IMS-to-IMS TCP/IP connection operations

The communication path of an IMS-to-IMS TCP/IP connection passes through multiple IMS components: the IMS control region, the Structured Call Interface (SCI) of the Common Service Layer (CSL), IMS Connect, and either the IMS Multiple Systems Coupling (MSC) component or the IMS Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA) component.

Operational tasks for an IMS-to-IMS TCP/IP connection in one segment of an IMS-to-IMS TCP/IP connection impacts the connection in the other segments. Also, general operational tasks in the IMS system are also likely to impact any IMS-to-IMS TCP/IP connections.