JPS6336352A - Inter-computer communication system - Google Patents

Inter-computer communication system

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Publication number
JPS6336352A
JPS6336352A JP61179272A JP17927286A JPS6336352A JP S6336352 A JPS6336352 A JP S6336352A JP 61179272 A JP61179272 A JP 61179272A JP 17927286 A JP17927286 A JP 17927286A JP S6336352 A JPS6336352 A JP S6336352A
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control
control command
communication
lan
channel
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Kiyoshi Oota
潔 太田
Yasuyoshi Katsuragawa
桂川 泰祥
Tetsuji Tomikawa
富川 哲司
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/382Information transfer, e.g. on bus using universal interface adapter
    • G06F13/387Information transfer, e.g. on bus using universal interface adapter for adaptation of different data processing systems to different peripheral devices, e.g. protocol converters for incompatible systems, open system

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain high speed inter-computer communication through LAN by inserting a channel control command including the second control command in a header of data by a protocol changing mechanism in a communication controlling mechanism, outputting the result to a control device directly connected to a channel. CONSTITUTION:When transmission request is received from an applied program 4a, a communication control mechanism 5a in a host computer 1a makes transmitting process such as insertion of a channel control command (the first control command) etc. into a header, then examines whether communication route to the destination is a communication circuit or LAN. In case of LAN, former communication control procedure is applied with protocol conversion to convert it LAN control procedure by a protocol converting mechanism 6a, and an LAN control command is inserted to the header as the second control command to control LAN directly for transmission data in which a channel control command is set as the first control command, then outputted to a channel 12. A LAN controlling device 20 transmits to LAN 30 by a LAN control command which is the second control command.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 この発明は、計算機間でリモート・ジョブ・エントリ 
(RJ E)やファイル転送などの大量データを送受信
するための計算機間通信方弐に関するものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides remote job entry between computers.
This relates to communication method 2 between computers for transmitting and receiving large amounts of data such as (RJE) and file transfers.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

第3図は従来のこの種の通信方式を示す図であり、図に
おいて、la、lbは主記憶装置、中央処理装置を含む
ホスト計算機、2a、  2bはホスト計算機1a、l
bのチャネル12に直結された通信制御装置、3は通信
制′411装置2a、2bが制御する通信回線、4a、
4bは各ホスト計算機la、lb上で動作し他のホスト
計算機とデータ通信を行なう応用プログラム、5a、5
bは各ホスト計算i1a、lb内にあって各応用プログ
ラム4a、4bと通信回線3との送受信を通信制御装置
2a、’lbを介して制御する通信制御機構である。
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional communication system of this type. In the figure, la and lb are host computers including a main storage device and a central processing unit, and 2a and 2b are host computers 1a and 1b.
3 is a communication control device directly connected to the channel 12 of b; 3 is a communication line controlled by communication control devices 2a and 2b; 4a;
4b is an application program that runs on each host computer la, lb and performs data communication with other host computers; 5a, 5;
A communication control mechanism b is located in each host computer i1a, lb and controls transmission and reception between each application program 4a, 4b and the communication line 3 via the communication control device 2a, 'lb.

次に動作について説明する。自ホスト計算機1aにおけ
る応用プログラム4aから他ホスト旧算機1bの応用プ
ログラム4b宛にデータを送信する要求が通信制御機構
5aへ出されると、通信制御機構5aは通信回線3を通
してデータ送信する為、チャネル制御指令によりデータ
を通信制御装置2aへ送る。通信制御装置2aはホスト
計算機1aから受は取ったデータを通信制御手順に従っ
て通信回線3へ送る。受信側の通信制御装置2bは通信
制御手順に従って通信回線3を通してデータを受信し、
ホスト計算機1bの通信制′4B機構5bからの入力要
求チャネル制御指令に従いホスト計算機1bへ受信デー
タを送る。通信制御機構5bは通信制御装置2bから入
力した受信データをホスト計算機Ib上の応用プログラ
ム4bに渡す。
Next, the operation will be explained. When a request is issued to the communication control mechanism 5a to send data from the application program 4a on the host computer 1a to the application program 4b on the other host computer 1b, the communication control mechanism 5a transmits the data through the communication line 3. Data is sent to the communication control device 2a according to the channel control command. The communication control device 2a sends the data received from the host computer 1a to the communication line 3 according to a communication control procedure. The communication control device 2b on the receiving side receives data through the communication line 3 according to the communication control procedure,
The received data is sent to the host computer 1b in accordance with the input request channel control command from the communication system 5b of the host computer 1b. The communication control mechanism 5b passes the received data input from the communication control device 2b to the application program 4b on the host computer Ib.

