HP 3000 Manuals

COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE/iX Release 5.0 (Core Software Release X.50.20)

Introducing SNA/Token Ring Link/iX 

by Jim Bruder 
Information Networks Division 

Overview 


            

SNA/Token Ring Link/iX (J2249A) provides a native Token Ring connection
for HP 3000 Series 900 systems with the HP-PB (HP Precision Bus or NIO)
backplane.  This product can be used to connect your HP 3000 Series 900
system to a Token Ring network that is compatible with either IEEE 802.5
or IBM Token Ring protocol.  SNA/Token Ring Link/iX, using the SNA
transport, provides the token ring network connection to a remote IBM
host or AS/400 for SNA services running on the HP 3000 Series 900.  SNA
services supported over the connection are SNA IMF/iX, SNA NRJE/iX, LU
6.2 API/iX, SNA DHCF/iX, and SNA Distribution Services/iX.

SNA/Token Ring Link/iX, depending upon the SNA service, allows the HP
3000 to appear as a Node Type 2.0 (T2.0) or Node Type 2.1 (T2.1) device
supporting logical unit types LU 1, LU 2, LU 3, and LU 6.2.  The product
is capable of running at 4 Mbps (megabits-per-second) or 16 Mbps over
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) wiring and at 4 Mbps over Unshielded Twisted
Pair (UTP) wiring.  You can easily configure the ring speed by setting a
jumper on the token ring adapter card.  Attachment to UTP requires a
wiring converter/filter that is not available as a product from
Hewlett-Packard.

Hewlett-Packard allows SNA services (using the SNA transport) to run
concurrently with NS services (using the TCP/IP transport) over the same
token ring adapter card.  When you configure the SNA token ring link
using the HP Node Management Services utility NMMGR, changes could affect
the NS token ring link, if configured.

SNA/Token Ring Link/iX includes the HP-PB Token Ring network adapter
card, Token Ring driver software, SNA transport software, on-line
diagnostics, and hardware and software manuals.  Token ring cabling and
additional token ring hardware accessories are not included with this
product.  This product is supported as of MPE/iX Release 5.0.

IBM Host Hardware/Software Requirements 

   *   IBM System/370 compatible mainframe

   *   IBM 37xx compatible communications controller that supports an NCP
       Token Ring Interface (NTRI) connection or an IBM 3174
       Establishment Controller that supports Token Ring

   *   MVS/SP or MVS/XA operating system

   *   ACF/NCP network control program

   *   ACF/VTAM telecommunications access method

   *   NCP Token Ring Interface (NTRI) software (NCP version 4 release 3
       or later for the IBM 3725, and version 5 release 4 for the IBM
       3745)

IBM AS/400 Hardware/Software Requirements 

   *   IBM AS/400 computer with the appropriate communications controller
       card installed

   *   OS/400 operating system (all SNA related software is included
       within the OS/400 operating system)

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