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  "status": "shipping",
  "advantages": [],
  "limitations": [],
  "supersedes": [],
  "supersededBy": [],
  "firstSeen": null,
  "lastSeen": null,
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "slug": "nvme-fc",
  "term": "NVMe/FC",
  "aliases": [
    "NVMe over Fibre Channel",
    "FC-NVMe"
  ],
  "definition": "NVMe/FC is the transport binding that carries NVMe capsules and data over Fibre Channel.",
  "note": "Protocol distinction: The binding maps NVMe capsules to Fibre Channel frames and is specified by INCITS T11. It is distinct from both NVMe/RDMA and NVMe/TCP [fc].\n\nCompatibility: A Fibre Channel connection alone does not establish NVMe support. The host, target and drivers need the appropriate protocol capability; a documented target implementation requires a separate FC low-level driver [spdk].",
  "related": [
    "nvme-of",
    "fibre-channel",
    "nvme-rdma",
    "nvme-tcp",
    "san"
  ],
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "fc",
      "title": "NVM Express NVMe over Fabrics 1.1a, section 7.2: Fibre Channel transport",
      "url": "https://nvmexpress.org/wp-content/uploads/NVMe-over-Fabrics-1.1a-2021.07.12-Ratified.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-17"
    },
    {
      "id": "spdk",
      "title": "SPDK NVMe over Fabrics target: transport support, TLS and in-band authentication",
      "url": "https://spdk.io/doc/nvmf.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-17"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": [
    "The public 2021 NVMe-oF 1.1a reference supports the FC mapping only; it is not a claim about the latest FC-NVMe revision or every adapter."
  ]
}