Configuring SNA for Windows with CICS

CICS® systems can be connected in a network in many ways. If the data is successfully transferred in the correct format, the CICS systems are unaware of the network makeup. SNA configuration is performed at two levels:

• The logical level, which incorporates the characteristics of the systems that are to communicate.
• The physical level, which incorporates the linking of actual machines that are in the network.

The next two tasks, Connecting at the logical level and Connecting at the physical level for Windows with CICS, describe these connection levels in detail, and introduce you to the common SNA terminology that is associated with them.