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Finding Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) Entities Using Service Location Protocol version 2 (SLPv2)

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Network Working Group                                        D. Peterson
Request for Comments: 3822             Computer Network Technology (CNT)
Category: Standards Track                                      July 2004


           Finding Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) Entities
           Using Service Location Protocol version 2 (SLPv2)

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 (2004).

Abstract

   This document defines the use of Service Location Protocol version 2
   (SLPv2) by Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) Entities.

1.  Introduction

   This document describes the use of the Service Location Protocol
   version 2 in performing dynamic discovery of participating Fibre
   Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) Entities.  Implementation guidelines,
   service type templates, and security considerations are specified.

2.  Notation Conventions

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119].

3.  Terminology

   Here are some definitions that may aid readers that are unfamiliar
   with either SLP or FCIP.  Some of these definitions have been
   reproduced from [RFC 2608] and [RFC 3105].








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