International Business Machines Corporation

Sterling Commerce, Inc.

John K Hadland

A method includes receiving first data in accordance with a first protocol from a first node using a first facility. The method further includes setting a semaphore in a semaphore field of a first entry in a process table. The method further includes translating the first data into second data using a first utility. The method further includes setting a second semaphore in a second semaphore field of a second entry in the process table. The method further includes sending the second data from a second facility to a second node in accordance with a second protocol.

Protocol conversion using facilities and utilities

A protocol converter includes a computer-readable storage medium that includes operational instructions that, when executed by a processor, allows communications between a first node and a second node which use different communications protocols. In a particular embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium includes operational instructions to use a first facility to receive first data from a first node, where the first data complies with a first protocol, and where the first facility supports at least one of a first link layer and a first line layer communications protocol. The computer-readable storage medium includes operational instructions that spawn a utility in response to receiving the first data. The computer-readable storage medium also includes operational instructions that use the utility to translate the first data into second data in a second protocol and that use a second facility to send the second data to a second node.

A protocol converter () allows communications between a host () and remotes () that operate using different communications protocols. The protocol converter () includes processes () and subsystems () for establishing a communications session between the remotes () and the host (). The processes include a session manager (), a set of facilities (), and a set of utilities (). The subsystems include a logon subsystem (), a communications subsystem (), and a translator subsystem ().

A protocol converter ( ) allows communications between a host ( ) and remotes ( ) that operate using different communications protocols. The protocol converter ( ) includes processes ( ) and subsystems ( ) for establishing a communications session between the remotes ( ) and the host ( ). The processes include a session manager ( ), a set of facilities ( ), and a set of utilities ( ). The subsystems include a logon subsystem ( ), a communications subsystem ( ), and a translator subsystem ( ).

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John K Hadland