==== Multi-Channel - General ====
++<2->{
<[block]{multiple transport connections in one SMB(3) session}
* '''channel''': transport connection bound to a session
* client decides which connections to bind and to use
* session is valid as long as at least one channel is intact
[block]>
+}
++<3->{
<[block]{two purposes}
# increase throughput:
#* use multiple connections of same type
#* channel failure: replay/retry detection
%%#* session is valid as long as one channel is still intact
[block]>
+}
==== Multi-Channel - General ====
# bind additional TCP (or later RDMA) connection (channel) to established SMB3 session (''session bind'')
# Windows: uses connections of same (and best) quality
# Windows: binds only to a single node
-# replay / retry mechanisms, epoch numbers
+# replay / retry mechanisms, sequence numbers
+
+
+==== ====[plain]
+
+<[center]
+<<<samba-kisses-better-selection.jpg,height=.8\textheight>>>
+[center]>
==== Multi-Channel $\in$ Samba ====