Visara FEP-4600 Planning Guide User Manual
Page 5
37x5 to FEP-4600 Migration and Planning Guide
707117-003
v
Table of Contents
Revision History ................................................................................................................ iii
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................v
Introduction...................................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1. FEP-4600 Overview....................................................................................... 1-1
Migrating from Serial and Token Ring to Ethernet .................................................... 1-2
True Migration Strategies ........................................................................................... 1-2
FEP-4600 Features...................................................................................................... 1-2
ESCON Host Attachments.......................................................................................... 1-3
FICON Host Attachments........................................................................................... 1-3
SDLC-Attached PU 2.0 Controllers ........................................................................... 1-4
SDLC-Attached PU 2.1 Nodes ................................................................................... 1-4
SDLC-Attached PU 4 Nodes ...................................................................................... 1-5
Ethernet LLC-attached PU 2.0 Platforms ................................................................... 1-5
Ethernet LLC-attached PU 2.1 Platforms ................................................................... 1-6
Ethernet LLC-attached PU 4 Platforms ...................................................................... 1-6
Ethernet DLSw-attached PU 2.0 Platforms ................................................................ 1-6
Ethernet DLSw-attached PU 2.1 Platforms ................................................................ 1-7
Token Ring LLC-attached PU 2.0 Platforms.............................................................. 1-7
Token Ring LLC-attached PU 2.1 Platforms.............................................................. 1-8
Token Ring LLC-attached PU 4 Platforms................................................................. 1-8
EP BSC-attached 3270 Platforms ............................................................................... 1-8
VTAM BSC-attached 3270 Platforms ........................................................................ 1-8
EP BSC-attached RJE Platforms ................................................................................ 1-9
Direct Support for DLSw............................................................................................ 1-9
Hardware Redundancy................................................................................................ 1-9
BOSS Attachments ..................................................................................................... 1-9
Feature Compatibility ............................................................................................... 1-10
Chapter 2. Support of PU 2.0 Controllers........................................................................ 2-1
Option 1 Considerations ............................................................................................. 2-2
Option 2 Considerations ............................................................................................. 2-2
Comparing the Options ............................................................................................... 2-3
Local Major Node Gateway Operation....................................................................... 2-4
XCA Gateway Operation............................................................................................ 2-6
SDLC Support Through the XCA............................................................................... 2-8
Data Link Switching (DLSw) ..................................................................................... 2-9
IOCDS Gen Requirements when VTAM Local Major Nodes are Used .................. 2-12
IOCDS Gen Requirements when VTAM XCA Major Nodes are Used................... 2-13
VTAM Gen Requirements when VTAM Local Major Nodes are Used .................. 2-14
VTAM Gen Requirements when XCA and Switched Major Nodes are Used ......... 2-14
Example Token Ring XCA Definition ................................................................ 2-15
Example Ethernet XCA Definition...................................................................... 2-15
Example Switched Major Node Definition.......................................................... 2-16
SAP Usage with XCA Upstream Connections .................................................... 2-16