IBM BC-203 manual Cisco Transaction Connection, Virtual Data-Link Control, BC-242

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Connection to Channel Interface Processor and Channel Port Adapter

Overview of IBM Networking

Cisco Transaction Connection

Connection to Channel Interface Processor and Channel Port Adapter

Virtual Token Ring and SRB can be used to connect SNASw to the Channel Interface Processor (CIP) or Channel Port Adapter (CPA) in routers that support those interfaces.

Virtual Data-Link Control

SNASw uses Virtual Data-Link Control (VDLC) to connect to DLSw+ transport and local switching technologies. VDLC is used for a number of connectivity options, including the following two:

Transport over DLSw+ Supported Media

DLC Switching Support for Access to SDLC and QLLC

Transport over DLSw+ Supported Media

Using VDLC, SNASw gains full access to the DLSw+ transport facilities, including DLSw+ transport over IP networks, DLSw+ transport over direct interfaces, and DLSw+ support of direct Frame Relay encapsulation (without using IP).

DLC Switching Support for Access to SDLC and QLLC

Through VDLC, SNASw gains access to devices connecting through SDLC and QLLC. This access allows devices connecting through SDLC and QLLC access to SNASw.

Native IP Data-Link Control (HPR/IP)

SNASw support for the EE function provides direct HPR over UDP connectivity. This support is configured for any interface that has a configured IP address. HPR/IP uses the interface IP address as the source address for IP traffic originating from this node.

Cisco Transaction Connection

This section contains the following topics:

CTRC and CICS, page 243

CTRC and DB2, page 244

Benefits of CTRC, page 245

The CTRC software feature provides the following functionality:

CTRC allows Cisco routers to use the intersystem communication (ISC) protocol to provide a gateway between Customer Information Control System (CICS) clients (also known as common clients) running under Windows or UNIX on TCP/IP networks and CICS online transaction monitoring systems on IBM hosts.

CTRC supports two interfaces to common clients: the Extended Call Interface (ECI), which lets non-CICS client programs call CICS transactions, and the Extended Presentation Interface (EPI), which lets distributed applications call CICS transactions that were originally accessed via 3270 terminals.

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IBM BC-203 manual Cisco Transaction Connection, Virtual Data-Link Control, Native IP Data-Link Control HPR/IP, BC-242