Fibre Channel to SDH/SONET Converter FCS-155, FCS-622

RAD's FCS-155 fibre channel to SDH/SONET converter and FCS-622 fibre channel to SDH/SONET converter are customer located equipment enabling the transport of the fibre channel over STM-1/OC-3 or STM-4/OC-12 trunks, respectively. Supporting the GFP and FC-BB standards, FCS-155 and FCS-622 utilize the SDH/SONET infrastructure for cost-effective, reliable storage extension.

Typical applications include high speed synchronous or a synchronous backup, mirroring and data replication as well as interconnection of SAN islands in multiple remote Metro sites.

The FCS-155/FCS-622 fibre channel to SDH/SONET converter is compatible with existing OSS and network management systems.

Benefits

• High throughput, long distance reliable transport

• Fast provisioning using existing public infrastructure and operating systems

• Smooth interoperability with existing SDH / SONET networks

• Efficient bandwidth utilization using VCAT

• Rate limiting without packet loss

Quick Specs
Fibre channel over STM-1/OC-3 or STM-4/OC-12 with GFP/VCAT Supports X.86 encapsulation with virtual concatenation (VCAT) protocols Optional redundant power supply for carrier grade reliability Optimizing SDH/SONET using virtual concatenation (VCAT)	Rate limiting without packet loss Buffer credit flow control SDH/SONET performance monitoring Native fibre channel performance monitoring Small form-factor pluggable optics
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Further Product Information

Carrier-class storage over fiber network

FCS-155 and FCS-622 are new generation carrier-class storage over SDH/SONET (SOS) access devices. They enable fibre channel to be transported with high throughput and carrier-grade reliability over extended distances for business continuity and disaster recovery applications. FCS-155 and FCS-622 are customer-premises equipment (CPE) that connect to the existing SDH/SONET network. They support SDH/SONET standards of generic framing procedure (GFP), virtual concatenation (VCAT), and FC-BB and are compatible with existing OSS and network management systems.

Typical applications include high speed synchronous or asynchronous backup, mirroring and data replication, as well as interconnection of SAN islands in multiple remote Metro sites.

The FCS-155 and FCS-662 incorporate key functionalities, including rate limiting without packet loss, buffer credit flow control, and both SDH/SONET and fibre channel performance monitoring.

Compact in size and consuming minimal power, the FCS-155 and FCS-622 are equipped with small form factor pluggable optics.

FCS-155 and FCS-622 can be managed locally using a Web interface or remotely by an SNMP network management system.

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