{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-ips-fcovertcpip-12",
  "doc_id": "RFC3821",
  "title": "Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP)",
  "authors": [
    "M. Rajagopal",
    "E. Rodriguez",
    "R. Weber"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "74",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "IP Storage",
  "abstract": "Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) describes mechanisms that allow the interconnection of islands of Fibre Channel storage area networks over IP-based networks to form a unified storage area network in a single Fibre Channel fabric.  FCIP relies on IP-based network services to provide the connectivity between the storage area network islands over local area networks, metropolitan area networks, or wide area networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]",
  "pub_date": "July 2004",
  "keywords": [
    "FCIP",
    "Fibre Channel Over TCI/IP",
    "storage area networks",
    "IP-based networks",
    "unified storage area network"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [
    "RFC7146"
  ],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC3821",
  "errata_url": null
}