FCoE Initialization Protocol EtherType
Question
Which EtherType is used by the FCoE Initialization Protocol?
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A. B. C. D.B.
The answer is B. 0x8914.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a protocol that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames within Ethernet frames, allowing Fibre Channel traffic to be transported over Ethernet networks. The FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) is used to establish and maintain FCoE sessions between Fibre Channel initiators and targets.
The EtherType field in an Ethernet frame identifies the protocol encapsulated in the frame. FCoE uses a unique EtherType value of 0x8906 to identify FCoE frames. However, FIP frames have a different EtherType value to distinguish them from regular FCoE frames.
The EtherType value used by FIP is 0x8914, which is different from the EtherType used for regular FCoE frames. This allows network devices to distinguish between regular FCoE traffic and FIP traffic and to handle each appropriately.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. 0x8914.
