<s>
ANSI	O
INCITS	O
432-2007	O
:	O
Information	O
technology	O
-	O
Fabric	B-Application
Application	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
Standard	I-Application
or	O
FAIS	O
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
framework	O
for	O
implementing	O
storage	O
applications	O
in	O
a	O
storage	O
area	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
high-speed	O
,	O
highly	O
reliable	O
device	O
for	O
performing	O
fabric-based	B-General_Concept
services	O
throughout	O
heterogeneous	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
describes	O
extensions	O
to	O
the	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
specification	O
,	O
specifically	O
regarding	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
over	O
4-pair	O
twisted	O
pair	O
cabling	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
ISO/IEC	O
11801	O
.	O
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