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ESCON is proprietary, HIPPI is half duplex. FC is not necessary - some day it could be all GbE or maybe FC will prevail for storage. FC is pretty reliable and robust - it works well.
Don't hold your breath waiting for a USB/FC connect. USB is not designed for the data rates of storage networking.
This was first published in April 2001
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO

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