### Phase 3: Multi-Channel Support
**Priority: MEDIUM** | **Estimated Effort: 5-6 weeks**

Multi-channel enables using multiple network connections for improved performance and reliability.

#### 3.1 Core Multi-Channel Infrastructure
```
Package: jcifs.internal.smb2.multichannel
├── ChannelManager.java           - Manage multiple channels per session
├── ChannelBinding.java           - Channel binding and security

    }

    /**
     * Test consistency across multiple calls
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test consistency across multiple calls")
    public void testConsistencyAcrossMultipleCalls() {
        // Given
        smbComTreeDisconnect = new SmbComTreeDisconnect(config);
        byte[] buffer = new byte[100];

        // When & Then - multiple calls should return the same result

            // Test multiple flags
            int combinedFlags = Smb2TreeConnectResponse.SMB2_SHAREFLAG_DFS | Smb2TreeConnectResponse.SMB2_SHAREFLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA;
            setPrivateField(response, "shareFlags", combinedFlags);
            assertEquals(combinedFlags, response.getShareFlags(), "Should handle multiple flags");
        }

        @Test

        assertNull(responseData.getUrl());
        assertEquals(0, responseData.getHttpStatusCode());
    }

    public void test_processMultipleTimes() {
        // Test calling process multiple times
        NullResponseProcessor processor = new NullResponseProcessor();
        ResponseData responseData1 = new ResponseData();
        responseData1.setUrl("https://example.com/page1");

     */
    public void decrypt(final byte[] cipherText, final byte[] clearText) {

        decrypt(cipherText, 0, clearText, 0);
    }

    /**
     * encrypts an array where the length must be a multiple of 8
     */
    /**
     * Encrypts an 8-byte block using DES
     * @param clearText the 8-byte plaintext block
     * @return the 8-byte ciphertext block
     */

   * the factory that created it.
   *
   * <p>Note, however, that although multiple locks can be created for a given Enum value, whether
   * it be through separate factory instances or through multiple calls to the same factory,
   * attempting to acquire multiple locks with the same Enum value (within the same thread) will

                    long multiplier = 1L << safeShift;
                    // Check for potential overflow before multiplication
                    long delay = (retryDelayMs > Long.MAX_VALUE / multiplier) ? MAX_RETRY_DELAY
                            : Math.min(MAX_RETRY_DELAY, retryDelayMs * multiplier);
                    Thread.sleep(delay);
                }

            Smb2Lock[] emptyLocks = new Smb2Lock[0];
            assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new Smb2LockRequest(mockConfig, testFileId, emptyLocks));
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should accept multiple locks")
        void testConstructorWithMultipleLocks() {
            Smb2Lock[] multipleLocks = new Smb2Lock[] { new Smb2Lock(0L, 100L, Smb2Lock.SMB2_LOCKFLAG_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK),

            assertNull(response.getExpiration());
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should handle multiple configurations")
        void testMultipleConfigurations() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
            // Given - create multiple configurations
            Configuration config1 = mock(Configuration.class);
            Configuration config2 = mock(Configuration.class);

        assertFalse(Arrays.equals(retrieved1, retrieved2), "Keys should be different");
    }

    @Test
    public void testClearAllKeys() {
        // Store multiple keys
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            byte[] key = new byte[16];
            new SecureRandom().nextBytes(key);
            keyManager.storeSessionKey("session-" + i, key, "AES");
        }