I-Data ReRouter - Manual (Page 7)

Introduction
ida ReRouter
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1. Introduction
This chapter provides a brief introductory description of the
ida ReRouter. Chapter 4 describes the installation and setup in details.
1.1 What is the ida ReRouter?
The ida ReRouter is a transaction program which is able to take Host
print using the LU 6.2 protocol and pass it to a bi-directional TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol on any one of
the supported products stated in section 2.2. “Product Features”.
The configuration in the following illustrates the routing of Host data using
the ida ReRouter. See the explanation to the configuration below the
figure.
HOST
LU 6.2
Communications Manager
Transaction program
ida ReRouter
TCP/IP
Monitoring program :
idaRCtrl
Remote device
Data output:
TCP/IP using PPD/PPR
Network
Fig. 1.1: Printing host data using ida ReRouter
When the host IPDS print (LU 6.2 data) is received by Communications
Manager/2, it is sent via the defined transaction program profile to the ida
ReRouter.