〔問題点〕〔problem〕

従来の方式は以上のように構成されているので、自ホス
ト計算機から他ホスト計算機へ大量データを送信する場
合、通信回線の品質及び通信回線の専有時間の制限から
一回の送信データを分割して通信回線へ送信しなければ
ならず、更に、通信回線の転送速度が一般には48Kb
psの為、この通信回線の転送速度を上限としたデータ
転送速度までしかホスト計算機の処理性能が出せないな
どの問題点があった。また、このような問題点を解消す
るため、ローカルエリアネットワーク(LAN)等の高
速通信網を利用するためには応用プログラムと通信制御
機構とのインタフェースが変わり、応用プログラムを変
更しなければならないなどの問題点があった。
The conventional method is configured as described above, so when sending a large amount of data from one host computer to another host computer, it is necessary to divide the data to be sent once due to the quality of the communication line and the limited time for exclusive use of the communication line. data must be sent to the communication line, and furthermore, the transfer rate of the communication line is generally 48Kb.
PS, there was a problem that the processing performance of the host computer could only be achieved up to the data transfer speed, which was the upper limit of the transfer speed of this communication line. Additionally, in order to solve these problems, in order to use high-speed communication networks such as local area networks (LANs), the interface between the application program and the communication control mechanism changes, and the application program must be changed. There was a problem.

この発明は上記のような問題点を解消するためになされ
たもので、従来の応用プログラムと通信制御機構とのイ
ンタフェースを変えることなく、例えばLANに接続で
き、ホスト計算機から複数個の送信要求大量データを−
、括して送信できるとともに、ホスト計算機におけるデ
ータ処理時間とLANにおける転送速度とが同レベルと
なるため、ホスト計算機の処理性能の最大値まで引き出
すことができる計算機間通信方弐を得ることを目的とす
る。
This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it can be connected to, for example, a LAN without changing the interface between the conventional application program and the communication control mechanism, and can handle a large number of multiple transmission requests from the host computer. Data -
The purpose is to obtain a communication method between computers that can bring out the maximum processing performance of the host computer, since it can transmit data in bulk, and the data processing time on the host computer and the transfer speed on the LAN are at the same level. shall be.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

この発明に係る通信方式は、従来の通信回線経由による
応用プログラムと通信制御機構のインタフェースを維持
するため既存のチャネル制御指令による入出力制御方式
を基本とし、各計算機に新たな通信網を定められた通信
制御手順に従って制御する制御装置をチャネル直結する
とともに、通信制御機構にチャネル制御指令を第1制御
指令として当該第1制御指令に新たな通信網の通信制御
手順を指示する第2制御指令を含ませる第2制御指令方
弐で通信制御手順を変換するプロトコル変換機構を設け
、第1制御指令でチャネルを、第2制御指令で新たな通
信網を制御するようにしたものである。
The communication method according to the present invention is based on an input/output control method using existing channel control commands in order to maintain the interface between an application program and a communication control mechanism via a conventional communication line, and a new communication network is defined for each computer. A control device to be controlled according to a communication control procedure established by a communication network is directly connected to a channel, and a channel control command is set as a first control command to the communication control mechanism, and a second control command instructing a communication control procedure of a new communication network is sent to the first control command. A protocol conversion mechanism is provided to convert the communication control procedure using the included second control command, and the first control command controls the channel, and the second control command controls the new communication network.

〔作用〕[Effect]

この発明における通信方式の第2制御指令方式は、計算
機における通信制御機構内のプロトコル変換機構が、デ
ータのヘッダ内に第2制御指令を含むチャネル制御指令
を挿入してチャネルに直結された制御装置に出力するの
で、制御装置は第2制御指令に従い、容易に新たな通信
網を制御することができる。
In the second control command method of the communication method in the present invention, a protocol conversion mechanism within a communication control mechanism in a computer inserts a channel control command including a second control command into a data header to connect a control device directly to a channel. Therefore, the control device can easily control a new communication network according to the second control command.

