Fibre Channel Physical Layer
Transceivers
Transceivers
HBA, Array Controller, Hub or Switch Port
GBIC/SFP
FCP
Serializer
Tx
ASIC
Deserializer
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In
Rx
Transceivers provide only media and connector conversion:
Internal interface is electrical serial
External interface is optical or electrical serial
The serial-to-parallel signalling (serializer-deserializer, or SERDES)
function is performed by the device (the HBA, Subsystem controller, hub,
or switch).