Configure Branch Extender support

Branch Extender is an extension to the APPN network architecture that appears as a network node (NN) to the Local Area Network (LAN), and as an end node (EN) to the Wide Area Network (WAN). This reduces topology flows about resources in the LAN from being disconnected from the WAN. The only topology flows necessary are for network management identifying the types of links.

To configure Branch Extender:

1. Set the NODETYPE parameter in the network attribute to *BEXNODE
2. Set the BEXROLE controller parameter. This specifies the role of the local system in an APPN network for the remote controller being configured. The two options for BEXROLE are:
   • *NETNODE: The local system takes the role of a network node for the remote controller.
   • *ENDNODE: The local system takes the role of an end node for the remote controller.