Table of Contents

part I:   Tutorials

1   Introduction
by Eddie Rabinovitch
2   The Evolution of SNA
by Jim Gray
3   Data Link Layer Tutorial
by Radia Perlman
4   SNA and APPN Tutorial
by Donald H. Czubek
5   Tutorial on Non-SNA Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX, and NetBIOS
by Victoria Marney-Petix and Charles Feltman
6   Tutorial on Application Programming Interfaces
by Harold Hauck
7   The Networking Blueprint: An Introduction
by Rudy J. Cypser
8   SNA, APPN & TCP/IP: Comparisons and Contrasts
by Thomas J. Routt
 

part II:   SNA Interoperability Today

9   SNA across the data link
by Kevin Tolly
10   Transporting SNA Across TCP/IP
by Michael Bowman
11   Interconnecting LAN Networks with SNA
by Jim Fletcher
12   In the End System
by Petr Janecek
13   MPTN Transport Gateway
by Diane Pozefsky and Dave Ogle
14   Multiprotocol Routers Bring it Together -- IP to APPN/HPR
by David J. Berman
15   Managing SNA Networks
by Robert E. Moore
16   Living with Legacy Networks: 3270 Access to TCP/IP Applications
by Russel W. Teubner
17   Connecting Different Worlds: PC to Host Using SNA Gateways
by Tony Wrobel
18   Integrating Web Technology and Enterprise Systems
by Russell W. Teubner and Donald H. Czubek
 

part III:   Emerging Solutions

19   SNA Applications and the Promise of Java
by Jim Gray, David Kaminsky and Phil Stone
20   Several Protocols Will Coexist Forever
by Rudy J. Cypser
21   Transport Protocol Revolution
by John R. Pickens