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Conference ufhis::siemens_communication

Title:Siemens Connectivity
Notice:FTSIE Contact is Michael Eisenhut @MUC 865-1487
Moderator:UFHIS::MEISENHU
Created:Tue Aug 30 1988
Last Modified:Mon Feb 19 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:195
Total number of notes:512

45.0. "Need Siemens Product Info" by DELNI::SNAITH () Fri Jan 26 1990 18:08

    I am in the Distributed Systems Strategic Planning group within NaC and
    I've been working on an assessment of certain Enterprise Network
    vendors, one of which is Siemens.  There is very little specific
    product data available locally, so I would appreciate it if anyone
    could answer any of the following:
    
    Does Siemens support token ring?
    
    How do they provide wide area terminal support for their BS2000 family?
    I know they support TELNET on their UNIX systems.
    
    Do they ahve a network mgmt. product?  Does it manage both PBXs and
    computers or just a part?
    
    Thanks for any assistance. Oh- if anyone has any actual product sheets
    on OSI or TCP/IP products and would send me a copy I would be very
    grateful. I'm at LKG2-1/Y4.
    
    Regards,
    Pam Snaith
    
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45.1contact namesECCGY4::STROHMAIERMon Jan 29 1990 13:0910
    
    There is a connectivity-overview in Note 28 - it starts German but the
    table can go for non-German speakers also.
    
    contact names would be also:
    Philip Garzarolli at MUS 779-1178 (DCC Manufacturing)
    John Dite and Vera Kloepper of the German TSSC-Network group.
    
    Regards
    Elisabeth
45.2some answers - I hopeHADRES::DITEOSI ...just seven steps to heaven...Tue Jan 30 1990 12:4445
>    Does Siemens support token ring?

     Not that I've heard.

>    How do they provide wide area terminal support for their BS2000 family?
     Their range of Transdata (the Siemens Network Architecture) Terminals
     are of the block-mode type (a la IBM). They are connected either via 
     cluster controller or directly to a terminal computer using the MSV link
     protocol (very similar to BiSynch). As TRANSDATA terminals are NAU 
     (Network Addressable Units) each Terminal Computer has a Connection 
     Handler which using a Pre-dialog (again a la IBM) sets up connection to 
     the requested Application.
     Usually these terminals access BS2000 using TIAM (Terminal Interactive 
     Access Method) on the host system.

     TRANSDATA shares many similarities with SNA, but remember each NAU has the
     ability to set up a connetion to any other NAU independent of the host
     (i.e. no SSCP function). 

>    I know they support TELNET on their UNIX systems.
     BS2000 also supports certain TCP/IP applications. See a previous note.
    
>    Do they ahve a network mgmt. product?  Does it manage both PBXs and
>    computers or just a part?
     
     Their Data Processing Divison responsible for TRANSDATA and their PABX 
     divison are two seperate entities!
     
     They have management product(S) for their TRANSDATA product families.
     I don't know about their PABX divison - (any takers?)

>    Thanks for any assistance. Oh- if anyone has any actual product sheets
>    on OSI or TCP/IP products and would send me a copy I would be very
>    grateful. I'm at LKG2-1/Y4.

     How's your German?

     Seriously there are also English copies around, I unfortunately have only 
     got old dusty german product brochures. If that's what you want let me
     know.


     Hope that helps.
     regards
     John
45.3Product data in GermanDELNI::SNAITHWed Jan 31 1990 18:077
    Thank you all for the assistance thus far.  Vera had also provided some
    OSI product info in an earlier memo.  In terms of German, mine is not,
    but we have a native German in our group who would be willing, I think,
    to translate.  If the brochures are fairly recent (not more than 2
    years old) I would appreciate a copy. 
    
    Pam
45.4Can you wait ?HADRES::DITEOSI ...just seven steps to heaven...Thu Feb 01 1990 09:1612
    Pam
    
    I have contacted Siemens marketing for you here in Germany and have
    requested your info in English. They've promised to send me what
    they've got in English. He also pointed out that you should contact your 
    local office as there is material that is translated on a country by 
    country basis.
    
    Now the bad news. I won't be getting this literature till week after
    next. They're obviously too busy sorting out their takeover of Nixdorf.
    
    John
45.5PBX managementOSITEL::LORENZMon Feb 05 1990 12:1225
    Hello,
    
    Siemens does have a Network Control Center (NCC) Software for PBX 
    management that is
    described in the SYSTEM HICOM 300 product description (I will send you 
    a German copy). 
    
    They also make available to 3rd parties interfaces to certain modules of  
    PBX management, such as accounting management.
    
    I would suggest that you contact Dave (JANUS::)Cleveland , responsible
    for the strategic relations to SIemens, if you want to know more about
    the recent discussions between DEC and Siemens about PBX management.
    
    Different departments of Siemens (PBX,Computer,Public Switch)
    are also evaluating our EMA
    concept and are currently in contact with the European EMA 3rd party 
    program group in Valbonne. It might be worth contacting them.
    (Antoine Biondi @VBE)  
    
    Regards,
    
    Gustav Lorenz