Networking:
Network communications

Use this information to find out how to set up your server to communicate with clients and other servers.

Get started with communications
Read this to get started with iSeries communications. You can configure your server to communicate with another server, another system, or a remote controller. The server is an extremely versatile system for networking technologies, supporting a broad range of communications protocols including TCP/IP, advanced program-to-program communications (APPC), Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking(R) (APPN(R)), high-performance routing (HPR), remote workstation, asynchronous, and binary synchronous communications.

APPC, APPN, and HPR
This describes advanced program-to-program communications (APPC) networking protocol, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking(R) (APPN), and high-performance routing (HPR).

Ethernet
Ethernet on the iSeries supports TCP/IP, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking(R) (APPN), advanced program-to-program communications (APPC), retail, finance, host and remote workstation. This topic describes how to use Ethernet on your server. Learn about Ethernet concepts and how to configure and manage Ethernet networks.

Frame relay
Frame relay is a communications networking protocol that defines how frames are routed through a fast-packet network based on the address field in the frame. This topic describes the frame relay communications networking protocol. Learn how information is routed through a network.

OptiConnect
OptiConnect is an iSeries(TM) system area network that provides high-speed interconnectivity between multiple iSeries servers in a local environment.

Token ring
Use this information to provide token-ring support for TCP/IP and SNA.

Related information
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