What Does Fiber Connection (FICON) Mean?
A fiber connection (FICON) is a fiber optic channel technology that increases capacity and lowers the cost of enterprise system connection (ESCON). FICON is a proprietary IBM fiber channel (FC), layer-4 protocol with a channel to control unit cabling infrastructure.
Techopedia Explains Fiber Connection (FICON)
FICON increases input/output (I/O) aptitudes through faster physical link rates and innovative architecture - making it eight times faster ESCON. FICON also supports older technology like ESCON and parallel topology.
