| If such a product exists, it has not been announced in the U.S. We in
FDDI marketing watch the trade rags constantly for such announcements
and have seen nothing. IBM may be market testing it outside the U.S.
and I would not be at all surprised to see them announce it at the
Interop 91 show in San Jose, California in two weeks. IBM is
participating the multivendor (more than 40 vendors) FDDI demo at that
show, but I don't know what they'll be showing. So stay tuned.
-karen
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| Here is an extract from the regular data supplied by IBM to their
installed base. This was compiled by one of the engineers taking care
of the Valbonne ES/9000. Not much info I'm afraid.
Hope this helps. Patrick
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BLG1TMVS INFO/MVS TEXT
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H Q524476 S=OTHER C=PY1 D=FEB91 E=FEB92 L=00029
T 02/19/91 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE "ENHANCEMENT FEATURE"
T OF THE 3172 INTERCONNECT PROGRAM IN REGARDS TO
T FDDI?
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: FEB91
QUESTION:
I have a customer that would like to buy a 3172 with FDDI and was
wondering if you could position the Interconnect controller
programs for me. Specifically I was wondering about the 3172
Interconnect Enhancement Feature which would seem to add some
SNA support to the Interconnect program (at least that's what I got
out of the salesmanual and announcement letters for 5601-433).
If the customer is just backing up files to the host will they need
the Enhancement feature?
RESPONSE:
For FDDI support, you need the 3172 Model 2 and the Interconnect
Controller Program V2.1. Probably you already know this. You will need
the Enhancement Feature if connectivity to VTAM is desired from the LAN
(be it Token-Ring, FDDI or whatever). On the other hand, if you don't
want VTAM connectivity, you want TCP/IP on the host, then this Feature
is not necessary. You didn't specify what environment the backing up of
file is done in.
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H Q536642 S=DDP C=MY1 D=MAY91 E=MAY92 L=00033
T 05/15/91 QUESTION ON 3174 SUPPORT THROUGH TRN BRIDGED TO
T FDDI NETWORK
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: MAY91
QUESTION:
Have looked at announcements and LAN Concepts Redbook, GG24-3178,
but cannot find verification on following configuration:
User would like to know if IBM will support the following at some
point in the future:
ACF/VTAM host -> 3172-002 w/FDDI -> bridge product from IBM (SOD)
or other vendor -> TRN network -> 3174-13R
ACF/VTAM and 3172-002 are announced. Bridge to TRN is SOD.
Question is will VTAM support 3174 traffic through FDDI
from a bridged TRN?
RESPONSE:
The existence of the bridge and TRN should be transparent (or not
known by) to the 3172 in this case.
We have to assume the 3174 TRN adapter will be able to communicate
with the 3172 adapter.
Given that, the connection is supported. See recent Equal/Askq item
IVHR8 for additional information on connecting VTAM-3172 to
a 3174 via Token Ring; the cases are very similar.
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H C005456 S=TOOLS C=* D=JUN91 E=JUN92 L=00068
T 3172 INTERCONNECT CONTROLLER PROGRAM VERSION 2 AND REMOTE CHANNEL-TO-
T CHANNEL FEATURE
T 5601-433 48
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: MAY91
Products Included
o 3172 Interconnect Controller Program Version 2.0 with Operator Fa-
cility
o Remote Channel-to-Channel Feature for 3172 Interconnect Controller
Program Version 2.1 or 2.2
Main Purpose
The 3172 Interconnect Controller Program Version 2.0 provides addi-
tional network connectivity and enhancements that extend System/370
(TM) and System/390 (TM) host applications and capacity for exist-
ing IBM and multi-vendor networks. Through multiple releases and
enhancement features, this program will connect the IBM 3172 Inter-
connect Controller Model 1 Token-Ring, IEEE 802.3 and MAP 3.0
Token-Bus adapters to VTAM (TM)/SNA networks. The Remote Channel-
to-Channel Feature for IBM 3172Interconnect Controller Program Ver-
sion 2.1 or 2.2 is designed to meet the requirements for
transmitting large amounts of data between data centers. It per-
mits users of the 3172 Interconnect Controller, with the appropri-
ate adapters installed, to communicate between System/370 and
ES/9000 (TM) hosts over 1.544 megabits/second common carrier or
private links.
(TM) Trademark of IBM Corporation
Highlights
o Concurrent access to SNA, TCP/IP, AIX (R) applications
o Host access to more users in token-ring SNA environment
o Increased utilization of host capacity
o Remote access to System/370 or System/390 host applications via the
VTAM Remote Channel-to-Channel feature (Interconnect Controller
Program Version 2.1 or 2.2)
o Support of multiple and different adapters
o Remote backup of applications and data for safety and for disaster
recovery
o Basic system management functions provided by the 3172 Operator Fa-
cility
(R) Registered trademark of IBM Corporation
Primary Users
LANs of various types and protocols requiring a high-performance
gateway to System/370 and System/390 hosts
Potential Benefits
o Enhanced user productivity and enhanced throughput
o Ease of installation and feature enhancements to provide multi-
vendor connectivity to solve business problems
o Basic system management functions, such as configuration monitoring
and error reporting, provided by the 3172 Operator Facility
o Improved user productivity through realtime access to remote appli-
cations and data
Operating Environment
OS/2 EE Version 1.2 with Presentation Manager
Reference Material
User's Guide, SC30-3525
3172 Operator Facility User's Guide, SC23-0468
Remote Channel-to-Channel Feature User's Guide, SC23-0467
Ordering Information
Program number: 5601-433
Testing period: 2 months
Program service: Central Service available until the date shown in
the Availability Notice or Program Announcement.
08/28/92
Availability: Planned for 08/30/91
$EOM
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