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A value-added network (VAN) is a specialized application service provider (ASP) who act as as an intermediary between trading partners sharing data or business processes. It was hired by a company to facilitate EDI or provide other network services. There are a few different ways of communicating to the VAN include BYSNC and ASYNC dialup as well as FTP protocols.