このように、制御装置と計算機間の入出力制御は、既存
のチャネル制御指令による入出力制御方式を基本として
いるので、応用プログラムと通信制御機構間のインタフ
ェースを変更することなく、LAN等の高速通信網を介
して計算機関通信を容易に行なうことができる。
In this way, the input/output control between the control device and the computer is based on the existing input/output control method using channel control commands, so it is possible to perform high-speed communication such as LAN without changing the interface between the application program and the communication control mechanism. Computing institutions can easily communicate via a communication network.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、この発明の一実施例を図について説明する。第1
図において、la、lbは主記憶装置や中央処理装置を
含むホスト計算機、20a。
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
In the figure, la and lb are host computers 20a including a main storage device and a central processing unit.

20bはホスト計算機1a、lbのチャネル12に直結
されたLAN制御装置、30はLAN制御装置20a、
20bが制御するLAN、4a。
20b is a LAN control device directly connected to channel 12 of host computer 1a, lb; 30 is LAN control device 20a;
LAN, 4a, controlled by 20b.

4bは各ホスト計算機1a、lb上で動作し他のホスト
計算機とデータ通信を行なう応用プログラム、5a、5
bは各ホスト計算機1a、lb内にあって各応用プログ
ラム4a、4bとLAN30との送受信をLAN制御装
置20a、20bを介して制御する通信制御機構、6a
、6bは上記通信制御機構5a、5b内にあって通信制
御手順を変換するプロトコル変換機構である。すなわち
、この実施例は、従来の機構に加えて、ホスト計算機1
a、lbとLAN30をL A N IIJ御装置20
a、20bでチャネル12に直結するとともに、従来の
チャネル制御指令の中にLAN1tilJ御指令を含ま
せる第2制御指令方式のプロトコル変換機構6a、6b
をホスト計算機1a、lb内の通信制御機構5a、5b
に新設したものである。
4b is an application program that runs on each host computer 1a, lb and performs data communication with other host computers; 5a, 5;
b is a communication control mechanism 6a that is located in each host computer 1a, lb and controls transmission and reception between each application program 4a, 4b and the LAN 30 via the LAN control device 20a, 20b;
, 6b is a protocol conversion mechanism that is located in the communication control mechanisms 5a and 5b and converts communication control procedures. That is, in this embodiment, in addition to the conventional mechanism, the host computer 1
a, lb and LAN 30 to LAN IIJ control device 20
a, 20b directly connected to the channel 12, and a second control command type protocol conversion mechanism 6a, 6b that includes the LAN1tilJ command in the conventional channel control command.
The communication control mechanisms 5a and 5b in the host computers 1a and lb
It was newly established.

