What is the purpose of Fibre Channel over Ethernet?

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What is the purpose of Fibre Channel over Ethernet?
A . FCoE maps native Fibre Channel onto Layer 2 Ethernet, Converging IP and storage networks.
B . FCoE encapsulates native Fiber Channel traffic inside GRE tunnels.
C . Data Center Bridging uses FCoE to transport IP traffic over native Fiber Channel.
D . FCoE encapsulates native Fiber Channel inside IP packets.

Answer: A

Explanation:

FCoE maps Fibre Channel onto Layer 2 Ethernet, allowing the combination of LAN and SAN traffic onto a link and enabling SAN users to take advantage of the economy of scale, robust vendor community and roadmap of Ethernet.

Reference: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns517/ns224/ns945/ns1060/at_a_glance_c45-578384.pdf

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