Fujitsu VME Windows Server Connectivity

Our IMPART Gateway server software for Microsoft Windows provides access to VME mainframes and UNIX servers to allow construction of a client-server model for access to UNIX and Fujitsu IPA systems. PCs handle the presentation aspects of the interworking, leaving the IMPART Gateway to multiplex and manage their connections.

Microsoft Windows PCs running Fujitsu IPA emulators are able to use NetBIOS or RFC 1006 over their existing communications stacks (NetBEUI, IPX or TCP/IP) to access the IMPART Gateway. It runs as a service on Microsoft Windows and provides support for OSI Transport protocols and TCP/IP. It also provides PCs with access to applications running on Fujitsu hosts (e.g. VME mainframes or OfficePower servers), as well as access to applications running on other UNIX servers.

Used with IMPART for Windows, it conceals the complexity of communications by centralising the set-up, configuration and management of a network of PCs to provide increased security as shown below.

IMPART Gateway

Key Benefits

Single Point of Connection
Runs on a Windows system to act as a single point of connection for the network of PCs accessing a Fujitsu IPA host or UNIX system. This minimises the effort required to configure and maintain each networked PC.
Single Point of Contact
The VME host sees a single point of contact to the network of PCs as the IMPART Gateway shields the VME host from configuration changes within the network of PCs. This can significantly reduce catalogue maintenance on the VME host.
Conserves PC Memory and Processing Power
The PCs connect to the IMPART Gateway running on the Windows system over a simple NetBIOS or RFC 1006 connection, using their existing communications stack. Memory and processing power is conserved at the PC as no additional communications stack is required to connect it to the IMPART Gateway.
Multi-function Microsoft Windows Server
In addition to running the gateway, the Microsoft Windows server can act as a file and print server for the network of PCs and is also able to run a range of off-the-shelf and bespoke applications.

Key Features

IMPART Gateway acts as a gateway for interactions between the client applications on the PC and the host applications on the Fujitsu IPA systems (e.g. VME or OfficePower) or UNIX systems. The client applications communicate with the IMPART Gateway over the PC communications stacks (NetBEUI, TCP/IP or IPX). The host applications communicate with the IMPART Gateway over OSLAN or TCP/IP. Extensive diagnostic and tracing facilities are available. The IMPART Gateway runs as a Microsoft Windows service and can be monitored using the Microsoft Windows performance monitor.
IMPART Central Addressing Facility (ICAD) - ICAD is a GUI tool which simplifies the administration of IMPART addressing files. The information that defines an IMPART network is input via a wizard-style interface and ICAD then generates all the addressing files for the IMPART clients and IMPART gateway. ICAD will handle multiple networks, protocols and gateways.
Direct Print (DP), Application Data Interchange (ADI) & File Transfer Facility (FTF) These facilities are available on the Microsoft Windows server as well as the client.
Third Party Client Software. Some third-party client software can be supported (instead of the IMPART for Windows client software) by the use of the appropriate IMPART drivers, re-directors or DLLs. Further details can be supplied on request.
OSLAN supports Transport Class 4, including the ISO Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP), in both the inactive subset variant and the full protocol (ISO8473). This includes the ES-IS routing protocol (ISO9452) and supports configurable LSAPs. It also supports the VME facility of transport switching, as required by multi-node systems.
RFC 1006 - A thin layer of protocol that carries OSI transport over TCP/IP networks.
Remote Access Service (RAS) - RAS clients can use dial-up networking to connect to the IMPART Gateway, which doesn't have to be on the same machine as the RAS server.

Further information

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