*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= April 23, 2002
UTS Global, LLC is pleased to announce commercial grade support for the Cisco 7500 Series Router on Linux/390 (Linux on the mainframe). The commercial grade CLAW driver supports both CLAW packing protocol and CLAW protocol. The CLAW (Common Link Access to Workstation) channel protocol is used in TCP/IP environments to transport data between the mainframe and the Cisco Channel Interface Processor (CIP). CLAW packing is a Cisco proprietary enhancement to the CLAW protocol which enables the transport of multiple IP packets in a single channel operation. Substantial TCP/IP throughput improvement has been demonstrated. The UTS Global Enhanced CLAW driver transparently supports both PACKED and TCPIP (normal CLAW) interfaces. The driver first attempts a PACKED connection with the Cisco router, but will automatically attempt connection using the normal (TCPIP) CLAW protocol if the PACKED connection fails. Minor router configuration changes are required to enable the CLAW packing feature once the appropriate changes to the mainframe Linux kernel (CLAW driver) and host configurations are implemented. UTS Global has previously released a Cisco CLAW driver for Linux/390 under the UTS Global Public License. The latter product will continue to be available for non-commercial usage, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the UTS Global Public License. For more information regarding pricing, support and availability of the commercial CLAW packing driver, please contact: Douglas DeMers (408)496-4230 or send email to ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Web address: www.utsglobal.com UTS Global is a trademark of UTS Global, LLC. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= BTW, we are looking for one or two sites with high network traffic (especially small packets) through CIP-connected Cisco 7XXX routers to thoroughly test the throughput improvements of this new driver. Any takers? Please email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you! __ Douglas DeMers (408-496-4230) UTS Global, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
