Notification on Final Action on:
INCITS 556-2020 Fibre Channel – Non-Volatile Memory Express - 2 (FC-NVMe - 2) (new standard)
Approval Date of Final Action: 5/28/2020
Standards Action Publication Date: 6/5/2020
The Board of Standards Review has approved the above action in connection with a candidate American National Standard:
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