<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Fibre	I-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
iFCP	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
gateway-to-gateway	O
network	O
protocol	O
standard	O
that	O
provides	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
fabric	O
functionality	O
to	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
devices	O
over	O
an	O
IP	B-Protocol
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iFCP	B-Protocol
protocol	O
enables	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
functionality	O
over	O
an	O
IP	B-Protocol
network	O
,	O
within	O
which	O
the	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
switching	B-Protocol
and	O
routing	B-Protocol
infrastructure	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
IP	B-Protocol
components	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Congestion	O
control	O
,	O
error	O
detection	O
and	O
recovery	O
are	O
provided	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
TCP	O
(	O
Transmission	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
objective	O
of	O
iFCP	B-Protocol
is	O
to	O
allow	O
existing	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
devices	O
to	O
be	O
networked	O
and	O
interconnected	O
over	O
an	O
IP	B-Protocol
based	O
network	O
at	O
wire	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
of	O
address	O
translation	O
defined	O
and	O
the	O
protocol	O
permit	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
storage	O
devices	O
and	O
host	B-Architecture
adapters	I-Architecture
to	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
IP-based	O
fabric	O
using	O
transparent	O
gateways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iFCP	B-Protocol
protocol	O
layer	O
's	O
main	O
function	O
is	O
to	O
transport	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
frame	B-Protocol
images	O
between	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
ports	B-Protocol
attached	O
both	O
locally	O
and	O
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iFCP	B-Protocol
encapsulates	O
and	O
routes	O
the	O
fibre	B-Architecture
channel	I-Architecture
frames	O
that	O
make	O
up	O
each	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
information	O
unit	O
via	O
a	O
predetermined	O
TCP	O
connection	O
for	O
transport	O
across	O
the	O
IP	B-Protocol
network	O
when	O
transporting	O
frames	O
to	O
a	O
remote	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
port	O
.	O
</s>
