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LAN SNA Gateway Architecture - Part 2 - Front-End Processor (Kevin Tolly Article)

Sponsor: Tolly, Kevin (Articles/Columns)
LAN SNA Gateway Architecture - Part 2 - Front-End Processor (Kevin Tolly Article)

Abstract

This article explains IBM's LAN to mainframe architecture that allowed PC users on the LAN to access mainframe application resources. This article describes the function of the front-end processor (FEP) in the IBM LAN-to-mainframe connectivity scheme.

Part 1 is document 9002KT. https://www.tolly.com/publications/detail/9002KT