Foreword
1 Introduction and scope
2 Normative reference
  2.1 Overview
  2.2 Approved references
  2.3 References under development
3 Definitions and conventions
  3.1 Overview
  3.2 Definitions
  3.3 Editorial conventions
  3.4 Abbreviations and acronyms
  3.5 Symbols
  3.6 Keywords
  3.7 Applicability and use of this technical report
  3.8 Feature Set table terms, definitions, and
       abbreviations
       3.8.1 Overview
  3.9 Feature testing compliance
  3.10 Timing Constraints
4 End device model
  4.1 Loop behaviors
       4.1.1 Loop initialization
       4.1.2 Post initialization
       4.1.3 Receipt of CLS in response to OPN
       4.1.4 No response to OPN
       4.1.5 Broadcast and multicast
       4.1.6 NL_Port operation
  4.2 Public Loop and Private Loop behavior
       4.2.1 Overview
       4.2.2 Public NL_Port and Private NL_Port behavior
       4.2.3 Public and Private device addressing
  4.3 Nx_Port initialization
  4.4 Nx_Port node and port naming
  4.5 NL_Port login validation
  4.6 Nx_Port login
       4.6.1 Class of service support
       4.6.2 Class of service support for FLOGI and PLOGI
       4.6.3 FLOGI parameters
       4.6.4 PLOGI parameters
       4.6.5 Nx_Port Class 2 Service Parameters (PLOGI)
       4.6.6 Nx_Port Class 2 Service Parameters (FLOGI)
       4.6.7 Nx_Port Class 3 Service Parameters (PLOGI)
       4.6.8 Nx_Port Class 3 Service Parameters (FLOGI)
  4.7 FC-AL-2 features for NL_Ports
  4.8 Other Nx_Port FC-FS-2 and FC-LS features
  4.9 Nx_Port Link Services
       4.9.1 Basic Link Services
       4.9.2 Extended Link Service requests
       4.9.3 Extended Link Service replies
       4.9.4 Link Error Status Block (LESB) support
              requirements
  4.10 Well-known address usage by Nx_Ports
  4.11 FC-CT Common Request support
  4.12 Nx_Port Name Server query support
  4.13 N_Port_ID Virtualization
       4.13.1 Overview
       4.13.2 N_Port_ID Virtualization acquisition procedure
       4.13.3 Buffer-to-buffer flow control management
  4.14 CS_CTL/Priority header field usage
       4.14.1 Overview
       4.14.2 Priority
       4.14.3 CS_CTL
  4.15 Logout procedure
  4.16 Nx_Port management and discovery
       4.16.1 Overview
       4.16.2 End devices
  4.17 Fabric event notification
5 FC-4 specific behavior
  5.1 FCP Nx_Port behavior
       5.1.1 Device binding
       5.1.2 Registered state change notification
       5.1.3 FCP Nx_Port Common Service Parameters for
              PLOGI
       5.1.4 FCP Class 2 and Class 3 Service parameters
              for FLOGI
       5.1.5 FCP Class 2 Service Parameters for PLOGI -
              Sequential-access devices
       5.1.6 FCP Class 3 Service Parameters for PLOGI
       5.1.7 FCP usage of F_CTL Abort Sequence Condition
              bits
       5.1.8 FCP usage of Process Login parameters
       5.1.9 FCP Extended Link Services
       5.1.10 FC-4 Link Service Requests and Responses for
              FCP
       5.1.11 FCP_RSP payload fields
       5.1.12 FC-AL-2 requirements for FCP
       5.1.13 FCP device discovery
       5.1.14 FCP Private NL_Port Exchange authentication
  5.2 FC-SB-3 N_Port behavior
       5.2.1 FC-SB-3 Extended Link Services
       5.2.2 FC-SB-3 Class of Service support
       5.2.3 FC-SB-3 Class Service Parameters support
  5.3 IP Nx_Port behavior
Annex
A Discovery and Management: Examples & Rationale
  A.1 Examples & Rationale
      A.1.1 Overview
      A.1.2 RNID responses
      A.1.3 Platform registration
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