IBM Connect:Direct FASP scenarios

The use of FASP protocol by IBM® Sterling Secure Proxy depends on the presence of a High-Speed Add-on (HSAO) license and the FASP setting used on the sending and receiving Connect:Direct® nodes.

Connect:Direct nodes without Secure Proxy

The following table shows when IBM Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used between two Connect:Direct nodes with no Secure Proxy involved, based on the type of license.

PNODE FASP= Protocol SNODE FASP=
N TCP N
N TCP Y
N TCP SSP
Y TCP N
Y CD: FASP Y
Y TCP SSP
SSP TCP N
SSP TCP Y
SSP TCP SSP

Connect:Direct nodes with a single instance of Secure Proxy

The following table shows when Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used when the twoConnect:Direct nodes are using a single instance of Secure Proxy, based on the type of license.

PNODE FASP= Protocol SSP Protocol SNODE FASP=
N TCP SSP TCP N
N TCP SSP TCP Y
N TCP SSP TCP SSP
Y TCP SSP TCP N
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
Y C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP
SSP TCP SSP TCP N
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP Y
SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP

Connect:Direct nodes with two instances of Secure Proxy

The following table shows when Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used when the two Connect:Direct nodes are using two instances of Secure Proxy, based on the type of license.

PNODE FASP= Protocol SSP Protocol SSP Protocol SNODE FASP=
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP N
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP Y
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP
Y TCP TCP TCP SSP TCP N
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP
SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP N
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP