TCP/IP on IBM i

Take advantage of the functions provided by the suite of TCP/IP protocols and many applications that run on IBM i.

IBM i offers robust support for TCP/IP, the protocol of the Internet. With the integrated TCP/IP capabilities of IBM i, users can link to networks throughout the world.

The use of TCP/IP is pervasive in the current marketplace for multivendor interconnected networks. An example of this marketplace dominance is the international collection of networks known as the Internet. TCP/IP ties all of the Internet's individual networks together so that any individual user can reach systems anywhere else in the Internet. TCP/IP allows all nodes in the Internet to communicate as if they were on the same physical network, regardless of their specific hardware or software architecture. In this way, TCP/IP provides interoperability.

TCP/IP is an international set of protocols, standardized by the Internet Architecture Board. The document that provides the standard for a particular protocol or function is called a Request for Comment (RFC). Over 2000 RFCs are available today.