Systems Network Architecture


Systems Network Architecture

(networking)(SNA) IBM's proprietary high level networkingprotocol standard, used by IBM and IBM compatiblemainframes.

Also referred to as "Blue Glue", SNA is a bletcherous protocolonce widely favoured at commercial shops. The official IBMdefinition is "that which binds blue boxes together." It maybe relevant that Blue Glue is also a 3M product commonlyused to hold down carpets in dinosaur pens.