Method and apparatus for transfer of information using optical fiber connections
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transferring information in a network computing system environment having a main storage coupled to a channel subsystem with a plurality of channels in processing communication with at least one control unit capable of coupling to a plurality of input/output devices, comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver in said channel subsystem concurrently sending packets of data to and from said main storage;
a dispatcher in said channel subsystem transferring operation of certain channel functions to said control unit so that each command does not require a command response or an end notification response, combining commands with associated data within one or more of said data packets; and
, a receiver in said control unit for receiving said combined commands with associated data transferred from said dispatcher.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a method of transferring information in a network computing system environment. The network environment includes a main storage coupled to a channel subsystem with a plurality of channels in processing communication with a control unit capable of coupling to a plurality of input/output devices. First packets of data are concurrently sent to and from the main storage. The operation of certain channel functions are also transferred to the control unit so that each command does not require a command response or an end notification response. Finally by certain commands are combined with the associated data of one or more of the data packets. In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical fabric is also in processing communication with said channels and control unit.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transferring information in a network computing system environment having a main storage coupled to a channel subsystem with a plurality of channels in processing communication with at least one control unit capable of coupling to a plurality of input/output devices, comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver in said channel subsystem concurrently sending packets of data to and from said main storage;
a dispatcher in said channel subsystem transferring operation of certain channel functions to said control unit so that each command does not require a command response or an end notification response, combining commands with associated data within one or more of said data packets; and
,a receiver in said control unit for receiving said combined commands with associated data transferred from said dispatcher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22)
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15. A method for transferring information in a network computing system environment having a main storage coupled to a channel subsystem with a plurality of channels in processing communication with at least one control unit capable of coupling to a plurality of input/output devices, comprising:
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concurrently sending packets of data to and from said main storage; and
,transferring operation of channel functions to said control unit so that each command does not require a command response or an end notification response, thereby combining commands with associated data within one or more of said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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