scope:

This draft ETS defines the characteristics of protocol suites for Q interfaces for transmission systems/equipments, as defined in CCïTT Recommendations M.30 [41 and G.771 (21. Protocol suites for Q interfaces for other systems/equipments will be specified in other ETSs. The interfaces will support bidirectional data transfer for the management of telecommunications systems.

This draft WS defines:

- the layer services; .

- the layer protocols;

- the application service elements and protocols;

- the conformance requirements to be met by an implementation of these interfaces.

This draft ETS does not define:

- the structure or meaning of the management information that is transmitted by means of the protocol suites;

- the manner in which management is accomplished as a result of the application protocol exchanges;

- the interactions which result in the use of the application layer protocols.