Enhanced claw packing protocol

摘要

An enhanced CLAW protocol supports the transfer of multiple data types from different sockets/sessions within a single channel operation between a host mainframe and a control unit of a computer network. Multiple sublinks are created under a single packed CLAW logical link, wherein each sublink may transport a uniquely identifiable data type as a message from a socket/session. The messages are then concatenated within a single CLAW data block for transfer over a channel coupling the host and control unit. In addition, the invention increases the maximum size of the CLAW block for each channel operation.