<s>
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
marketing	O
name	O
for	O
purpose-built	O
,	O
data	O
center	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
storage	O
that	O
provides	O
reliability	O
,	O
scalability	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
Gbit/s	O
performance	O
adopted	O
by	O
Brocade	O
,	O
Emulex	O
,	O
and	O
QLogic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
5th	O
generation	O
of	O
(	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
Gbit/s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brocade	O
formally	O
introduced	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
"	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
Brocade	O
Fabric	O
Vision	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brocade	O
has	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
platforms	O
spanning	O
from	O
director-class	O
switches	O
(	O
Brocade	O
DCX	O
8510	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
fixed-port	O
switches	O
(	O
Brocade	O
6520/6510/6505	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
embedded	O
switches	O
,	O
and	O
adapters	O
(	O
Brocade	O
1860	O
Fabric	O
Adapter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brocade	O
platforms	O
with	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
are	O
positioned	O
for	O
high-density	O
server	O
virtualization	O
,	O
cloud	O
architectures	O
,	O
and	O
next	O
generation	O
flash	O
and	O
SSD	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulex	O
first	O
introduced	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
ecosystem	O
and	O
partner	O
adoption	O
of	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
HBAs	O
for	O
flash	O
storage	O
and	O
SAN	O
appliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QLogic	O
first	O
introduced	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
in	O
during	O
the	O
Q1	O
2013	O
earnings	O
call	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
,	O
the	O
QLogic	O
2600	O
Series	O
HBAs	O
were	O
repositioned	O
as	O
"	O
2600	O
Series	O
16Gb	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
Adapters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cisco	O
has	O
not	O
adopted	O
the	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell'Oro	O
Senior	O
Analyst	O
Casey	O
Quillin	O
started	O
using	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
in	O
his	O
Fibre	O
Channel	O
Switch	O
reports	O
starting	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
heated	O
debates	O
within	O
the	O
industry	O
about	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
as	O
the	O
marketing	O
name	O
for	O
16	O
Gbit/s	O
Fibre	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Emulex	O
launched	O
their	O
rebranded	O
HBAs	O
with	O
the	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
branding	O
,	O
the	O
Register	O
's	O
Chris	O
Mellor	O
captured	O
this	O
debate	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
article	O
was	O
posted	O
,	O
QLogic	O
began	O
using	O
the	O
Gen	B-Architecture
5	I-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
name	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
