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09-02-2004, 01:01 PM
One is a generic description of material. The other is derived from a networking configuratiion.
The different spelling is annoying sometimes when you are talking about Fibre stuff with other people through email.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre
Fiber (American English) or fibre (International English) is elongated stringy natural or manufactured material. In the case of natural fibers, they often tie together the parts of natural creatures. Natural vegetable fibers, generally consist of cellulose, examples include cotton, linen, and hemp. Cellulose fibers are used in the manufacture of paper and cloth. Natural animal fibers include spider silk, sinew, hair, and wool. There are naturally occurring mineral fibers such as asbestos.
Synthetic fibers include rayon, nylon, fiberglass, polyester and graphite fiber. Synthetic fibers are the result of an extensive search by scientists to increase and improve upon the supply of the naturally occurring animal and plant fiber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre_channel
Fibre Channel is a serial computer bus intended for connecting high speed storage devices to computers. It started for use primarily in the supercomputer field, but has become the standard connection type for storage area networks in enterprise storage. Despite its name, Fibre Channel signalling can run on both twisted-pair copper wire and fiber optic cables.
Fibre Channel started in 1988 as a way to simplify the HIPPI system currently in use for similar roles. HIPPI used a massive 50-pair cable and gigantic connectors, and had limited cable lengths. Fibre Channel was primarily interested in simplifying the connections and increasing the lengths, as opposed to increasing speeds. Later it broadened its focus to address SCSI disk storage, providing higher speeds and far greater numbers of connected devices.
The different spelling is annoying sometimes when you are talking about Fibre stuff with other people through email.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre
Fiber (American English) or fibre (International English) is elongated stringy natural or manufactured material. In the case of natural fibers, they often tie together the parts of natural creatures. Natural vegetable fibers, generally consist of cellulose, examples include cotton, linen, and hemp. Cellulose fibers are used in the manufacture of paper and cloth. Natural animal fibers include spider silk, sinew, hair, and wool. There are naturally occurring mineral fibers such as asbestos.
Synthetic fibers include rayon, nylon, fiberglass, polyester and graphite fiber. Synthetic fibers are the result of an extensive search by scientists to increase and improve upon the supply of the naturally occurring animal and plant fiber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre_channel
Fibre Channel is a serial computer bus intended for connecting high speed storage devices to computers. It started for use primarily in the supercomputer field, but has become the standard connection type for storage area networks in enterprise storage. Despite its name, Fibre Channel signalling can run on both twisted-pair copper wire and fiber optic cables.
Fibre Channel started in 1988 as a way to simplify the HIPPI system currently in use for similar roles. HIPPI used a massive 50-pair cable and gigantic connectors, and had limited cable lengths. Fibre Channel was primarily interested in simplifying the connections and increasing the lengths, as opposed to increasing speeds. Later it broadened its focus to address SCSI disk storage, providing higher speeds and far greater numbers of connected devices.