Moreover, alternative to
IP based application, a novel Identifier based light weight applications design paradigm with practical applications is also presented in this paper.
The iCS2100 allows users to take advantage of the availability and scalability offered by shared storage configurations, as well as the large skill base and low cost infrastructure of existing
IP based Ethernet networks.
This new area of development refers to the ability to transfer blocks of data over an
IP based SAN configuration and poses a longer-term threat to the current Fibre Channel SAN.