This standard describes in detail the services accessed by well-known addresses defined in FC-FS- 2. Generic Services described in this document are: a) Directory Service; b) Management Service; c) Event Service; and d) Alias Service. In addition@ to the aforementioned Generic Services@ the Common Transport (CT) protocol is described. The Common Transport service provides a common FC-4 for use by Generic Services. The following commands@ parameter data@ and features defined in previous versions of this standard are made obsolete by this standard: a) RFD_ID (Register FC-4 Descriptor); b) GFD_ID (Get FC-4 Descriptors); c) RPN_ID (Register Port Name); d) RPT_ID (Register Port Type) e) Third-Party registrations; f) Unsolicited transaction modes; and g) Asynchronous transaction mode.
INCITS 427-2007 history
2007INCITS 427-2007 for Information Technology – Fibre Channel – Generic Services - 5 (FC-GS-5)