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    SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) support for zTPF

    our member endpoint platforms and CISCO equipment in the network currently support SCTP. They feel this protocol would make the network more resilient to carrier issues to endpoint connections. They are currently performing a POC with SCTP connect...
    almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

    (TPFUG/Visa) New user exit to avoid SNAP CPSI ECB generation

    SNAPC processing CXFRC's a new ECB to CPSI even if the SNAP is being suppressed (ZASER S NODUPL or ZIDOT SUPPRESS etc). A check is done to ensure at least 6% ECBs/frames are available so this processing should not cause an outage, but it can resul...
    over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

    ZMOWN should track core usage and track high water marks

    1Mb frame usage and 4K frame usage is not included in ZMOWN statistics. This means that ZMOWN is unable to provide a breakdown of use these critical system resources by owner name. This information would provide critical insight in trouble shootin...
    about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

    CPSE program check manual dump

    In order to get more information on a CPSE program check the customer is requesting that as part of this process the code branch tothe manual dump routine an attempt to take the dump.
    about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

    Reduce CPU overhead from format-2 global keypointing

    The ZMOWN performance collector shows 92% of CPU cycles on an idle VPARs are consumed by CGL9 to perform format-2 global keypointing every second.The source of this overhead is an EVNTC/POSTC/DLAYC loop used by the parent CGL9 ECB to wait for its ...
    about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

    Eliminate unnecessary resource usage by CDC on VPARs test systems

    TPF Control Program creates an ECB every second to check the Continuous Data Collection status in the ICDCCNTL global record.Even if CDC is disabled the global record is updated with a timestamp so must be keypointed every second, also the localti...
    about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

    Enhance ZSOCK INACT to close sockets in Input List Shutdown

    Enhance ZSOCK INACT to close sockets in Input List Shutdown to free up socket related resources quickly and provide a faster way to get out of ILS. Currently ZSOCK INACT has resource checks that stop closing of sockets in a quick manner.We suggest...
    over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

    Access Traditional TPF Databases with MongoDB API

    Enhancement to z/TPF MongoDB API to accept and process mongo functions against non-TPFDF databases by utilizing the tdbi collection descriptor.
    over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

    snapc and wtopc baseless

    Customer is asking that both the snapc and wtopc macro be made baseless to support application that are being written with baseless in mind. Here's an example of an application error.00001364 28768+ DS 0H Align @411.074 01-SNAPC00001364 AF02 0000 ...
    over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

    ZSVTT entry will not validate spares for fixed records

    We can only validate fixed records and pool records but NOT spare records. Sabre doesn't use the alternate FCTB loader so I'm concerned that we have to IPL the system (downtime if it's a single processor) to load a second FCTB just to validate the...
    over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

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