The following topics describe the architecture of Entire Connection:
Entire Connection consists of the following applications:
Configuration Manager
Terminal
Host Printer Manager
Format Converter
The following figure illustrates the logical components of Entire Connection:
Provides the interfaces to Windows applications, as well as a wide range of PC packages, thus integrating Entire Connection fully into your workstation environment.
Provides the unattended workstation support, allowing you to schedule tasks to be processed without user interaction.
Allows you to address Entire Connection functions from application programs, thus allowing integrated cooperative processing between the PC and your multi-host environment.
Provides command and procedure processing.
Allows the exchange of data between the PC and connected host applications written in Natural in upload and download operations.
The center piece of Entire Connection is the terminal emulation which connects the PC to the host system.
The administrator defines the system preferences and manages users, user groups, tables and printer sessions. All other users can define individual settings for a session.
This topic outlines the supported host environments and related communication software.
Adapting Entire Connection to the configuration at your site is simple. Easy-to-follow dialogs prompt you to select predefined settings to set up your host connections, thus allowing quick and easy integration into your computer network.
The following table summarizes the session types available with Entire Connection:
| This session type | provides this type of connection |
|---|---|
| BS2000 TCP/IP | Multi-session |
| HLLAPI | Single-session |
| Serial interface | Multi-session, multi-host (one session per serial interface with VTxxx) |
| Telnet (TN3270 and VTxxx) | Multi-session, multi-host (via TCP/IP, TN3270 and VTxxx using WinSock 2), printer session |
The following table summarizes supported host systems and related session types:
| Host system | Session type |
|---|---|
| IBM mainframes | All types, except BS2000 TCP/IP and VTxxx |
| IBM AS 400 | HLLAPI, TN3270 |
| Siemens BS2000 | BS2000 TCP/IP |
| UNIX/VMS | Telnet VTxxx, Serial VTxxx |