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Architecture
The ESP-Link™/FTS can be used to meet any business requirement in the financial services industry where a transaction originating at a terminal must be sent to an authorization center and an answer returned to the terminal operator. Software from the Communications Building Block is used to support connectivity between terminals and the system. Communications can be performed using most popular protocols such as X.25, NCR ISO, TC500, SNA LU 6.2, TCP/IP and many others.
The message level interface between terminals and the ESP-Link™/FTS system is managed by terminal drivers from the Terminal building block collection of software. ESP-Link™/FTS systems utilize financial terminal drivers for ATMs, POS devices, statement printers, personal computers, credit authorization terminals, and other self-service and card-activated devices including those that are EMV-compliant.
ESP-Link™/FTS terminal interfaces are also responsible for transforming terminal specific message formats into ESP-Link™ standard message formats and passing these messages to the ESP-Link™ Transaction Management Engine (TME).
All ESP/FTS systems use the software and services provided by from the TME to move data between network endpoints efficiently, securely and error-free. The TME examines messages and routes to their proper destination. Other TME functions and services include: transaction logging, transaction timing, message security, authorization, system status monitor updates, system log maintenance, supplementary authorization routines, and interfaces to host security modules.
ESP-Link™/FTS -Transaction Management Solution
ESP-Link™ provides the infrastructure or “glue” to ensure that transactions move swiftly, securely and reliably. These functions are collectively known as a switch or retail transaction delivery management system
With ESP-Link™/FTS offers the following transaction management functions
Acquire transactions from any customer point of interaction
PIN block translation, PIN validation, PIN change
EMV-compliant message processing
Offer all common retail delivery transactions
Transaction switching, ISO 8583 message management
Transaction logging
Bill payment processing
Network monitoring
End-of-day settlement and processing
Report generation
Stand-in immediate processing
ESP-Link™/FTS supports three different relational databases: Informix, Oracle and DB2.
Switch Operations Workstation
ESP-Link™/FTS system maintains all the data required to run the monitors and commands that are used by operators to run the system. ESP-Link™/FTS is provided with an Operations Workstation can be used by individuals with sufficient security clearance profiles to perform the tasks generally performed by network operators such as:
Monitor hosts and external networks
Monitor and manage persistently connected devices (ATM, HSM, etc.)
Manage links to external hosts and networks
Monitor the system log
Generate reports and perform routine maintenance (reports, backup)
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