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Chapter 3. Support of PU 2.1 Nodes

The FEP-4600 supports PU 2.1 platforms by means of a PU 2.1 Gateway passthrough
function. With ESCON or FICON as the upstream connection, PU 2.1 platforms are
supported over SDLC and LLC connections.

The following illustration shows what the network may look like.

PU 2.1

FEP-4600

IBM z9

IBM z990

Director

PU 2.1