SNAP-IX Functional Specification
The following lists the main features of SNAP-IX V7. For information about how SNAP-IX can be deployed, see our Mainframe Connectivity Solutions page.
SNA Node Types
- SNA PU2/2.1 (LEN Node)
- PU5 (to provide PU Concentration and Primary RUI)
- APPN End Node
- APPN Network Node
- APPN Branch Network Node (uses Branch Extender)
SNA link options
- LLC2 (Ethernet, Token Ring)
- SDLC
- QLLC/X.25
- HPR
IP connectivity options
- HPR/IP (Enterprise Extender)
- TN3270E Server (RFC 1647 compliant)
- proprietary split-stack operation over IP
- Windows and Unix clients
Session support
- LU 0, 1, 2, 3
- LU 6.2 (dependent and independent)
- dependent LU requestor (DLUR)
- PU concentration
User APIs
- LUA (RUI and SLI)
- Primary RUI
- simple LU0
- industry standard APPC (including 2-phase commit)
- CPI-C
- Java CPI-C (J-CPIC)
- HLLAPI
Management APIs
- NOF
- MS
3270 Emulator
- character-based and graphical
- screen models 2, 3, 4, and 5
- LU1 and LU3 printing
- IND$FILE support
- 3179G graphics support
- control interface for customization
5250 Emulator
- graphical screen
- large screen model (27*132)
- file transfer
- SNA Character String (SCS) printer emulation
- keystroke macro feature
RJE Workstation
- 3770 emulation
- job spooling
- JES console
- interoperable with JES2, JES3, and VSE/Power
NetView Distribution Manager Agent (NDMA)
- LU0 communications
- file distribution
- file retrieval
Asuite
- AFTP
- AFILE
- APING
- AREXEC
Administration System
- graphical interface
- command line interface
Comprehensive Documentation
- User's Guides
- Programmer's Guides
- Administration Guides
Troubleshooting Diagnostics
- explanatory error/audit logs
- API tracing
- link-level tracing
- Node internal message tracing