2.1.7 Relevant Standards

The system uses the standards that are listed in the following table for interoperability with external systems.

Protocol name

Specification reference

System use description

Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP)

[RFC2371]

Allows transaction propagation between the system and TIP transaction managers.

SNA LU Type 6.2 Protocol (LU 6.2)

[IBM-LU62Guide]

Allows resources with LU Type 6.2 implementation to participate in transactions.

Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AtomicTransaction)

[WSAT10], [WSAT11]

Allows distributed transaction processing and transaction propagation with systems implementing WS-AtomicTransaction.

Distributed Transaction Processing: The XA Specification (XA)

[XOPEN-DTP]

Allows distributed transaction processing and transaction propagation with systems implementing XA.