Introduction to SNAplus2

 

SNAplus2 Components

 

This guide uses the term TN3270 for information that applies equally to

NOTE

 

the TN3270, TN3287, and TN3270E protocols.

 

SNAplus2 TN server provides access to 3270 host computers for TN3270

 

 

users on other computers. TN server enables TN3270 users to share a

 

host connection with SNAplus2 or with other TN3270 users, instead of

 

requiring a direct link. TN server also enables TN3270 users to access

 

hosts that are not running TCP/IP.

 

The SNAplus2 TN server function is shown in Figure 2-8, “TN Server.”

Figure 2-8

TN Server

TN server provides an association between a TN3270 user and a 3270 LU on the SNAplus2 server. All data from the TN3270 user is routed to the LU. This means that the configuration for both the host and the TN3270 user is as though they were connected directly; neither needs to be aware that data is being routed through TN server.

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