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The purpose of this volume of MIL-HDBK-1350 is to provide the guidance for requirements, responsibilities, procedures, and structure of the conformance and interoperability testing of data communications protocols within the Department of Defense (DoD). This MIL-HDBK provides the guidance relevant to data communications protocol testing and the details of protocol testing necessary to ensure uniformity and consistency of execution. The protocols affected include those conforming to FIPS-146-1 and taken from the US GOSIP Register for DoD use, other adopted protocols, US GOSIP protocols or other adopted protocols extended for use or protocols developed specifically for use by the DoD in accordance with MIL-HDBK-829-2. This MIL-HDBK is also designed to ensure testability of protocols and profiles in accordance with ISO/IEC 9646/CCITT X.290 at the earliest possible point in their development and to provide early feedback, in the form of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), to the DTMP and protocol developers when protocol errors or inadequacies are uncovered during conformance or interoperability testing.

The structure of this MIL-HDBK is based upon the United States Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (GOSIP) Testing Program as it was developed at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) with the Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC) as its executive agent for testing and registration. The program originally established has been expanded and modified to cover the unique requirements of the DoD. The testing and registration program and procedures described in this volume MIL-HDBK-1350 are intended to work in concert with volume 1.

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