An overview of Internet, HTTP, TCP/IP and CICS® Web support concepts, and information
about the structure and behavior of CICS Web support.
Connecting CICS to the Web
CICS can
interface with the Web as a server, receiving requests from Web clients; or
as a client, making requests to a server.
Internet, HTTP and TCP/IP concepts
This section explains key elements of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
CICS Web support concepts and structure
CICS Web
support is a collection of CICS services that enable a CICS region to act both as an HTTP server,
and as an HTTP client.