Sun Microsystems Sun Adapter IP HL 7 - Manual (Page 9)

Note – Throughout this document the term “JMS queue” is used in the generic sense and
actually denotes JMS queues or topics.
TCP/IP HL7 Features
The TCP/IP HL7 Adapter includes the following features:
■ Bidirectional processing, including client or server mode in either direction (to or from Sun
Java CAPS ESB).
■ Handles both HL7 HLLP and MLLP protocols and envelopes.
■ Provides a wide variety of recourse action configurations.
■ Non-blocking I/O.
■ Recovery and retry logic.
■ Debug levels and error logging.
■ Journaling of HL7 messages and associated acknowledgements.
■ HL7 acknowledgement levels.
■ Fully supports the HL7 sequence numbering protocol.
■ Full support for HL7 ACK and NAK generation and validation.
■ Supports delayed ACK in both directions.
TCP/IP HL7 Adapter Components
The TCP/IP HL7 Adapter incorporates three components:
■ The HL7 TCP/IP Resource Adapter that implements the lower layer HL7 protocol over
TCP/IP.
■ Default inbound and outbound Collaborations that implement the HL7 messaging
protocol, sequence numbering, and recourse actions.
■ Generic HL7 Message Libraries that provide the structures necessary to parse and create the
data messages and ACKs used by the protocol.
The TCP/IP HL7 Message Library, also known as an Object Type Definition (OTD) Library,
enables the creation of HL7 interfaces capable of running over TCP/IP, and also utilizes the
common Adapter services available in Java CAPS. The TCP/IP HL7 Adapter works hand in
hand with the Sun Java CAPS HL7 Message Libraries, versions 2.1 through 2.5.1.
The TCP/IP HL7 Adapter properties allow the user to easily configure the operation of the
TCP/IP HL7 Adapter. The Adapter includes a set of properties that are configured in the
Connectivity Map and only apply to that Adapter in the Project. It also includes a set of
properties that are configured in the Environment and apply to all TCP/IP HL7 Adapters in the
Project. These properties are adopted into the Message Library’s functions.
Sun Adapter for TCP/IP HL7 Overview
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