次に第2図に示すフローチャートに基づき動作について
説明する。自ホスト計算機1a内の応用プログラム4a
が他ホスト計算機lb内の応用プログラム4bへデータ
を送信する時、送信側のホスト計算機1a内の通信制御
機構5aは応用プログラム4aからの送信要求を受は取
ると(ステップ10.11)、指示された宛先の計算機
1bのアドレス設定及びチャネル12への出力の為のチ
ャネル制御指令(第1制御指令)などをヘッダに挿入す
るなどの送信処理を行ない(ステップ12)、次に宛先
への通信経路が通信回線であるかLANであるかを調べ
(ステップ13) 、LANの場合にはプロトコル変換
機構6aにより従来の通信制御手順をLAN制御手順に
プロトコル変換しくステップ14)、第1制御指令とし
てのチャネル制御指令がセットされた送信データに対し
て直接LANを制御できるように、第2制御指令として
LAN制御指令をヘッダに挿入した後、チャネル12に
対して出力する(ステップ15)。第1制御指令として
のチャネル制御指令によりホスト計算機1aのチャネル
12に直結されたLAN制御装置20aはホスト計算機
1aからデータを受は取り、そのヘッダ内の第2制御指
令であるLAN制御指令でLAN30に対して送信する
。一方、受信側のホスト計算機1bにチャネル直結され
たLAN制御装置20bはLAN30から受信したLA
N制御指令を含んだ受信データをホスト計算機1bから
の第1制御指令としてのチャネル制御指令に従って、ホ
スト計算機1bへ送る(ステップ10,11.16)。
Next, the operation will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. Application program 4a in own host computer 1a
When transmitting data to the application program 4b in the other host computer lb, the communication control mechanism 5a in the sending host computer 1a receives a transmission request from the application program 4a (step 10.11) and sends an instruction. Transmission processing such as setting the address of the destination computer 1b and inserting a channel control command (first control command) for output to channel 12 into the header is performed (step 12), and then communication to the destination is performed. It is checked whether the route is a communication line or a LAN (step 13), and if it is a LAN, the protocol conversion mechanism 6a converts the conventional communication control procedure into a LAN control procedure (step 14), and sends it as the first control command. A LAN control command is inserted into the header as a second control command so that the LAN can be directly controlled for the transmission data for which the channel control command is set, and then output to channel 12 (step 15). The LAN control device 20a, which is directly connected to the channel 12 of the host computer 1a, receives and receives data from the host computer 1a according to the channel control command as the first control command, and connects the LAN 30 with the LAN control command, which is the second control command in the header. Send to. On the other hand, the LAN control device 20b directly connected to the host computer 1b on the receiving side receives the LA from the LAN 30.
The received data including the N control command is sent to the host computer 1b in accordance with the channel control command as the first control command from the host computer 1b (steps 10, 11.16).

ホスト計算機lb内の通信制御機構5bは人力されたデ
ータの通信経路を調べ(ステップ17) 、LANの場
合にはプロトコル変換機構6bによりプロトコル変換を
行なう(ステップ18)。すなわち、第2制御指令であ
るLAN制御指令からLAN制御手順を従来の通信制御
手順に変換する。変換後、通信制御機構5bは受信デー
タに対しアドレスなどを含んだヘッダの削除などの受信
処理を行ない(ステップ19)、応用プログラム4bへ
受信データを渡す(ステップ20)。
The communication control mechanism 5b in the host computer lb checks the communication route of the manually input data (step 17), and in the case of a LAN, the protocol conversion mechanism 6b performs protocol conversion (step 18). That is, the LAN control procedure is converted into the conventional communication control procedure from the LAN control command, which is the second control command. After the conversion, the communication control mechanism 5b performs reception processing such as deleting the header including the address etc. on the received data (step 19), and passes the received data to the application program 4b (step 20).

以上のようにして、応用プログラム4a、4bには何ら
変更を加えることなく、LAN30を用いた計算機関高
速通信が実現でき、大量データの一括送受信やホスト計
算機の処理性能の向上が達成される。
As described above, without making any changes to the application programs 4a and 4b, high-speed communication between computing devices using the LAN 30 can be realized, and bulk data transmission and reception and improvement in the processing performance of the host computer can be achieved.

なお、上記実施例では、ホスト計算機1a。Note that in the above embodiment, the host computer 1a.

1bとLAN30をLAN制御装置20a。1b and the LAN 30 are connected to the LAN control device 20a.

20bを介してチャネル12に直結して計算機関高速通
信を行なったが、LAN制御装置20a。
The LAN control device 20a is directly connected to the channel 12 via the LAN control device 20b for high-speed computing communication.

