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ISP2300
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Features
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66-MHz, 64-bit PCI host bus interface
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Backward compatible to standard 33-MHz PCI
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Compliance with
PCI Local Bus Specification
revision 2.2
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Supports Fibre Channel-arbitrated loop (FC-AL),
FC-AL-2, point-to-point, and switched fabric
topologies
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Supports full-duplex communications in all Fibre
Channel topologies
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Compliance with ANSI SCSI standards for class 1,
class 2, class 3, and intermix Fibre Channel service:
Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2
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working draft, rev 6.4, August 28, 1998
Fibre Channel-Fabric Loop Attachment
(FC-FLA)
working draft, rev 2.7, August 12,
1997
Fibre Channel-Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach
(FC-PLDA)
working draft, rev 2.1,
September 22, 1997
Fibre Channel-Tape (FC-TAPE)
profile,
T11/98-124vD, rev 1.13, February 3, 1999
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Supports Fibre Channel protocol-SCSI
(FCP-SCSI), Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (IP),
and Fibre Channel-virtual interface (FC-VI)
protocol
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Compliance with
PCI Bus Power Management
Interface Specification
Revision 1.1
(PC99)
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Supports up to 400 Mbytes/sec sustained Fibre
Channel data transfer rate
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Supports SCSI initiator, initiator/target, and target
modes
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Onboard, enhanced RISC processor
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Onboard 2-gigabit serial transceivers
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Automatically negotiates the Fibre Channel bit rate
(1 or 2 gigabits)
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Supports PCI dual-address cycle and cache
commands
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No host intervention required to execute complete
SCSI, IP, or VI operations
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Supports multi-ID aliasing in target mode
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Supports external frame buffering for performance
scalability over long distances (up to 100 km)
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Supports JTAG boundary scan and full scan
Product Description
The ISP2300 is a single-chip, highly integrated, bus
master, Fibre Channel processor that targets storage,
clustering, and networking applications. This chip connects
a conventional PCI bus to a 2-gigabit Fibre Channel loop
or to a point-to-point Fibre Channel port.
The ISP2300 is a fully autonomous device, capable of
managing multiple I/O operations and associated data
transfers from start to finish without host intervention.
The ISP2300 balances the advanced bus speeds and
efficiency of PCI with exceptional 2-gigabit Fibre Channel
performance. Fibre Channel support for SCSI, IP, and VI
allows the ISP2300 to target a wide spectrum of storage
and system area networks (SANs). The ISP2300 block
diagram is illustrated in figure 1.
ISP Initiator/Target SCSI, IP, and VI
Firmware
The ISP2300 firmware implements a multitasking host
adapter that provides the host system with IP
communications, complete SCSI command and data
transport capabilities, and VI communications, thus freeing
the host system from simultaneous execution of SCSI, IP,
and VI traffic. The firmware provides two interfaces to the
host system: the command interface and the Fibre Channel
transport interface. The single-threaded command
interface facilitates debugging, configuration, and error
recovery. The multithreaded transport interface maximizes
use of the Fibre Channel and host buses.
The ISP2300 can operate simultaneously in SCSI
initiator and target modes, and supports SCSI, IP, and VI
protocols concurrently.
Software Drivers
The ISP2300 supports a host software interface similar
to the QLogic parallel SCSI and 1-gigabit Fibre Channel
processor families. Existing ISP2100A/2200A software
drivers for all major operating systems are easily modified
to support the ISP2300. The ISP2300 also supports
FCP-SCSI, IP, and VI software drivers for most major
operating systems.
QLogic Corporation
ISP2300 Intelligent Fibre Channel Processor
2-Gigabit Fibre Channel to 66-MHz PCI