About This Book

TCP is a transport layer protocol that supports many types of higher-level communication protocol. This book describes how to use the InterSystems IRIS® production TCP adapters, which support several simple types of TCP, with inbound and outbound versions of each type.

This book contains the following sections:

• Using the TCP Inbound Adapters

• Using the TCP Outbound Adapters

• Special Topics

• Reference for Settings

For a detailed outline, see the table of contents.

The following books provide related information:

• Developing Productions describes how to create productions in general.

• Best Practices for Creating Productions describes best practices for organizing and developing productions.

• Configuring Productions describes how to configure the settings for productions, business hosts, and adapters. It provides details on settings not discussed in this book.