Different forms of connectivity provide different benefits to SAN users. iSCSI is a standards-based protocol for running a true storage area network using standard Gigabit Ethernet components and cabling.

A iSCSI solution is the perfect choice for lower bandwidth media types such as audio, or DV, DVCPRO-HD, HDV and other compressed video formats. Because iSCSI is designed to take advantage of industry-standard Gigabit Ethernet components, it is very cost-effective.

Fibre Channel is also a standards-based protocol. However, Fibre Channel is specific to storage area networking. Fibre Channel 2Gb/s and 4Gb/s solutions offer the ultimate in performance and are a must for workflows with uncompressed HD, 2K or 4K media. Fibre Channel costs more to install and implement, but when the ultimate performance is required, it’s the leading choice