Storage over IP (SoIP) Framework -- An Introduction

This white paper outlines a complete framework for Storage Area Networking (SAN) using Internet Protocol (IP) networks to directly connect servers and storage. This approach is referred to as the Storage over IP, or SoIP, Framework. The paper will outline the current state of SANs with Fibre Channel, including implementation hurdles, the recent breakthroughs in IP storage technology, the reasons and benefits to use SoIP products as an alternate approach, and a general outline to implementing SoIP storage networks.