2 Understanding How Oracle TMA TCP for IMS Works

The following information helps you understand how Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for TCP (IMS) (hereafter referenced as TMA TCP for IMS) works:

As shown in the following figure, the TMA TCP for IMS gateway serves as the interface between IMS and remote Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter gateways via TCP/IP.

Figure 2-1 IMS Processing

The chapter contains the following topics:

• Inbound Processing
  
• Outbound Processing
  
• How Oracle TMA TCP for IMS Is Initialized
  
• Processing IMS Server Requests
  
• Processing IMS Client Requests
  
• How Oracle TMA TCP for IMS Shuts Down