accept Reply (FCSATA_ACC)
9 FC-SATA Information Units
   9.1 Overview
   9.2 Control Request IU
   9.3 Control Response IU
   9.4 Command FIS IU
   9.5 Other FIS IU
   9.6 Data FIS IU
10 FC-SATA state machines
   10.1 Overview
   10.2 Abstract services used by the FC-SATA state machines
   10.3 IT Pair state machine
   10.4 Exchange Event state machine
   10.5 Exchange Pair state machine
   10.6 Control Request state machine
   10.7 Initiator Affiliation state machine
   10.8 Target Affiliation state machine
   10.9 COMR FC-SATA Link Service state machine
   10.10 COMPS FC-SATA Link Service state machine
   10.11 SFR FC-SATA Link Service state machine
   10.12 CAR FC-SATA Link Service state machine
   10.13 RSCRS FC-SATA Link Service state machine
   10.14 Send IU state machine
   10.15 Send FC-SATA Link Service state machine
Annexes
A - FC-SATA protocol examples
    A.1 IT Pair
    A.2 Exchange Pair
    A.3 Opening an Affiliation
    A.4 Closing an Affiliation
    A.5 Signature Frame Request
    A.6 FC-SATA non-data command
    A.7 FC-SATA DMA Read command
    A.8 FC-SATA DMA Write command
    A.9 FC-SATA PIO Read command
    A.10 FC-SATA PIO Write command
    A.11 FC-SATA ATAPI Packet command with PIO Data-In
    A.12 FC-SATA ATAPI Packet command with PIO Data-Out
    A.13 FC-SATA ATAPI Packet command with DMA Data-In
    A.14 FC-SATA ATAPI Packet command with DMA Data-Out
    A.15 FC-SATA ReadFPDMAQueued command (NCQ)
    A.16 FC-SATA WriteFPDMAQueued command (NCQ)
    A.17 Open Exchange Pair: error case 1
    A.18 Open Exchange Pair: error case 2
    A.19 FC-SATA DMA Read command with error example

Describes Transport of Serial ATA commands and responses over any Fibre Channel topology; Communication of necessary Serial ATA interface conditions over any Fibre Channel topology; Coordinated shared use of Serial ATA devices by multiple host systems on any Fibre Channel topology; Discovery of Serial ATA devices attached to any Fibre Channel topology; and Concurrent operation with other Fibre Channel FC-4s in the same Fibre Channel topology.