In a Data center, with the advent of Virtualization and Virtual Ethernet Bridging, the server to network edge is becoming an
increasingly important area of the infrastructure. The most common types of networks used in enterprise Data Centers are
Ethernet for LAN and FC for SAN and are converging. Fiber Channel (FC) is a lightweight, high performance protocol usually
with in a SAN (limited area), where as iSCSI running over traditional TCP/IP protocols (routable) and existing Ethernet frastructure. These have different topologies, administrators, security, and performance requirements.

The growth of the Internet continues to drive the need for faster network packet management and improved network security. The two must be fused together today because separation of either leads to deficiencies in both, due to the distribution and routing complexities that have amassed over time, which creates opportunities for delays and security lapses as packets are managed via a myriad of software and hardware from a wide variety of suppliers.