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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2003
Robert Beverley Basham, Aloha, OR (US);
Ralph Thomas Beeston, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kirby Grant Dahman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gerard Grunow, Legal Representative, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald David Martens, Benson, AZ (US);
Robert Beverley Basham, Aloha, OR (US);
Ralph Thomas Beeston, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kirby Grant Dahman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gerard Grunow, legal representative, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald David Martens, Benson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for communicating control messages between a first device and a second device. The method includes a communication module that directs control messages between a first device and a second device through an intermediate device. The intermediate device is coupled to the first device by a control path and to the second device by a data path. The method also includes a translation module and a transmission module that cooperate to translate control messages received over the control path at the intermediate device to transport data messages and transport data messages received over the data path at the second device to control messages. Transport data messages are sent over the data path to the second device and control messages from the second device are sent over the control path to the first device.