SNA directions - a 1985 perspective
Robert Sundström, J. B. Staton, G. D. Schultz, M. L. Hess, G. A. Deaton, Louise Cole, and R. M. Amy · AFIPS conference proceedings · 1899
Since its announcement in 1974, SNA has evolved in terms of its functional content, configurational flexibility, and network management services. This paper briefly traces this progress to the present, and examines the more recent advances in greater detail. We then discuss known requirements for enhanced application and transaction services, for additional provisions for very large networks, for con tinuing exploitation of small-system and transmission media advances, for inclusion of additional management capabilities, and for further accommodation of network standards, all of which will shape future SNA developments.