Network Working Group R. Weber Request for Comments: 3643 Brocade Category: Standards Track M. Rajagopal Broadcom Corporation F. Travostino Nortel Networks M. O'Donnell McDATA C. Monia Nishan Systems M. Merhar Sun Microsystems December 2003 Fibre Channel (FC) Frame Encapsulation Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This document describes the common Fibre Channel (FC) frame encapsulation format and a procedure for the measurement and calculation of frame transit time through the IP network. This specification is intended for use by any IETF protocol that encapsulates FC frames. Weber, et al. Standards Track