1. IBM Strategic Mission
(KPI's: Reduce costs of providing services and Reduce operational expenses) Current Network System IBM networking today consists of essentially two separate architectures (SNA and Peer-Based Networking) that branch, more or less, from a common origin. Before contemporary networks existed, IBM's Systems Network Architecture (SNA) ruled the networking landscape, so it often is referred to as traditional or legacy SNA. ... Internetworking among SNA peers hinges on several IBM-developed networking components. Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) represents IBM's second-gener...
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