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X.25 HostNAS (HNAS)

Applications and Products Supported Overview

The X.25 Host Network Access (HNAS) product replaces the NPSI product and does not require the use of IBM communication controller.  With HNAS, the X.25 traffic received from the network by a router is transported to the host over any IP network.  Then, HNAS transfers this traffic to VTAM as if it were coming from NPSI.  So, the applications on top of VTAM that were running with NPSI over a SNA network can run with HNAS over an IP network with no modification.

Following is a list of the applications that have been successfully tested with HNAS:

• ARBITER (PAD) from TANGRAM.
   
• Artemis and Multitran with the Integrated PAD (IPAD) function.
   
• btx Online Banking System (GATE, the CTCP was written by IBM while the
  applications were added individually by the various banking groups).
   
• CECA (SICA, SIAMI and TAF) applications from the Spanish Savings Bank
  Federation.  (Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro)  This enterprise
  developed the following 3 ISARX25 3745 "NPSI like" applications::
    
      SICA:   Money transfer between entities (banks).
      SIAMI: Operations in stock exchange market.
      TAF:     Automatic File transmission (receipts, etc).
   
• CICS, IMS and TSO (PAD and PCNE) from IBM.
   
• CICS (GATE FC) from IBM.
   
• CICS (SNA QLLC) with PU Type 2.0 for IBM 3174,  IBM 4700 or IBM
  PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS/3270.
   
• Connect Express (GATE and PCNE) alias TOM from STERLING COMMERCE.
   
• Connex supporting POS (GATEFC) and ATM transactions from eFunds.
   
• CSFI and CSFI/VCP IBM with the GATE function from IBM.
   
• Datafono ISARX25 support.
   
• EDITRAN CICS (GATE) function from INDRA.
   
• EDITRAN IMS (GATE) function from INDRA - see following ISARX25 entry.
   
• IMS, CICS and TSO (PAD and PCNE) from IBM.
   
• IMS (PCNE) and CICS (GATE FC) from IBM.
   
• ISARX25 3745 NPSI replacement product in Spain can be replaced using HNAS
  in EDITRAN IMS (GATE) and CICS (GATE) environments. Depending on the
  options used, HNAS may be able to support ISARX25 LLC0, LLC3, LLC4 and
  LLC5 devices.
  
  "If you want to migrate from ISARX25 to HNAS and your application is EDITRAN
  under IMS, and you are using ZCODTRA macro in ISARX25, then an IMS exit
  routine must be installed in IMS to replace the ZCODTRA function.  This exit routine
  can be provided by INDRA.  This routine has to be assembled and link-edited in your
  environment. Then, IMS MUST be generated to take into account this exit routine. 
  The purpose of this exit routine is to add a transaction code in front of the incoming
  data from the X.25 network: this function is done by ISARX25. This exit routine is
  the same as the one which is used when NPSI is running in the 3745 instead of
  ISARX25".
   
• Multitran and Artemis with the Integrated PAD (IPAD) function.
   
• ONGUM (PCNE) file transfer function.
   
• OSI/FTAM (GATE) from IBM.
   
• Pelican (now Interpel)
   
• RVS File Transfer System (GATE) from VW - GEDAS.
   
• SABRE into IMS (PCNE) from SABRE INC.
   
• SIMVTAM (SIM3270/SIMPC) from Simware.
   
• STX (Unicenter CA-STX ) CICS Callout (PAD) Support.
  (requires HNAS Space and Even parity translate tables) 
   
• SWIFT FIN into IMS (PCNE) from SWIFT and KEYSTONE SYSTEMS.
   
• TDS-ES and TDSLink agents for S/390 monitoring from Telecoms Data Systems.
   
• VIRTEL (GATE) from SYSPERTEC.
   
• XFB.Monitor (CFT et Inter.Pel) from Axway a Sopra Group Company
  (GATE, PCNE and PAD)

      Please refer to 'Applications and Products Supported' and 'Application and Vendor
      Product Notes' in Chapter1 of the HNAS Guide and Reference manual for additional
      information.

The HNAS product runs in the host between VTAM and the IBM TCP/IP stack.  HNAS has been developed by the COMM-PRO company.  The majority of HNAS GATE applications were initially tested and distributed in FRANCE by the OVERLAP company.  In France, the level 1 support is made by IBM and the level 2 support by Overlap.  You can find Overlap's online presentation at site HNAS.

Please e-mail us at support@comm-pro.com should you require additional information regarding our Host NAS Application Support.

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Last Update - April 6, 2009