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@Article{McFadyen:1976:SNA,
  author =       "John H. McFadyen",
  title =        "{Systems Network Architecture}: An overview",
  journal =      j-IBM-SYS-J,
  volume =       "15",
  number =       "1",
  pages =        "4--23",
  year =         "1976",
  CODEN =        "IBMSA7",
  ISSN =         "0018-8670",
  bibdate =      "Wed Jan 08 16:35:07 1997",
  bibsource =    "Compendex database",
  note =         "See erratum \cite{Anonymous:1976:ENA}.",
  abstract =     "A method to unify network operations, known as Systems
                 Network Architecture (SNA), is discussed. SNA increases
                 network flexibility by clearly identifying and
                 separating the functional responsibilities of three
                 major functional layers: transmission management;
                 function management; and application. A key concept of
                 SNA is the structuring of each network node as a set of
                 well-defined layers. SNA defines an orderly flow of
                 information between an application program in a host
                 and either a terminal user or another application
                 program. To facilitate this communication and ease
                 application program development, an SNA network
                 insulates end users from the details of network
                 operation. An end user need only be aware of the
                 protocols and data formats required for interaction
                 with function management in his node. The products
                 developed for use in SNA networks are combinations of
                 hardware and programming whose design is based on the
                 architecture. Using some current implementations as
                 examples, this overview introduces the concepts on
                 which the architecture is based and broadly describes
                 the basic components of the structure.",
  acknowledgement = ack-nhfb,
  classification = "722; 723",
  journalabr =   "IBM Syst J",
  keywords =     "computer architecture; computer networks; computer
                 peripheral equipment",
}

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