On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:02:08 +0800, Ron and Jenny Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED] CABLE.COM> wrote:
>Tom, > >> FICON is essentially Fibre >> Channel with extra layers to improve security. > >Extra layers to improve security? > >I would have said that essentially FICON is ESCON encapsulated in Fibre >Channel Protocol. > >Ron > Thanks, Ron. I'm sure you know better than I. I was trying to remember what I'd heard at a presentation some time ago. I thought there were integrity issues with FCP that FICON sought to improve. In any case, for the benefit of the OP, and I hope I've got this right, FICON uses FCP. Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
