Communications Access Method: Definition :: Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT(R) 9.4 and SAS/SHARE(R) 9.4, Second Edition

A communications access method is the interface between SAS and the network protocol that you use to connect two operating environments.

You must use a communications access method with both SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE.

The communications access method that you choose is determined by the network protocols that you have available at your site and the operating environments that you are connecting.