Introduction to Networking for NonStop S-Series Servers

Device-Specific Connections
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Device-Connection Application Example
Device-Connection Application Example
Figure 6-4 on page 6-18 is an example of how an automobile manufacturer might use
a network of NonStop S-series servers for three related applications. One application
schedules production, monitors the assembly process, and issues component supply
instructions; it communicates with a central site to receive production requirements and
report actual output. The second application manages the parts inventory, tracking
components through receipt, quality control, and ultimate use; it communicates with an
accounting program to ensure that the company pays only for accepted parts. The
second application also maintains an inventory of stock locations and issues choose
orders to satisfy component supply instructions. The third application is a messaging
system for transferring documents among the sites and between the company and its
suppliers.
The three applications require connection between the NonStop S-series servers at the
three assembly plants and between those systems and many other kinds of devices
and networks including:
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Asynchronous terminals, printers, bar code readers, light panels, and robots
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IBM 3270 devices and IBM 3770 and 3780 remote job entry (RJE) terminals
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Ethernet LANs
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X.25 PSDNs
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Various gateway devices
In addition to supporting all the required connections, the NonStop S-series servers
offer the reliability and expandability critical to this large and growing manufacturing
operation.