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3745 Communications Controller and NCP Control Program
The 3745 Communications Controller was withdrawn from marketing in September 2002 and is no longer sold in the US by IBM, with the exception of the following feature:
- 3745-5801 Java Console support
IBM continues to provide service for the 3745 and 3746 controllers consistent with normal IBM Technical Services service plans and guidelines, which is typically five years after the end of marketing date. While IBM plans are subject to change at IBM's sole discretion, IBM has no current plans to end service for these products before 2010.
In accord with the statement of intent, IBM Japan announced on March 26,2008 that it will terminate normal maintenance contracts on the 3745 and 3746 controllers on December 31, 2010. However, extended service contracts will still be available on a case by case basis. IBM Japan is the only marketing unit within IBM to announce a specific date for end of service. All other countries in the region as well as in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas are unaffected by the announcement in Japan.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction or intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. When IBM announces end of service for these products, all existing 3745 and 3746 service contracts will be honored.
The following software products required to support this product are still available from IBM:
- 5648-063 ACF/NCP V7
- 5654-009 SSPV4 VSE
- 5655-041 SSPV4 MVS
- 5648-D72 NTuneMon V3
- 5735-XXB EP V1
- 5688-035 NPSI V3
- 5735-XX7 Network terminal option (NTO) V1
- 5668-963 Network routing facility (NRF) V1
- 5668-951 Non-SNA Interconnect V1 (NSI)
- 5685-035 X25 SNA Interconnect (XI) V2
- 5685-003 X25 Network Supervisor Function (NSF) V1
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NOTE: ACF/NCP is now supported by Communication Controller for Linux. |
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