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My Project as Bachelor of Science

In June 2002 I graduated Faculty of Computer Science, Iasi. As candidate to Bachelor of Science I had to develop a project. My project is called Old and New Bind Together - Connecting Unix Serves to Siemens Mainframes.

What is this project about?

The goal of this project is to explore, identify, test and build a viable solution that allows Unix servers (mainly SUN/Solaris and Intel/Linux) to dynamically exchange data with Siemens mainframes (BSD2000/OSD operating system), over Siemens Transdata Networks using CPI-C protocol.

Why this project?

In autumn 2002 (September - December) I followed an International Business Course in Antwerpen, Belgium, on Karel de Grote Hogeschool, as Socrates/Erasmus student. Besides International Business classes, one task was to work on a project in IT field. The project I worked on consisted in:

• learn about IBM SNA networks and CPI-C protocol
• identify and test a CPI-C implementation on Intel/Linux platform

Since I successfully completed these tasks, together with Medior B.V.A.B., a Belgium company involved in developing solutions for Siemens technologies who was the sponsor of this project, we decided to continue to develop the project completed in Belgium as my Bachelor of Science project.

What technologies are used?

The following technologies were explored and used, either as reference, either as part of the project:

• IBM SNA networks
• Siemens Transdata networks
• IBM CPI-C protocol
• TPS/SNA for Linux
• Siemens Transit CPI-C protocol
• Siemens OpenUTM (with UPIC Carrier)
• GNU/Linux development tools
• C and C++ as development languages

Where this project will be used?

On Medior B.V.B.A., this project will be used on:

• Project Hand Held Terminals (currently running at this moment in Belgium and France, later also in Great Britain and possibly China)
• Delivery display: a global overview of incoming and outgoing trucks, dispatch system for loading trucks, assignments of the teams in the port areas, etc.
• Data Warehouse: part of the upload tools for data from the mainframe to the DW; other directions
• Applications that require a graphical interface on the users side, tools for management, etc.

Who was involved in this project?

• Research & development by:
  • Radu Filip, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Faculty of Iasi, Romania
• Supervised & coordinated by:
  • Louis Colman, Operational Manager, Medior B.V.B.A., Belgium
  • Jan Van Camp, Software Development Manager, Medior B.V.B.A., Belgium
  • Sabin Buraga, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Faculty of Iasi, Romania