FICON (FIbre CONnection)

A proprietary specification for storage area network (SAN) developed

by IBM for a high-speed serial interface between mainframe computers and peripherals such as external disk drives. FICON supports data transfer rates up to 400 MBps in full duplex (FDX) over distances up to 100 km. FICON is replacing the earlier and slower Enterprise System Connection (ESCON). See also Bps, ESCON, FDX, Fibre Channel, mainframe, peripheral, SAN, and serial.

• passive
• passive optical network (PON)
• password
• Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
• Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
• patch
• patch
• patch cord
• patch panel
• patent
• path
• Path Overhead (POH)
• path-switched ring
• path terminating equipment (PTE)
• payload
• payload header suppression
• payload type indicator (PTI)
• pay-per-view (PPV)
• payphone
• payphone service provider (PSP)
• pay station
• pay telephone
• PBX
• PBX (Private Branch eXchange)
• PBX (Private Branch eXchange)