Patent ID: 6965911
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An input/output platform (IOP) access module installed in a host system for providing input/output device access between the host system and another system, via a data network, said IOP access module comprising: a Local Transport arranged to provide an interface to an input/output platform (IOP) supporting an array of input/output devices; a Remote Transport arranged to provide an interface to said another system, via said data network; and a Connection Manager arranged to establish connection services and to create a direct call path between the Local Transport and the Remote Transport so as to provide access to input/output devices, wherein the Connection Manager inquires the Local Transport to determine the number of input/output platforms (IOPs), builds an IOP descriptor structure for each input/output platform (IOP) which includes an exported table of function call pointers and the context required by the Local Transport to communicate with the input/output platform (IOP).