Fabric Application Interface Standard
{{Short description|API framework for SANs}}
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ANSI INCITS 432-2007: Information technology - Fabric Application Interface Standard or FAIS is an application programming interface framework for implementing storage applications in a storage area network. FAIS is defined by Technical Committee T11 of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards.{{Cite web |title=INCITS: INCITS 432-2007[S2017]: Information technology - Fabric Application Interface Standard (FAIS) |url=https://standards.incits.org/apps/group_public/project/details.php?project_id=1846 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=standards.incits.org}}
It provides a high-speed, highly reliable device for performing fabric-based services throughout heterogeneous data center environments. Furthermore, it describes extensions to the Fibre Channel specification, specifically regarding Fibre Channel over 4-pair twisted pair cabling as described in ISO/IEC 11801.