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title: "NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics) — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "An extension of the NVMe protocol over network fabrics (TCP, RDMA, Fibre Channel). Enables remote block storage access with near-local NVMe performance...."
source: "https://xata.io/glossary/nvme-of"
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# NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics)

NVMe & Storage

An extension of the NVMe protocol over network fabrics (TCP, RDMA, Fibre Channel). Enables remote block storage access with near-local NVMe performance. Used for disaggregated storage architectures.

Related terms

[NVMe](/glossary/nvme)[xatastor](/glossary/xatastor)

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