Multichannel connections in file system sessions

A computer system for providing multichannel connections in file system sessions, the system comprising:

• a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions embodied within the following components:
• a session initiation component that receives requests to initiate a Server Message Block (SMB) session between a client and a server for sharing one or more resources;
• and
• a channel selection component that selects a first connection transport to initiate a first connection bond to the SMB session between the client and the server, wherein the channel selection component is further configured to select at least one additional transport that is discovered by a channel discovery component using the first connection, wherein the at least one additional transport is used to initiate a second connection between the client and the server using a binding flag that indicates the second connection is attached to the SMB session, and wherein the at least one additional transport is selected based, at least in part, on one or more characteristics associated with the server.

A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions for adding a connection to a previously established session that includes a first connection between a client and a server, wherein the instructions, upon execution, cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• detecting a condition for establishing an additional connection, different from the first connection, in the previously established Server Message Block (SMB) session, wherein the condition is associated with the first connection, and wherein the first connection is bound to the previously established SMB session;
• determining, using the first connection, at least one additional available transport;
• selecting an additional transport from the at least one additional available transport;
• and
• initiating the additional connection between the client and the server via the additional transport, wherein initiating the additional connection comprises sending a request to initiate the additional connection, the request comprising a binding flag that indicates that the additional connection is attached to the previously established SMB session.