Advanced Communication Function/Network Control Program definition
<networking> (ACF/NCP, usually called just "NCP") The primary
SNA network control program, one of the ACF products.
ACF/NCP resides in the communications controller and
interfaces with ACF/VTAM in the host processor to control
network communications.
NCP can also communicate with multiple hosts using local
channel or remote links (PU type 5 or PU type 4) thus
enabling cross domain application communication. In a
multiple mainframe SNA environment, any terminal or
application can access any other application on any host using
cross domain logon.
See also Emulator program.
[Communication or Communications?]
(1999-01-29)
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