Transport mode data transfer between a channel subsystem and input/output devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9195394
APP PUB NO 20150120963A1
SERIAL NO

14553527

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A computer program product is provided for performing a method that includes receiving a command message at a control unit from a channel subsystem in a host computer system, the command message including a command for data to be transferred from the host computer system to an I/O device. The method also includes receiving a data transfer message at the control unit, the data transfer message having an amount of the data to be transferred that is less than or equal to a maximum amount of data, the maximum amount of data corresponding to a number of buffers associated with the control unit and a size of each of the number of buffers, the number of buffers indicated by a buffer credit value maintained in the host computer system, and the size indicated by a buffer size value sent from the control unit and maintained in the host computer system.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carlson, Scott M Tucson, US 74 2540
Casper, Daniel F Poughkeepsie, US 105 3368
Flanagan, John R Poughkeepsie, US 115 2866
Hathorn, Roger G Tucson, US 159 2585
Kalos, Matthew J Tucson, US 266 3419
Ricci, Louis W Hyde Park, US 47 1468
Sittmann,, III Gustav E Webster Groves, US 51 698

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