00835nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100001800019245003500037260004400072300001500116520057500131583001900706  a08.15.02 M3815  aMartin, James  aSNA: IBM's networking solution  bPrentice-HallaEnglewood CliffsUSc1987  axv, 380 p.  aPresents a detailed explanation of concepts, protocols, functions, and capabilities that constitute SNA (Systems Network Architecture) as an architecture.  Points out need for hardware compatibility as increasingly complex computer networks proliferate.  Describes several classes of SNA compatible hardware and software products and provides context within which the capabilities, functions and operations of specific products can be understood. Discusses IBM's SNA in detail focusing on path control network; transmission and data flow control and function management.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR