Consolidate, Scale, and Save

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is an INCITS T11 industry standard that allows Fibre Channel to be carried over Ethernet links. It drastically reduces the number of I/O adapters, cables, and switches in the data center, while providing a wire-once, agile infrastructure.

Based on lossless, reliable 10 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE networks combine LAN and multiple storage protocols on a single converged network. This technology is one of the core components of Cisco Unified Fabric.

With multihop FCoE, high-performance, high-density Ethernet switches such as the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series are used as core and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series can be used as access switches. These switches support multiple Ethernet storage protocols offering superior investment protection for enterprise and virtualization environments and cloud-ready data centers.

Reduce Ownership Costs and Increase Resilience

• Reduce the number of adapters, cables, and network infrastructure devices
• Reduce power use
• Simplify management
• Use higher performance, multiprotocol Ethernet switches
• Support any traffic type with wire-once agility
• Protect Fibre Channel investments by integrating with existing Fibre Channel SANs

FCoE helps you maintain and manage data center costs through network consolidation to pave the way for business growth.