This IBM® Redbooks® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6. The IBM  Storage Networking SAN192C-6 is a director-class SAN switch that is designed for deployment in small-  to medium-sized storage networks that can support enterprise clouds and business transformation. It  layers a comprehensive set of intelligent features into a high-performance, protocol-independent switch  fabric. IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 Product Guide IBM Redbooks Product Guide 1 IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 Product Guide Figure 1. IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 addresses the stringent requirements of large virtualized data  center storage environments. It delivers uncompromising availability, security, scalability, ease of  management, and transparent integration of new technologies for flexible data center SAN solutions. It  shares the same operating system and management interface with other IBM data center switches. By  using the IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6, you can transparently deploy unified fabrics with Fibre  Channel, IBM Fibre Connection (IBM FICON®), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) connectivity for low  total cost of ownership (TCO). For mission-critical enterprise storage networks that require secure, robust, cost-effective  business-continuance services, the FCIP extension module is designed to deliver outstanding SAN  extension performance, reducing latency for disk and tape operations with FCIP acceleration features,  including FCIP write acceleration and FCIP tape write and read acceleration. Figure 1 shows the IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6.  ®