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Sharing communications adapters across a plurality of input/output subsystem images

US7174550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2003
Grant dateFeb 6, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/122
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications adapter is shared by a plurality of input/output (I/O) subsystem images of an I/O subsystem of a central processing complex. To enable the sharing, the communications adapter is configured to a plurality of I/O paths of the plurality of I/O subsystem images. An I/O subsystem may have one or more shared communications adapters.

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