RFC 1538 (rfc1538) - Page 1 of 10
Advanced SNA/IP : A Simple SNA Transport Protocol
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Network Working Group W. Behl
Request for Comments: 1538 McDATA Corporation
Category: Informational B. Sterling
McDATA Corporation
W. Teskey
I/O Concepts
October 1993
Advanced SNA/IP : A Simple SNA Transport Protocol
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Abstract
This RFC provides information for the Internet community about a
method for establishing and maintaining SNA sessions over an IP
internet. While the issues discussed may not be directly relevant to
the research problems of the Internet, they may be interesting to a
number of researchers and implementors. Any questions or comments
relative to the contents of this RFC may be sent to the following
Internet address: .
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................. 2
2. Motivation and Rationale...................................... 2
3. SNA/IP Protocol Specification................................. 3
3.1 Glossary..................................................... 3
3.2 Conventions and Assumptions.................................. 3
3.3 The Protocol................................................. 3
3.3.1 Connection Establishment................................... 3
3.3.2 Data Transfer.............................................. 5
3.3.3 Connection Termination and Loss............................ 6
3.3.4 Session Data Flow.......................................... 7
3.3.5 State Transition Table for the Initiating Node............. 8
4. LLC to SNA/IP Conversion...................................... 8
5. Performance................................................... 8
6. VTAM Definition............................................... 9
7. Acknowledgments............................................... 9
8. References.................................................... 9
9. Security Considerations....................................... 10
10. Authors' Addresses........................................... 10
11. Disclaimer................................................... 10
Behl, Sterling & Teskey