Main New Features of 6th generation Fiber Channel Technology

The 6th-generation fiber channel technology is the next-generation fiber channel technology, and the fiber channel Industry Association has developed the 6th-generation Fiber Channel standard. It is designed to solve performance, reliability, and problems with ultra-large scale virtualization and SSD storage technologies, meeting the scalability requirements of the new data center architecture. This solution is expected to be widely used in 2016.

The 6th-generation fiber channel technology doubles the throughput. 16 Gbit/s Fiber Channel technology provides a throughput of 3200 MB per second, while the new standard basic channel provides a throughput of MB per second in full duplex mode. In addition, the new generation of technology also provides an option to quadruple 32GFC to 128GFC to achieve full duplex speed of 25,600 Mbps, while also achieving seamless connection based on the fiber channel technology and downward compatibility.

The new features of the 6th generation fiber channel technology mainly include:

Forward Correction Technology (FEC): relies on Automatic Detection Technology to significantly improve the link reliability and implement in-place unit error recovery. -High Energy Efficiency: by allowing Fiber Channel Optical connectors to work in standby mode (or "nap"), operations are performed multiple times per second to achieve efficient energy utilization.

Full backward compatibility: The existing 8GFC and 16GFC networks are fully compatible with each other, thus protecting previous investment. It can be automatically configured between any two outlets at the fastest speed, no user intervention is required.