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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1 • High-availability - To ensure an availability of 99.9%, multiprotocol SAN router design provides a redundant configuration of power supplies and cooling fans. High availability is also provided through concurrent firmware upgrades and spare or unused multi-protocol ports. • Multi-protocol support - SAN routers support the following protocols: - FCP, including first, second, and third editions of the Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH, PC-PH-2, and FC-PH-3), arbitrated loop (FC-AL), and R_Port. Refer to R_Port Operation for a discussion about R_Port operation. - IP networking protocols, including mFCP, iFCP, iSCSI, and Internet storage name service (iSNS). The iSNS protocol provides intelligent storage device discovery and management services comparable to those found in Fibre Channel SANs. Network protocols operate at up to fullduplex GbE bandwidth at 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps). Eclipse 1620 SAN Router The Eclipse 1620 SAN Router is a first-generation product that provides extended-distance, multi-protocol fabric connectivity. The primary function of the Eclipse 1620 SAN Router is to implement iFCP-based BC/DR solutions. Figure 1-8 illustrates the SAN router. Figure 1-8 Eclipse 1620 SAN Router 1-22 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual