5.2.2 Normal Operation
If initialization is successful, normal operation begins, during which the following activities occur:
- Requests for new inbound sessions, initiated by remote systems, are accepted.
- New outbound sessions are requested and established with remote systems as required.
- The TMA TCP for IMS product monitors the TCP/IP network for requests and responses from remote systems.
- Inbound requests are received from remote systems through the TCP/IP network and are relayed to the appropriate IMS server transactions.
- IMS is polled for requests and responses from IMS client and server transactions.
- Outbound requests issued by IMS client transactions are relayed to the appropriate remote systems through the TCP/IP network.
- The TMA TCP for IMS product monitors requests-in-progress to ensure that a response (if required) is received within a specified period of time.
- Operator commands (entered through a reply to the outstanding
command
WTOR) are processed.