ANSI INCITS TR 30 : 2002

1 Introduction and Scope
2 Normative References
  2.1 Overview
  2.2 Approved references
  2.3 References under development
3 Definitions and conventions
  3.1 Overview
  3.2 Definitions
  3.3 Editorial Conventions
  3.4 Abbreviations, acronyms and symbols
  3.5 Symbols
  3.6 Keywords
  3.7 Applicability and use of this Technical Report
  3.8 Feature Testing
  3.9 Timing Constraints
4 Structure and Concepts
  4.1 Interoperability Environment
5 Loop Behaviors
  5.1 Loop Initialization
  5.2 Post Initialization
6 Nx_Port Behaviors
  6.1 Public and Private Device addressing
  6.2 Nx_Port Login
  6.3 Link Services
  6.4 Nx_Port Initialization Procedure
  6.5 Name Server Query Support
  6.6 RSCN Processing
  6.7 Address Associations
7 Fabric Behaviors
  7.1 Overview
  7.2 Switch-to-Switch Requirements
  7.3 Fabric Service Requirements
8 Discovery and Management
  8.1 Overview
  8.2 End devices
  8.3 Extended Fabric Components
9 Conformance Environments
Annex A: Common HBA API (Informative)
      A.1 Introduction
      A.2 HBA API Model
      A.3 Applicability
      A.4 HBA Information Definitions
      A.5 Data Structures Definition
      A.6 HBA Common API Reference
      A.7 Multi Vendor Interoperability
      A.8 Naming, Handles and Their Usage
Annex B: Discovery And Management: Examples & Rationale
         (Informative)
      B.1 Examples & Rationale

Provides an implementation guide whose primary objective is to maximize the likelihood of interoperability between conforming implementations.