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Title: link loss
Review: I am disappointed with the presentation of information in this book. In a word, it is horrible. It sorely needs an update. It was written in 1995. That makes it about 2 generations old as far as Network Technology is concerned. That is understandable, but it gets worse from there. Figure 6.1 Defined Ordered Sets for Frame delimiters on page 95 is incorrect and violates the Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH) revision 4.3. The figures are sloppily drawn. For example, Figure 16.3 Loop Port State Machine state diagram, simplified has graphic which covers text. Personally, I find the diagram difficult to follow; others may not. The text may be easy to follow for those familiar with Fibre Channel, however, I am using this text to learn, and I find it more confusing than other texts. I think I have written enough to convey my opinions of this book. ;[
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