Simplifying the Network with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking

White Paper: Simplifying the Network with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking
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Table of Contents
Simplifying the Network with 10GbE ...........................................................................................3
10GbE: The Fabric of Cloud Computing ................................................................... 3
The Promise of Ethernet Storage .................................................................................................4
Ethernet Enhancements for Storage ............................................................................................5
Data Center Bridging for Lossless Ethernet .............................................................. 5
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE):
Enabling End-to-End Unified I/O .............................................................................. 5
Introducing the Open FCoE Architecture ................................................................. 5
Open FCoE: Momentum in the Linux* Community ..............................................................5
Native Initiator Success: iSCSI .................................................................................................6
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Ethernet Unified Networking.........................................................................................6
Broad Support Commitment ...................................................................................................6
Cost-Effective Efficiency ..........................................................................................................7
Ease of Use ...............................................................................................................................7
EMC’s Unified Storage Solutions..................................................................................................7
Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................7