Which statement best describes NVMe/TCP?

Which statement best describes NVMe/TCP?

• A. It provides NVMe performance over standard Ethernet with no FC investment
• B. It requires Fibre Channel fabric
• C. It is only supported in the cloud
• D. It duplicates iSCSI performance

Answer: (A)

NVMe/TCP carries the NVMe command set over TCP/IP on standard Ethernet, giving the low-latency, high-throughput behavior of NVMe while using familiar Ethernet networks and TCP without needing Fibre Channel hardware. The main benefit is achieving NVMe-level performance without FC investment, leveraging existing Ethernet infrastructure. It isn’t limited to the cloud and is usable in on‑prem data centers as well. Also, it doesn’t duplicate iSCSI performance; NVMe/TCP uses the NVMe protocol (not SCSI) and its optimized submission/completion model, which typically delivers better latency and throughput than SCSI-based iSCSI.

NVMe/TCP carries the NVMe command set over TCP/IP on standard Ethernet, giving the low-latency, high-throughput behavior of NVMe while using familiar Ethernet networks and TCP without needing Fibre Channel hardware. The main benefit is achieving NVMe-level performance without FC investment, leveraging existing Ethernet infrastructure. It isn’t limited to the cloud and is usable in on‑prem data centers as well. Also, it doesn’t duplicate iSCSI performance; NVMe/TCP uses the NVMe protocol (not SCSI) and its optimized submission/completion model, which typically delivers better latency and throughput than SCSI-based iSCSI.