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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 purpose 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 services and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCITT Rec. X.200 / ISO/IEC 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions is 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 serv ices; - 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 th is 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.