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Product category: Optical Transceivers, Transponders and Repeaters
News Release from: Avago Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 November 2004

Fibre channel performance benchmark

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Agilent Technologies have announced the results of a successful 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) interoperability test.

Advancing the Fibre Channel interface standard is expected to benefit enterprise server and storage customers who require the fastest, most reliable systems for storage area network, file sharing, workgroup and scientific/engineering environments Design engineers have established a 4Gbit/s FCAL connection between Agilent's Tachyon DX4+ PCI-X and Tachyon QX4 PCI Express Fibre Channel controllers and a Hitachi 4Gbit/s hard disk drive prototype