Fibre Channel Interface Manual, Rev. D 30112.40.4 Parameter list format for third-party addressingThe parameter list for the ten-byte Reserve and Release commands. Third-party addressing is eight bytes in length. The following table defines the format for the parameter list.
Field definitions (listed alphabetically)
FCP_Port Identifier (Fibre Channel Protocol Port Identifier)
Bytes 1–3, the 24-bit address used in the D_ID and S_ID fields of the Fibre Channel frame header.
PA_VAL (Process Associator Valid)
The disc drive does not support process associators and requires this bit to be zero (0). This field indicates whether the
Process Associator field (bytes 4–7) is valid.
Process Associator
Not supported and not checked.
Table 203: Parameter list format for third-party addressing
Bit
Byte 76543210
0Reserved PA_VAL
1(MSB)
2FCP_Port Identifier
3(LSB)
4(MSB)
Process Associator
5
6
7(LSB)
Table
number
203
203
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