HP-UX SNAplus2 R7 Administration Guide

Contents
Legal Notices...............................................................................................................................................8
Warranty..............................................................................................................................................8
U.S. Government License.................................................................................................................. 8
Copyright Notices...............................................................................................................................8
Trademark Notices..............................................................................................................................8
Publishing History.......................................................................................................................................9
New and Changed Information in This Edition.. ................................................................................9
Before You Begin......................................................................................................................................10
Prerequisite Knowledge....................................................................................................................10
About This Book...............................................................................................................................10
Organization of This Book.......................................................................................................10
Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................11
Graphic Conventions................................................................................................................12
SNAplus2 Publications.....................................................................................................................12
Publications for Users..............................................................................................................12
Publications for Administrators................................................................................................13
Publications for Programmers..................................................................................................13
Related Publications.........................................................................................................................14
Chapter 1 SNA Terms and Concepts...................................................................................................15
1.1 Systems Network Architecture................................................................................................15
1.2 Basic SNA Concepts...............................................................................................................15
1.2.1 Network Types.............................................................................................................16
1.2.2 SNA Nodes..................................................................................................................16
1.2.3 Connectivity..................................................................................................................18
1.2.4 Transaction Programs..................................................................................................18
1.2.5 Application Programming Interfaces............................................................................19
1.2.6 Network Accessible Units............................................................................................19
1.2.7 Sessions......................................................................................................................21
1.2.8 Conversations..............................................................................................................23
1.2.9 Modes..........................................................................................................................24
1.2.10 Route Selection.. .......................................................................................................24
1.2.11 Class of Service.. ...................................................................................................... 25
1.3 Basic APPN Concepts............................................................................................................25
1.3.1 APPN Node Types.......................................................................................................26
1.3.2 APPN Control Point.....................................................................................................27
1.3.3 Locating Resources.....................................................................................................28
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