encapsulating the SATA Frame Information Structures into FC frames to be sent out over the FC link to the SATA devices, wherein the SATA FISs are de encapsulated from the FC frames at {HEAD ~ a switch} associated with {TAIL ~ the SATA devices}; and 
encapsulating the SATA Frame Information Structures into FC frames to be sent out over the FC link to the SATA devices , wherein the SATA FISs are de encapsulated from the FC frames at { HEAD ~ a switch } associated with { TAIL ~ the SATA devices } ; and
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