User guide

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Freeway User Guide
1.2 Freeway Concepts
The following concepts support the Freeway features described in Section1.1.
1.2.1 Freeway Services
Freeway can be configured to offer a number of services to clients residing on the LAN.
These services are shared among applications designed to operate in the client/server
model of today’s distributed computing environment.
Freeway offers Protogate’s real-time data communication protocols. These services
allow clients to connect to primary and consolidated financial feeds, military satellite
communications, process control monitoring, telecommunications network monitor-
ing, and similar applications.
1.2.2 User Customization
If one of the standard services offered by Freeway does not meet the requirements of
your application, you can develop and integrate customized services into Freeway using
Protogate’s software development kits. The Protocol Software Toolkit Programmer Guide
explains how to develop real-time protocols that run on an ICP residing within
Freeway. The Freeway Server-Resident Application and Server Toolkit Programmer Guide
explains how to develop server-resident applications.
1.2.3 Server Management
Server Management is supported through an interactive menu interface that can be
accessed either through a local console serial port, or via remote login using telnet or
rlogin facilities. Functions such as physical and service configuration, monitoring of
server operation, system shutdown, and system startup are described in Chapter4.
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