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Introduction to TPF SNA Support
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is an IBM communications system framework. It is an architectural design that:
SNA benefits include:
This publication describes the TPF implementation of SNA,which allows you to interface TPF with SNA networks. Supporting SNA in a TPF system permits TPF application programs to communicate with devices that adhere to SNA standards.
In order to better understand the material covered in this publication, it is recommended that you read the following two sections. The first section is an overview of TPF SNA. The second section describes some basic SNA terminology.