D T - 6 X X X BiSync to Async ASCII Printer Application U s e r ' s M a n u a l
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04/18/06
Datatek Applications Inc.
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1.3 IP-B2APRT
A
PPLICATION WITH THE
IP-SPOOL A
PPLICATION
The following diagram is another derivative of the one shown in section 1.1. In addition to the IP-
B2APRT application installed in a DT-6XXX, the IP-SPOOL application is installed also. The IP-
SPOOL application allows the sharing of printers. Instead of the BiSync host and TN3270 clients
each having dedicated printers which are probably underutilized and require maintenance, an
RFC 1179 capable printer can be shared.
The BiSync host and TN3270 clients still interface to the IP-B2APRT application in the DT-6XXX.
Now the IP-B2APRT application itself has connections to virtual printers instead of individual,
dedicated ASCII printers. Each virtual printer is an instance of the IP-SPOOL application Other
users in the network, in this case, network elements which normally send ASCII ROP output to
dedicated printers, now instead have connections to other virtual printers, i.e. other instances of
the same IP-SPOOL application. However, all share the same physical RFC1179 compatible
printer whose queue is managed by the IP-SPOOL application. More detail about the IP-SPOOL
application can be found in the DT-6XXX IP-SPOOL Application User’s Manual available on the
Datatek Applications, Inc. WEB site.
BiSync Host
Node
B
H
I
M
U
M
I
DT-6XXX
RFC1179 Printer
TN3270 Clients
IP
Network
with
IP-B2APRT Application
IP-Spool Application
NE
NE
DT-4XXX
Serial ROP
Interfaces.
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