Fujitsu VME Unix Connectivity

Our IMPART for UNIX allows users to extend and enhance the characteristics of existing systems by providing a comprehensive range of communications and integrated facilities.

IMPART for UNIX emulates Fujitsu’s IPA communications for RSA video terminals, File Transfer Facility and Direct Print. These are accessed using the convenient IMPART menu system, which also accesses the configuration, security and address details.

Remote Video Console (RVC) allows UNIX systems and attached terminals to access remote Fujitsu systems, which support RVC over ISO Transport e.g. Fujitsu’s DRS300. Application Data Interchange and the Distributed Application Facility provide communication facilities for user-written applications. IMPART for UNIX uses ISO Transport protocol over Ethernet including RFC 1006.

Key Benefits

Market Leading
IMPART for UNIX is market leading for providing facilities between UNIX and Fujitsu’s IPA systems.
Development Programme
IMPART for UNIX is continually upgraded to incorporate the latest technologies and Open Standards.

Key Features

Interactive Video (IV) - IV allows users to log-in to remote VME sessions and access the services. It supports the PC’s colour or grey scales. Each session occupies an independent window allowing users to run simultaneous host sessions. An application interface is also provided.
File Transfer Facilities (FTF) - FTF transfers text or binary files between the UNIX server and any Fujitsu remote mainframe, departmental or distributed system supporting Network Independent File Transfer Protocol (NIFTP).
Direct Print (DP) - DP allows files held on a remote VME mainframe to be printed out or transferred to a file on the client.
Direct Print Primary (DPP) - DDP allows local computer users to access print services on remote computers.
Application Data Interchange (ADI) - ADI allows programmes to be written which transfer data to and from similar programmes on other machines. ADI does not have a protocol of its own, however, it provides a simple read/write interface to the transport service. It can be used over any network type supported by the transport and to any type of remote computer provided it supports the correct network protocol.
Two forms of ADI are available for Unix:

C language library - ADI is released as a C library and header file. The functions are written in C and are intended to be accessible from other languages which allow the inclusion of C subroutines.
ADI Java class - This uses a library written using Java Native Interface (JNI) to provide a bridge between Java and C. The methods exposed by this class are generally thin wrappers around calls to the underlying ADI library.

Supports ISO Transport using STREAMS - IMPART for UNIX is an ISO Transport implementation fully conforming to ISO 8072/3 standards, to support Classes 0, 2, 3 and 4. STREAM supports ISO Transport protocol over Local Area Networks (LANs).
Distributed Application Facility (DAF) - DAF allows users to develop UNIX-based applications to interface with Fujitsu's Transaction Processing Management System (TPMS).
Remote Virtual Console - RVC allows UNIX systems and their attached terminals to access remote Fujitsu systems that support RVC over ISO Transport. Remote Virtual Console comprises both Server (RVCS) and Requester (RVCR). RVC also provides support for a subset of the TS29 protocol allowing Fujitsu OSVT terminals to be connected in a similar way.
Transport Relay - The transport Relay transparently routes between an Ethernet LAN and RFC 1006 network.
RFC 1006 - RFC 1006 allows OSI communications over a TCP/IP network.

System Requirements

IBM RS6000/PowerPC running AIX 5 in either 32 or 64-bit mode
SUN sparc workstations running SOLARIS 7 and above in either 32 or 64-bit mode
SUN I86 workstations running Solaris 10 in 64-bit mode.
Data General systems running DG/UX (Intel and Risc)
HP/UX Risc
HP/UX Itanium
IBM compatible PC running Unixware
SCO
Linux

Further information

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