Increasing intelligence within the SAN fabric

As storage area networks (SANs) continue to expand throughout the enterprise, organizations are looking for new ways to increase network intelligence to help simplify the overall SAN fabric environment. This white paper describes the Brocade(R) Intelligent Fabric Services Architecture, featuring key building blocks such as the Brocade SilkWorm(R) 12000 Core Fabric Switch, provides the critical framework for a wide variety of powerful fabric capabilities. (June 2001)