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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

May. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Douglas E. LeCrone, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Jeffrey L. Jones, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);

Assignee:

EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 49/356 (2022.01); H04L 69/16 (2022.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/357 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2013.01); H04L 69/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Using an alternative communication protocol between a first system and a second system that are otherwise configured to communicate using a FICON protocol includes the first system determining if the alternative communication protocol is handled by the second system, the first system providing encapsulated data by encapsulating FICON data if the alternative communication protocol is handled at the second system, and the first system transmitting the encapsulated data directly to the second system using the alternative communication protocol if the alternative communication protocol is handled at the second system. The alternative communication protocol may be TCP/IP. At least one of the systems is a host computing system, an array storage system, and/or a tape emulation system. At least one of the systems may be a simulation of a host computing system, an array storage system, and/or a tape emulation system.


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