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	IP Storage Working Group		IP Storage Working Group
	Internet Draft M. Krueger		Internet Draft M. Krueger
	M. Chadalapaka		M. Chadalapaka
	R. Elliott		R. Elliott
	Document: Hewlett-Packard		Document: Hewlett-Packard
	draft-ietf-ips-iSCSI-name-ext-04.txt Corp.		draft-ietf-ips-iscsi-name-ext-05.txt Corp.
	Updates: 3720		Updates: 3720
	Expires: December 2004 June 2004		Expires: January 2005 August 2004
	NAA naming format for iSCSI Node Names		T11 Network Address Authority (NAA) naming format for iSCSI Node
			Names
	Status of this Memo		Status of this Memo
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	accordance with RFC 3668.		accordance with RFC 3668.
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	documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-		documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-
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	in progress".		in progress".
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	Abstract		Abstract
	Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) is a SCSI		Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) is a SCSI
	transport protocol that maps the SCSI family of protocols onto		transport protocol that maps the SCSI family of protocols onto
	TCP/IP. This document defines an additional iSCSI node name type		TCP/IP. This document defines an additional iSCSI node name type
	format to enable use of the "Network Address Authority" (NAA)		format to enable use of the "Network Address Authority" (NAA)
	world wide naming format defined by InterNational Committee for		world wide naming format defined by InterNational Committee for
	Information Technology Standards (INCITS) T11 - Fibre Channel		Information Technology Standards (INCITS) T11 - Fibre Channel
	(FC) protocols and used by Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). This		(FC) protocols and used by Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). This
	document updates RFC 3720.		document updates RFC 3720.
	Table of Contents		Table of Contents
	1. Introduction...................................................2		1. Introduction...................................................2
	2. Background.....................................................2		2. Background.....................................................2
	3. Motivation.....................................................3		3. Motivation.....................................................3
	4. iSCSI NAA Name Structure.......................................3		4. iSCSI NAA Name Structure.......................................4
	4.1 Type "naa." - Network Address Authority....................4		4.1 Type "naa." - Network Address Authority....................4
	5. Terminology....................................................5		5. Terminology....................................................5
	5.1 IQN........................................................5		5.1 IQN........................................................5
	5.2 SRP........................................................5		5.2 SRP........................................................5
	5.3 SAS........................................................5		5.3 SAS........................................................5
	5.4 NAA........................................................5		5.4 NAA........................................................5
	5.5 InfiniBand.................................................5		5.5 InfiniBand.................................................5
	5.6 INCITS.....................................................5		5.6 INCITS.....................................................5
	5.7 T10........................................................5		5.7 T10........................................................5
	5.8 T11........................................................5		5.8 T11........................................................5
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	|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|		|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|
	| iSCSI (Internet SCSI) | X | | X |		| iSCSI (Internet SCSI) | X | | X |
	|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|		|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|
	| FCP (Fibre Channel) | | X | |		| FCP (Fibre Channel) | | X | |
	|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|		|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|
	| SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) | | X | |		| SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) | | X | |
	|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|		|----------------------------|-------|-----|----|
	| SRP (for InfiniBand) | X | | |		| SRP (for InfiniBand) | X | | |
	-----------------------------------------------		-----------------------------------------------
	The INCITS T11 [FC-FS] specification defines a format called the		The INCITS T11 Framing and Signaling Specification [FC-FS]
	"Network Address Authority" (NAA) format. This name format is		defines a format called the Network Address Authority (NAA)
	used by the Fibre Channel and SAS SCSI transport protocols.		format for constructing worldwide unique identifiers using
	Since most existing networked SCSI ports today are either FC or		various identifier registration authorities. This identifier
	SAS, the NAA format is the most commonly used identifier format		format is used by the Fibre Channel and SAS SCSI transport
	for SCSI transports.		protocols. Since most existing networked SCSI ports today are
			either FC or SAS, the NAA format is the most commonly used
			identifier format for SCSI transports.
	3. Motivation		3. Motivation
	If iSCSI included a naming format that allowed direct		If iSCSI included a naming format that allowed direct
	representation of a NAA-format name, it would facilitate		representation of a NAA-format name, it would facilitate
	construction of a target device name that translates easily		construction of a target device name that translates easily
	across multiple namespaces for a SCSI storage device containing		across multiple namespaces for a SCSI storage device containing
	ports served by different transports.		ports served by different transports.
	This document defines an NAA type iSCSI naming format so that one		This document defines an NAA type iSCSI naming format so that one
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	[RFC 3667] Bradner, S., Ed, "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP		[RFC 3667] Bradner, S., Ed, "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP
	78, RFC 3667, February 2004.		78, RFC 3667, February 2004.
	[RFC 3668] Bradner, S., Ed., "Intellectual Property Rights in		[RFC 3668] Bradner, S., Ed., "Intellectual Property Rights in
	IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3668, February 2004.		IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3668, February 2004.
	[RFC 3720] Satran, J., Meth, K., Sapuntzakis, C., Chadalapaka,		[RFC 3720] Satran, J., Meth, K., Sapuntzakis, C., Chadalapaka,
	M., Zeidner, E., "Internet Small Computer Systems		M., Zeidner, E., "Internet Small Computer Systems
	Interface (iSCSI)", RFC 3720, April 2004.		Interface (iSCSI)", RFC 3720, April 2004.
			[FC-FS] INCITS 373:2003, Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling
			Interface (FC-FS).
	8.2 Informative References		8.2 Informative References
	[SPC3] T10/1416-D, SCSI Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3).		[SPC3] T10/1416-D, SCSI Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3).
	[SAM3] T10/1561-D, SCSI Architecture Model - 3 (SAM-3).		[SAM3] T10/1561-D, SCSI Architecture Model - 3 (SAM-3).
	[FC-FS] INCITS 373:2003, Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling		[IB] InfiniBand{tm} Architecture Specification, Vol. 1,
	Interface (FC-FS).
	[IB] InfiniBand{tm} Architecture Specification, Vol. 1,
	Rel. 1.0.a, InfiniBand Trade Association		Rel. 1.0.a, InfiniBand Trade Association
	(www.infinibandta.org).		(www.infinibandta.org).
	[SRP] INCITS.365:2002, SCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP).		[SRP] INCITS.365:2002, SCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP).
	[SAS] INCITS.376:2003, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).		[SAS] INCITS.376:2003, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).
	9. Authors' Addresses		9. Authors' Addresses
	Marjorie Krueger		Marjorie Krueger
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