Fibre Channel Network Offers Gigabit Speed for Broadcast Industry
Demand for digital storage in studio and broadcast facilities has been eclipsed by demand for better network solutions. Fibre Channel has been recognized in the broadcast industry as a key network solution for extending storage access throughout a studio or broadcast facility. It also has emerged as the popular choice for clustering servers. Three critical attributes of the Fibre Channel switching fabric are that it provides simultaneous video and data streaming, video serving applications and an uncompromising quality of service. Comparisons to FDDI, Fast Ethernet and ATM provide a broader context in which to evaluate Fibre Channel as a solution for the network backbone and workstation clusters.
- Published
- 1997-02
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/M00205
- ISBN
- 978-1-61482-926-3
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