2.4 virtualization and storage

Question 1

What Ethernet feature will allow increased FCoE network throughput as long as all network devices recognize their specific size?

Answer 1

By allowing jumbo frames, network throughput can be increased. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a computer network technology that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks. This allows Fibre Channel to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks (or higher speeds) while preserving the Fibre Channel protocol. Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of payload, the IEEE 802.3 standard limit. Commonly, jumbo frames can carry up to 9000 bytes of payload, but smaller and larger variations exist, and some care must be taken using the term.