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SUMMARY:All Aboard the Network Express! Subway Edition
DESCRIPTION:Grant Mericle and Karthik Sundaresan (IBM)\n\nThe IBM z17 has 
 undergone a transformation with an entirely new System I/O hardware and ar
 chitecture model for both storage and networking.  The new system design m
 oves I/O operations closer to the system processor and memory.  This prese
 ntation will focus on the networking I/O transformation by introducing you
  to the new IBM z17 Network Express feature and a new architecture called 
 Enhanced QDIO (EQDIO).  \n\nThe Network Express feature combines the funct
 ionality of both the OSA-Express and RoCE Express features into a single f
 eature.   Each Network Express port supports both IP and RDMA protocols, w
 hich allows it to function as both a standard NIC for Ethernet and as an R
 DMA capable NIC (RNIC) for RoCE protocols.  Converging both protocols to a
  single adapter reduces Z customers’ cost for physical networking resource
 s.  With this change, IBM Z customers can now exploit Shared Memory Commun
 ications technology without incurring additional hardware costs.  \n\nIn t
 his session, the speakers will focus on how z/OS Communications Server has
  been updated to support the Network Express feature using a new Enhanced 
 QDIO Ethernet (EQENET) interface statement to configure OSA connectivity. 
  EQDIO provides a variety of simplifications, such as no longer requiring 
 VTAM user defined TRLEs, uses smarter defaults and removes outdated parame
 ters.  In addition, the operational aspects of managing and monitoring the
  new OSA and RoCE interfaces will be covered.  Come join us, step aboard a
 nd learn how z/OS Communications Server is bringing you the future in netw
 ork communications with the IBM z17 Network Express feature.\n\nTrack: Com
 munications Server\n\nFocus Area: Core Platform\n\nSession Type: Technical
  Updates Session\n\nAudience Level: Intermediate\n\nSession Chairs: Tom Co
 senza (ipmorgan), Edward Seidl (IBM), and Christopher Nyamful (IBM)\n\n
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