Visara FEP-4600 Planning Guide - Manual (Page 8)

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Introduction
The Visara FEP-4600 platform allows the migration from 37x5 Front End Processors of
several features. If all features currently in use on any particular 37x5 are covered by the
FEP-4600, then significant financial savings may be possible. This document can be used
to help determine whether the current feature set of a particular 37x5 qualifies for
replacement with the FEP-4600. The FEP-4600 makes use of gateway technology for
SNA and Non-SNA protocols. Since some of the technologies used by the FEP-4600 may
differ from the corresponding features on the 37x5, changes will be required as to how
resources will be genned on the host systems. Although changes are required, in some
instances the resulting gens may be simpler than before. Also with a difference in
technologies, there may be some side effects, either positive or negative. This document
will attempt to identify as many of these as possible so that there are no surprises.