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General Information Manual

Chapter 5  Networks 

Overview 

HP Networking Strategy 

HP Networking is a family of hardware and software communication
products that enables HP systems to communicate with each other
and to interoperate with equipment made by other vendors.  HP
Networking products adhere to industry and de facto standards for data
communication.  The International Standards Organization (ISO)
seven-layer Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model is the basis for HP
Networking product design.  Hewlett-Packard also offers products for
batch and interactive communication to IBM mainframes in System Network
Architecture (SNA) and bisynchronous environments.


          Figure 5-1.  HP Networking Strategy  

Because HP Networking products are based on industry standards, they
provide an open foundation for the development of portable applications
that span multivendor platforms.

The HP Networking products provide networking solutions for the primary
business areas of manufacturing and service companies, covering both
internal automation environments (LAN) and external site communication
needs (WAN). These products are grouped in six broad categories:

   *   Terminal-to-system
   *   PC integration
   *   System-to-system
   *   HP-to-IBM systems
   *   HP Network Management
   *   Application integration

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