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Network, Networking
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ACF: Advanced Communications Function
Advanced communication function (ACF), also known as Advanced Communications Function/Network Control Program (ACF/NCP) and often referred to as NCP, is the primary SNA network control program. ACF/NCP resides in the communications controller and interfaces with the SNA access method in the host processor to control network communications. ACF/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 communications. In a multiple mainframe SNA environment, any terminal or application can access any other application on any host using cross domain logon.
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ACF: Advanced Communications Function
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