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CAICCI on PCs

On the PC, CAICCI can use one of the following configurations:

Client‑Server

Is suitable for PC-to-mainframe client‑server applications and requires few resources on the PC. The PC communicates with a mainframe CAICCI server using TCP/IP or SSL.

Peer-to-Peer

Provides full CAICCI functionality, which enables the PC to act as a peer. The PC communicates directly with other platforms and can operate without a mainframe CAICCI server, but requires more resources on the PC. Full function CAICCI on a PC always uses TCP/IP as the communications protocol.