Title :
Network software-a manufacturer´s viewpoint
Author_Institution :
IBM UK Ltd., Winchester, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper gives an overview of one manufacturer´s proprietary network software (SNA) and compares its development and implementation with that of the Open Systems Interconnection standards. The objectives of SNA and OSI are different; SNA provides network services (hierarchical and peer-to-peer) within an IBM network, while OSI permits interworking between networks from different manufacturers
Keywords :
computer communications software; computer networks; standards; IBM network; OSI; Open Systems Interconnection standards; SNA; network services; proprietary network software;
Conference_Titel :
Software in Computer Networks, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
