scope:

Defines the Management knowledge management function. The Management knowledge management function is a Systems Management function which may be used by an application process in a centralized or decentralized management environment to interact for the purpose of systems management, as defined by the OSI Management framework, CCITT Rec. X.700 and ISO/IEC 7498-4. Defines a function which consists of generic definitions and services. This function is positioned in the application layer of the OSI reference model, ITU-T Rec. X.200/ISO/IEC 7498-1, and is defined according to the model provided by ITU-T Rec. X.207/ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions is described by CCITT Rec. X.701/ISO/IEC 10040. Identifies the set of requirements satisfied by the function;- provides a model for the behaviour of management knowledge objects;- specifies the management requirements of the function and how these are realized by specification of managed objects and their behaviour or by specification of Directory objects;- specifies the mapping of these services onto the CMIS services;- specifies the abstract syntax of the parameters of the MAPDUs that will be used to refer to managed objects and their characteristics.