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ESCON® and parallel channel support for server access to as many as 256 System/370™ and System/390® hosts or logical partitions
TCP/IP 3172 emulation or bridging provides function similar to the 3172 Interconnect Controller
Enhanced TN3270E server for over 15000 sessions and over 1000 transactions per second
Integrated Network Dispatcher for load-balancing TCP/IP traffic to Web servers, or file transfer, mail, news, telnet and TN3270E servers
Web server cache for high-speed access to Web pages and extending Web server capacity
VPN features for secure exchanges over insecure networks, including IP Security (IPSec) for encrypted/authenticated connections and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) automated key management
Network administration with policy-based networking
Data and voice consolidation with voice-packet forwarding and segmentation over frame relay
Differentiated Services for Quality of Service (QoS) and security profiles
SNA concentration support for migrating 3720 and 3725 controllers
IP support in many environments including the recent announcement of IPv4 Differentiated Services for QoS, dynamic address services and IPv6 dynamic reconfiguration
Thin Server support for network computers
Standard Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol support for redundant default router gateways
Data link switching (DLSw) to support SNA protocol traffic over IP backbones
Enterprise Extender technologies for APPN®/HPR QoS and dependability for SNA traffic over IP backbones
Full APPN support includes extended border node and up to 15000 DLUR sessions
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