20bの代りに新規デバイス(通信網)を制御する新規
デバイス制御装置を設けて、ホスト計算機la、lbか
らはその新規デバイスに対応した第2制御指令をセット
して制御すれば、LAN制御と同様に新規デバイスを制
御することができ上記′実施例と同様の効果を奏する。
By installing a new device control device to control a new device (communication network) in place of 20b, and controlling the new device by setting the second control command corresponding to the new device from the host computers la and lb, the same result as LAN control can be achieved. A new device can be controlled in a manner similar to that of the above-mentioned embodiment ''.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上のように、この発明によれば、各計算機に新たな通
信網を定められた通信制御手順に従って制御する制御装
置をチャネル直結するとともに、通信制御機構にチャネ
ル制御指令を第1制御指令として当該第1制御指令に新
たな通信網の通信制御手順を指示する第2制御指令を含
ませる第2制御指令方式で通信制御手順を変換するプロ
トコル変換機構を設け、第1制御主旨令でチャネルを、
第2制御指令で新たな通信網を制御するようにしたので
、従来の通信回線による通信制御手順を前提にして作成
されたソフトウェア資産である応用プログラムを変更す
ることなく、LAN等の高速通信網を利用でき、LAN
の特性である高速伝送性を最大限に生かして、LAN経
由の計算離間高速通信が実現できる効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, a control device that controls a new communication network in each computer according to a predetermined communication control procedure is directly connected to a channel, and a channel control command is sent to the communication control mechanism as the first control command. A protocol conversion mechanism is provided for converting the communication control procedure using a second control command method in which the first control command includes a second control command instructing the communication control procedure of the new communication network, and the channel is changed according to the first control command.
Since the new communication network is controlled using the second control command, it is possible to connect high-speed communication networks such as LAN without changing the application program, which is a software asset created on the premise of communication control procedures using conventional communication lines. available, LAN
By making full use of the high-speed transmission characteristic of , it is possible to realize high-speed communication between calculations via LAN.

る。Ru.

la、1b−−−ホスト計算機、4a、4b−・・応用
プログラム、5a、5b・・・通信制御機構、6a、5
b・・・プロトコル変換機構、12・・・チャネル、2
0a、20b・・・LAN制御装置、30・・・LAN
 (通信網)。
la, 1b---host computer, 4a, 4b---application program, 5a, 5b---communication control mechanism, 6a, 5
b...Protocol conversion mechanism, 12...Channel, 2
0a, 20b...LAN control device, 30...LAN
(Communication network).

なお、図中同一符号は同−又は相当部分を示す。Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

代理人  大  岩  増  雄(ほか2名)l−よ− 、−ば)Agent Masao Oiwa (and 2 others) l-yo- , -ba)

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)所定の通信網を定められた通信制御手順に従って
制御する制御装置を各計算機にチャネル直結するととも
に、各計算機内に上記制御装置と計算機間の入出力制御
をチャネル制御指令により行なう通信制御機構を備え、
各計算機上で動作する応用プログラムと上記通信制御機
構間でデータを送受することにより計算機間の通信を行
なうようにした計算機間通信方式において、各計算機に
新たな通信網を定められた通信制御手順に従って制御す
る制御装置をチャネル直結するとともに、通信制御機構
にチャネル制御指令を第1制御指令として当該第1制御
指令に新たな通信網の通信制御手順を指示する第2制御
指令を含ませる第2制御指令方式で通信制御手順を変換
するプロトコル変換機構を設け、第1制御指令でチャネ
ルを、第2制御指令で新たな通信網を制御するようにし
たことを特徴とする計算機間通信方式。
(1) A control device that controls a predetermined communication network according to a predetermined communication control procedure is directly connected to each computer via a channel, and communication control is performed within each computer to control input and output between the control device and the computer using channel control commands. Equipped with a mechanism,
In an inter-computer communication system that communicates between computers by sending and receiving data between an application program running on each computer and the above-mentioned communication control mechanism, a communication control procedure that defines a new communication network for each computer. A second control device that directly connects a control device to be controlled according to a channel, and causes a communication control mechanism to include a channel control command as a first control command and a second control command that instructs a communication control procedure of a new communication network in the first control command. 1. An intercomputer communication system, characterized in that a protocol conversion mechanism is provided for converting a communication control procedure using a control command method, and a first control command controls a channel, and a second control command controls a new communication network.
(2)新たな通信網としてLANを用い、当該LANを
制御するLAN制御装置を計算機にチャネル直結し、第
1制御指令としてのチャネル制御指令でチャネルを制御
し、第2制御指令としてのLAN制御指令でLANを制
御するようにしたことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1
項記載の計算機間通信方式。
(2) Use a LAN as a new communication network, connect the LAN control device that controls the LAN directly to the computer, control the channel with a channel control command as the first control command, and perform LAN control as the second control command. Claim 1 characterized in that the LAN is controlled by commands.
Inter-computer communication method described in section.
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