AUDIENCE:   This seminar is for all technical support and communications staff that wish to be acquainted with APPN. PREREQUISITES:   Ideally, the student should have a basic understanding of "Classic SNA". DURATION:   2 days. OBJECTIVES:   At the end of the course, the delegate should be able to: - List the main limitations of SNA relative to current-day computing trends, especially Client/Server computing. - Explain the functions of Low Entry, End and Network Node. - Compare and contrast APPN domains and addressing versus SNA subareas. - Itemise major services provided by the APPN Network Node. - Describe APPN's Topology Database Maintenance function. - Characterize APPN support. - Plan a migration from subarea SNA to VTAM APPN. COURSE CONTENT:   Where APPN came from The IBM Networking Blueprint Driving Market Forces Matching needs to products Applications Multiprotocol transport Emerging high speed networks The IBM Networking Blueprint Multivendor Applications Multiprotocol Transport Network Implementations SNAckets Fast Packet Subnetworks Networking Blueprint Summary Limitations of “Classic SNA” APPC Transaction Programs (LU6.2) LU6.2 Sessions and Programs Bind and LU6.2 Sample Conversation Old SNA Constraints on APPC Evolution of New SNA Link Level LEN Connections Using LENs over a LAN APPN Basics APPN Terms LU-LU Sessions from LEN Nodes LEN and EN Implications Naming and Addressing Subarea SNA compared to APPN SNA and APPN Domains compared APPN's Protocol Evolution APPN/ISR APPN/HPR RTP ACC Recent Developments - ATM The APPN Implementer's Workshop · Cisco · IBM · Bay Networks APPN In Depth APPN CP-CP Sessions How CPs exchange Capabilities CP-CP Session Flow APPN Topology Database Maintenance Class of Service Transmission Groups Routing; Route Selection process Directory Services within Network Nodes How APPN finds Resources Example How to connect an APPN network Network Management Managing APPN Comparing SNA and APPN Network Management Models Focal Points and Entry Points Multidomain Support MS Data Routing APPN Review The 3174 Cluster Controller in APPN The 3174 APPN Feature Peer to Peer Operation As a Virtual LAN Hub As a source routing bridge Other Product Support for APPN PC Support LEN VTAM Support Dependent LUs over APPN Networks How to Migrate to APPN TA06/01