AIX: IBM Java: java.net.SocketException: Connection timed out:could be due to invalid address

java.net.SocketException: Socket closed
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.a(DashoA6275(Compiled Code))
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.AppOutputStream.write(DashoA6275(Compiled Code))
at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flushBuffer(BufferedOutputStream.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flush(BufferedOutputStream.java(Compiled Code))
at java.io.FilterOutputStream.flush(FilterOutputStream.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.EntityEnclosingMethod.writeRequestBody(EntityEnclosingMethod.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.writeRequest(HttpMethodBase.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.execute(HttpMethodBase.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java(Compiled Code))
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
at com.eximtechnologies.httptransport.client.ClientTransport.receiveMessages(ClientTransport.java(Compiled Code))
at com.eximtechnologies.httptransport.client.ClientTransport.receiveMessages(ClientTransport.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
at com.eximtechnologies.ecserver.connection.XMSHTTPConnection.checkForNewMessages(XMSHTTPConnection.java(Compiled Code))
at com.eximtechnologies.ecserver.connection.XMSHTTPConnection.timeoutExpired(XMSHTTPConnection.java(Compiled Code))
at com.eximtechnologies.xmd.timer.TimerEvent$1.run(TimerEvent.java(Compiled Code))

java.net.SocketException: Connection timed out:could be due to invalid address
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:336)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:201)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:188)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:478)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:428)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:335)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:210)
at javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket.<init>(Unknown Source)

<bean id="httpClient" class="org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.CommonsHttpInvokerRequestExecutor">
    <property name="httpClient">
    	<bean class="org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient">
    		<property name="connectionTimeout"><value>1000</value></property>
    		<property name="timeout"><value>3000</value></property>
    	</bean>
    </property>
</bean>

<bean id="httpClient" class="org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.CommonsHttpInvokerRequestExecutor">
    <property name="httpClient">
    	<bean class="org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient">
    		<property name="connectionTimeout"><value>1000</value></property>
    		<property name="timeout"><value>3000</value></property>
    		<property name="httpConnectionManager">
    		  <bean class="org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager" destroy-method="shutdown">
    			<property name="params">
    			  <bean class="org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpConnectionManagerParams">
    				<property name="defaultMaxConnectionsPerHost" value="20" />
    			  </bean>
    			</property>
    		  </bean>
    		</property>
    	</bean>
    </property>
</bean>