Multiprotocol Transport (mptrans)




Charter



Status: Concluded January, 1997 







Chair(s):







 Sig Handelman 







Description of Working Group:



Abstract 10/19/94 mw



MPTN is an architecture that permits applications to run over



transport networks that are not native to the applications programming 



interface they use.  For example, FTP and Telnet are sockets 



applications that expect to use a TCP/IP but MPTN would allow those



applications to run unchanged over an SNA network (delivered product



today).  Or, one could run CICS applications or SNA displays/printers



(or 3270 emulators) over a TCP/IP network.  The key aspects of MPTN are 



that the applications are full function and completely unchanged.  One 



can even use MPTN gateways to let SNA (or other type) applications



communicate across any combination of SNA, TCP, or other networks,



where the end systems can be in different network types.  MPTN is a 



software only solution that allows customers to reduce the number of



logical network transports in their enterprise and therefore reduce



operational costs, and/or add new applications without having to build



a parallel network or add new hardware boxes or telco lines.