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From: wclark@csi.3Com.Com (Wayne Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
Subject: Re: IBM Product Information
Keywords: IBM
Message-ID: <1512@csib.csi.3Com.Com>
Date: 29 Nov 89 22:50:27 GMT
References: <25512@sequent.UUCP>
Reply-To: wclark@csib (Wayne Clark)
Organization: Communications Solutions Inc., San Jose, Ca
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In article <25512@sequent.UUCP> paulh@sequent.UUCP (Paul G. Hahn) writes:
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>
>I am trying to find out any information that is available on an IBM
>product that I think is called "nerf". This is probably an acronym for
>the real product. If anyone has any information, it would be very
>helpful. 
>
>Thanks in advance for any information.
>
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>Paul G. Hahn                       
>Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.     
>{uunet|tektronix}!sequent!paulh    

The product that you are referring to is probably the Network Routing Facility
aka "NRF".  I believe it is currently at Release 3, but IBM just announced
(on October 31st) that Release 5 will be available in December for MVS
and January for VM.  It runs on the Communications Controller with ACF/NCP
and is responsible for things like extended subarea addressing, timeout
management, ...

The program product number is 5668-963 and the General Information manual
for it is GC27-0594.  Its initial license fee is ~$4500 and its monthly
license fee is ~$1500.

I am in no way affiliated with IBM -- I just watch them.
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Wayne Clark
IBM Connectivity Operations, 3Com Corporation
(formerly Communications Solutions, Inc.)

Phone:  408/562-6967
EMail:  Wayne_Clark@SPD.3mail.3Com.COM
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