What (who) is Advanced Network Systems Architecture - definition
PROPRIETARY NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE FOR IBM MAINFRAMES AND MINICOMPUTERS
System network architecture; System Network Architecture; Systems Network Architecture (SNA); IBM SNA; IBM Systems Network Architecture
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Advanced Network Systems Architecture
<networking> (ANSA) A "software bus" based on a model for
distributed systems developed as an ESPRIT project.
http://ansa.co.uk/.
(1996-04-01)
Systems Network Architecture
<networking> (SNA) IBM's proprietary high level networking
protocol standard, used by IBM and IBM compatible
mainframes.
Also referred to as "Blue Glue", SNA is a bletcherous protocol
once widely favoured at commercial shops. The official IBM
definition is "that which binds blue boxes together." It may
be relevant that Blue Glue is also a 3M product commonly
used to hold down carpets in dinosaur pens.
[Jargon File ]
(1994-11-23)
Systems Network Architecture
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is IBM's proprietary networking architecture, created in 1974.. It is a complete protocol stack for interconnecting computers and their resources.
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Systems Network Architecture
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is IBM's proprietary networking architecture, created in 1974. It is a complete protocol stack for interconnecting computers and their resources. SNA describes formats and protocols but, in itself, is not a piece of software. The implementation of SNA takes the form of various communications packages, most notably Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM), the mainframe software package for SNA communications.
