What is this standard about?
This document defines the protocol layer of the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interconnect and three transport protocols that use the SAS interconnect:
a) Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP): a mapping of SCSI supporting multiple initiators and targets;
b) Serial ATA Tunneled Protocol (STP): a mapping of Serial ATA expanded to support multiple initiators and targets; and
c) Serial Management Protocol (SMP): a management protocol.