ESCON Last modified: Monday, September 20, 2004
Short for Enterprise Systems Connection, or Enterprise Systems Connectivity, an IBM fiber optic connection technology that interconnects S/390 mainframe computers, workstations and network-attached storage devices across a single channel and supports half duplex data transfers. One of the key elements of ESCON is the ESCON Director, an I/O switch capable of providing dynamic, nonblocking, any-to-any connectivity for up to 60 fiber optic links operating at 200 Mb/s. The links can be up to 36 miles (60 kilometers) apart. ESCON is useful in CANs and MANs. Compare with FICON.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about ESCON . Also check out the following links! ESCON Implementation Guide  This redbook describes ESCON architecture, and provides information on ESCON configuration planning, migration, and coexistence with conventional channel (OEMI) architecture. (pdf) The IBM ESCON Director: A Dynamic Switch for 200Mb/s Fiber Optic Links  This paper describes the function and hardware structure of the ESCON Director, an I/O switch capable of providing dynamic, nonblocking, any-to-any connectivity for up to 60 fiber optic links operating at 200 Mb/s. (pdf)	Business Computing Fiber Optics Networking Standards Networks channel fiber optics FICON mainframe network-attached storage Give Us Your Feedback Shopping ESCON Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Expansion Modules 1 Model Matches Network Cables 2 Store Offers Sport and Outdoor 0 Store Offers