Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
Term:
advanced program-to-program communications (APPC)
Definition: A marketing term for the LU 6.2 and type 2.1 architectures; part of the SNA protocol that establishes the conditions that enable programs to communicate across the network. This capability, involving LU6.2 and its associated protocols, allows communication between two or more processes in an SNA network without the involvement of a common host system or of terminal emulation. |