User`s manual

THE IBM 5250 ENVIRONMENT
AXIS AX-3 Cobra+ Technical Reference 8
SECTION 1
THE IBM 5250 ENVIRONMENT
The following information applies when attaching the protocol converter to a 5250
Twinax host (System/36, System/38, or AS/400). For further details, refer to the IBM
documentation listed in Appendix E.
The protocol converter appears to the 5250 host as an original IBM Twinax printer.
Communications Methods
The 5250 host communicates with the protocol converter through either a local or
remote controller as illustrated below.
A 5250 Workstation Controller built into the 5250 host is used for local attachment.
Devices attached to a remote control unit behave as if they were attached directly to the
host.
Local and remote attachment of devices to a 5250 host:
AX-3 Cobra+
and other
Twinax devices
5x94 Remote
Control Unit
Termination
Remote connection
Termination
S/36, S/38, or AS/400