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bus and tag channel

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bus and tag channel
A common name for the parallel channel between IBM mainframes and peripherals. One set of cables carries the data (the bus), and another set is for control information (the tag). IBM's OEM Information publication (OEMI) is another term for this. See parallel channel, ESCON and bus.


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The ESCON technology is replacing the older and slower bus and tag channels, which require large, bulky cables and provide data transfer capacity of up to 4.
The ESCON technology will be used in FastComm's ChanlComm 7790 Communications Controller products, which currently only support the Bus and Tag channels.
The OC/9000 supports dynamic multiprocessor connectivity with five model types to accommodate from one-to-one SCSI to multiple ESCON or Bus and Tag channel connections.
 
 
 
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