Systems Network Architecture (SNA)


SNA is short for Systems Network Architecture.

Systems Network Architecture is a set of network protocols developed by IBM. Originally designed in 1974 for IBM’s mainframe computers, SNA has evolved over the years so that it now also supports peer-to-peer networks of workstations.

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