Accessing transport networks

the long version

In these pages, a network expert shows you how SNA, TCP/IP, APPC, Sockets, IPX, and NetBIOS can coexist on a single unified network using MPTN and AnyNet products. The author draws on accurate IBM technical information to explain fully the inner workings of AnyNet products and the MPTN architecture on which they are based. This comprehensive, well-illustrated resource shows you exactly how to implement MPTN with AnyNet on your network with detailed coverage of SNA over TCP/IP and Sockets over SNA with configuration specifics and descriptions of how these products actually work, a wealth of examples of typical customer network configurations using AnyNet products, five comprehensive chapters with complete details on MPTN internals, and a practical detailed explanation of IBM's Networking Blueprint and Open Blueprint models.