CEE, FCoE and its impact on the Data Centre
Convergence in Data Centre Communication Protocols
There is much speculation around the introduction of a converged communications network within the data centre, based on Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Shoden Data Systems offers clients insight into how this new age network will affect the data centre in the future.
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Infrastructure sprawl within the Data Centre has resulted in technologies that optimise server and storage infrastructure in the data centre, examples of which include Virtualisation and Cloud Computing. Further to this, a common converged technology for moving data more efficiently through new protocols standards of FCOE and CEE is being developed. The result will be a consolidated infrastructure based on a commonly managed technology platform that provides benefits of cost reduction and consolidation.
FCoE (developed as part of the FC-BB-5 project) is intended to carry the Fibre Channel protocol on a new common transport layer within CEE. Enhanced Ethernet will include new extensions to the existing Ethernet standard that will eliminate its loss nature (mandatory for the FC protocol), making 10GbE a viable storage networking transport mechanism.
After ratification of these standards, general adoption will allow for a common connectivity to storage and servers within the data centre. Data Centres will need to adopt this new approach of convergence, with the management of server and storage Interconnects combined on common hardware platform.
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