1.2 Functions

The following figure presents an example of file transmission using JP1/FTP.

Figure 1‒1: Example of file transmission (transmitting files between the Chicago branch and the New York headquarters)

Use of JP1/FTP to send and receive files between hosts is called transmission. The end that sends a file is called the client, while the end that receives the file is called the server. A host functions as both client and server.

JP1/FTP provides the following three functions:

• File transmission function

• Operations-Manager function

• JP1 program linkage function

The following subsections describe these functions.

Organization of this section

• 1.2.1 File transmission function

• 1.2.2 Operations-Manager function

• 1.2.3 JP1 program linkage function

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