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Chapter 7
7Fibre Channel Interface
This chapter provides Fibre Channel interface specifications associated
with the DLT-S4 tape drive, which include the following topics:
• Rear Panel Connectors
• Fibre Channel Cable Connector
• Fibre Channel Tape Drive Features
• Practical Considerations
• Fibre Channel Speed and Topology
• World-wide Names
The Fibre Channel interface operates at transfer rates up to 4 Gb/second.
The Fibre Channel interface is ONLY available with the internal and
library models; it is not available with the tabletop model.
Fibre Channel can support up to 126 devices in a loop configuration.
Longwave transceivers (with fiber optic cable) support distances up to
10 kilometers; short pulsewave transceivers (with fiber optic cable)
support distances up to 500 meters.
For more information on transfer rates and protocol options, see table 4
on page 11.
For more information on the Fibre Channel interface, see the DLT-S4
Interface Reference Guide (81-81281-xx).
Also, see the latest Fibre Channel reference documentation available at
www.t10.org.
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