scope:

This Recommendation I intemational 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 purpose of systems management as defined by CCITT Rec. X.700 | ISO/IEC 7498-4. This Recommendation I International Standard defines the attributes for representing relationships and consists of services and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCITT Rec. X.20 | ISO/IEC 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 I ISO/IEC 10040.

This Recommendation | International Standard

- establishes user requirements for attributes for representing relationships

- establishes a model that reiates the service and generic definitions provided by this function to user Requirements

- defines the services provided by the function

- defines generic amibute 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 I International Standard does not

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

- specify the manner m 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 defmition of further notification types

- define managed objects.