iSCSI (Internet SCSI)

Small Computer System Interface protocol over an IP network.Unlike other network storage protocols, such as Fibre Channelwhich is the foundation of most SANs, it requires only thesimple and ubiquitous ethernet interface, or any other TCP/IPcapablenetwork to operate. This enables low-cost centralizationof storage without the expense normally associated with FibreChannel storage area networks.

A standard that maps SCSI blocks into Ethernet packets and allows networked storage to behave as if it were directly attached, to provide transport of low latency SCSI blocks across IP networks.

A proposal advanced by the IETF's IP Storage Working Group for mapping SCSI onto the TCP (transmission control protocol) in order to allow storage links to be extended greater distances over IP networks. For more detail, see http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ips-iscsi-20.txt

Pronounced "iscuzzy," an acronym for Small Computer System Interface protocol over IP network instead of a direct SCSI compatible cable which enables data blocks to be read from or sent at high speed to a storage device such as a disk or tape drive

A protocol that enables transport of block data over IP networks, without the need for a specialized network infrastructure, such as Fibre Channel.