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SG0-001 · Question #228

Which of the following is a SAN protocol?

The correct answer is A. FCoE. This question asks to identify a protocol specifically used within a Storage Area Network (SAN).

Storage Connectivity

Question

Which of the following is a SAN protocol?

Options

  • AFCoE
  • BDCB
  • CDTE
  • DIDE

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    90% (28)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

This question asks to identify a protocol specifically used within a Storage Area Network (SAN).

AFCoECorrect

FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a storage networking protocol that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames over full-duplex Ethernet networks. It allows Fibre Channel traffic to run on standard Ethernet infrastructure, making it a key protocol for converging SAN and LAN traffic.

BDCB

DCB (Data Center Bridging) is a set of IEEE standards that extend Ethernet to support lossless transmission, which is crucial for protocols like FCoE, but DCB itself is not a SAN protocol.

CDTE

DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) refers to end-user devices in telecommunications, like computers or routers, and is not a SAN protocol.

DIDE

IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is an interface standard for connecting storage devices like hard drives directly to a computer's motherboard, not a network protocol used in a SAN.

Concept tested: SAN protocols identification

Source: https://www.snia.org/education/what-is-storage/fibre-channel-over-ethernet

Topics

#SAN protocols#FCoE

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