SNA stands for Systems Network Architecture, and is a set of network protocols developed by IBM Originally designed in 1974 for IBM's mainframe computers, SNA has evolved over the years so that it now also supports peer-to-peer networks of workstations
Systems Network Architecture is a proprietary IBM architecture for network computing within an enterprise With the advent of multi-enterprise network computing, the Internet, and TCP/IP, IBM is finding ways to combine its own SNA within the enterprise with TCP/IP for applications in the larger network
An acronym for System Network Architecture which is a broadly used communications protocol developed by IBM to define the hardware and the physical layer components and to establish standards for network computing within an enterprise
System network architecture is a synchronous communications protocol designed by IBM that provides an interface between components in a computer network
Systems Network Architecture IBM's vendor specific connection-oriented, virtual circuit network architecture for terminal/host communication
Systems Network Architecture A description of the logical structure and protocols that transmit information and control the operation on an IBM network
Systems Network Architecture An architecture, including specifications for the logical structure, formats, protocols and operational sequences for transmitting informtion through, and controlling the configuration and operations of networks
System Network Architecture A proprietary networking protocol developed by IBM to allow numerous IBM terminals and printers to be networked to IBM mainframe computers
Systems Network Architecture IBM's layered protocols for mainframe communications
Networking protocols and techniques defined for connecting IBM equipment including mainframes and terminals
IBM's layered communications protocol for sending data between IBM hardware and software Shortly to celebrate its Pearl anniversary (it was first announced way back in September 1974), it is defined today in terms of a stack of seven layers While there is some commonalty between the layers of OSI and SNA, it is difficult to make a direct mapping SNA has traditionally been a hierarchical network architecture for homogeneous networking between IBM systems, but in the 'new' SNA IBM has added increasing support for peer to peer networking through the development of Advanced Peer to Peer Communications SNA is managed through the NetView network management system
A computer network architecture that establishes the most efficient path between network nodes and routes each message with addressing information contained in the protocol SNA uses the SDLC protocol The only way that asynchronous devices can access SNA is through protocol converters