Fiber Channel
1. An ANSI Optical Communications Standard that can transfer Data up to 1,062.5 Mbits per second.
2. A high speed Point-to-Point Serial data Channel standard. The Architecture has been designed so
that it can be implemented with high performance hardware that requires little real-time software
management. 3. An industry standard specification for computer channel communications over a fiber
optic cable. It offers data Transmission speeds from 132 Mbps to 1,062 MBPS and transmission
distances for 1 to 10 Km
Related Terms
All Silica Fiber,
Back Channel,
Bifurcated Fiber,
Buffered Fiber,
Channel,
Channel Capacity,
Channel Coding,
Channel Density,
Channel Electron Multiplier,
Channel Impedance,
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