scope:

This Recommendation | International Standard defines a systems management function which may be used by an application process in a centralized or decentralized management environment to interact for the purposes of systems management as defined by CCITT Rec. X.700 | ISO/IEC 7498-4. This Recommendation | International Standard defines the attributes for representing relationships and consists of service and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCITT Rec. X.200 | ISO 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions are described by CCITT Rec. X.701 | ISO/IEC 10040.

This Recommendation | International Standard

- establishes user requirements for attributes for representing relationships;

- establishes a model that relates the service and generic definitions provided by this function to user requirements;

- defines the services provided by the function;

- defines generic attribute types, notification types and parameters documented in accordance with CCITT Rec. X.722 | ISO/IEC 10165-4;

- specifies the protocol that is necessary in order to provide the services;

- defines the relationship between the service and management operations and notifications;

- specifies compliance requirements placed on other standards that makes use of these generic definitions;

- defines relationships with other systems management functions;

- specifies conformance requirements. This Recommendation | International Standard does not

- define the nature of any implementation intended to provide this function;

- specify the manner in which management is accomplished by the user of this function;

- define the nature of any interactions that result in the use of this function;

- specify the services necessary for the establishment, normal and abnormal release of a management association;

- preclude the definition of further notification types;

- define managed objects.