10.1. Communication methods under z/VM
One advantage of consolidating servers on the mainframe is the elimination of physical network interconnections between virtual servers. Replacing the physical cabling with memory buses inside the machine also improves the data rate and lowers the latency. In zSeries servers, a high-speed interconnection for TCP/IP communication (HiperSockets) enables TCP/IP traffic to flow directly between partitions. HiperSockets exploit the “network in a box” concept that transmits LAN-type data at near memory speeds.
The z/VM computing model, with multiple operating systems each running applications as separate guests, yet with a need to communicate among themselves, naturally led to thinking of a mainframe system as ...
Get Linux® on the Mainframe now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
