INCITS 463-2010 [R2015]

Information technology - Fibre Channel - Generic Services - 6 (FC-GS-6)

This standard describes in detail the services accessed by well-known addresses defined in FC-FS-3. Generic Services described in this document are: a) Directory Service; b) Management Service; and c) Event Service. In addition, to the aforementioned Generic Services, the Common Transport (CT) protocol is described. The Common Transport service provides a common FC-4 for use by Generic Services. The following commands, parameter data, and features defined in previous versions of this standard are made obsolete by this standard: a) RFD_ID (Register FC-4 Descriptor); b) GFD_ID (Get FC-4 Descriptors); c) RPN_ID (Register Port Name); d) RPT_ID (Register Port Type) e) Third-Party registrations; f) Unsolicited transaction modes; g) Asynchronous transaction mode; h) Alias Server; i) Multicast Server; j) Class 1 and associated functionality, and k) Class 6 and associated functionality.