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ICMF Communication Method

The ICMF method is a special communication method that lets CA MIC transport messages and commands through the CA‑L‑Serv product. This communication method is available for use with CA MIC only, and must be used with one of the other communication methods.

You can also use this communication method between systems that cannot use shared DASD, coupling facility structure, XCF, or CTC methods. Using an interface to the CA‑L‑Serv product, ICMF can work between geographically remote systems. CA-L-Serv uses VTAM cross-domain communications to transmit data between registered applications such as CA MIC. The ICMF communication method can be used concurrently with the other CA MIM communication methods.