Introduction to Networking for NonStop S-Series Servers

Device-Specific Connections
Introduction to Networking for HP NonStop S-Series Servers—520670-005
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Industry-Standard Connections and HP Terminals
Industry-Standard Connections and HP
Terminals
HP provides high-level software that permits communication between HP applications
and various popular devices. These devices include asynchronous character-mode
terminals, Systems Network Architecture (SNA) devices, and IBM batch terminals.
Table 6-1 lists some kinds of standard device connections and examples of software
applications or interfaces that provide the communications protocol support.
Appendix B, Communications Products by Type of Connection, also lists products that
support various kinds of connections.
HP also provides products that allow operators and applications in the HP
environment—for example, operators at terminals or applications running on
workstations—to use applications on other vendors’ systems and networks. Those
products are described in IBM Hosts
on page 6-9, Workstations on page 6-11, and
Other Devices
on page 6-13.
ServerNet Wide Area Network (SWAN) Concentrator
Connections
The SWAN concentrator can support a combination of up to six synchronous and
asynchronous lines, but it is optimized to perform best on locally attached Ethernet
local area networks (LANs) in synchronous connections. The SWAN concentrator is
designed for high-speed synchronous communication.
The ATP6100 subsystem provides the means for an application program to use
asynchronous point-to-point terminals, printers, and other devices connected through
the SWAN concentrator.
Table 6-1. Examples of Industry-Standard Connections
Type of Connection Software Product or Interface
Standard asynchronous terminals SWAN concentrator with ATP6100 subsystem
AWAN servers with HP NonStop TCP/IP,
NonStop TCP/IPv6, Parallel Library TCP/IP
subsystem, and Telserv software
Standard serial printers SWAN concentrator and SWAN 2 concentrator
with WANPRINT printer software
AWAN access server with HP FASTPTCP
Spooler print process software
Asynchronous devices through X.25 PSDN X25AM
IBM BSC 3270 devices AM3270
3270-type SNA devices SNAX 3270 interface