Channel Processor - Teradata Director Program

Teradata® Director Program Reference - 17.20

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Lake
VMware
Product
Teradata Director Program
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2023-11-17
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

A Channel Processor (CP) is a pair of devices on the database attached to a mainframe channel and used by TDP to communicate with the database. Many CPs can be used for communication between the database and a TDP.

The devices composing a CP are known to the operating system.

From TDP's perspective, there are two types of CPs, characterized by their communication protocol with TDP:
  • Original Channel Interface Controller (CIC)
  • Newer Channel Communication Unit (CCU)

CPs and Network Processors may both be used simultaneously by the same TDP.