AS/NZS 4152.

3:1994
ISO/IEC 10164-3:1993

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Open Systems Interconnection—
Systems management

Part 3: Attributes for representing

relationships
 AS/NZS 4152.3:1994

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee IT/1, Information Systems—Interconnection. It was approved on behalf of
the Council of Standards Australia on 31 May 1994 and on behalf of the Council of
Standards New Zealand on 9 May 1994. It was published on 19 September 1994.

The following interests are represented on Committee IT/1:

Australian Bankers Association

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Committee of Directors and Principals
Australian Computer Society
Australian Computer Users Association
Australian Information Industry Association
Australian Vice Chancellors Committee
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Department of Defence, Australia

Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Australia
Government Computing Service, New Zealand
Information Exchange Steering Committee, Australia
Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, CSIRO, Australia
OPTUS Communications, Australia
Telecom Australia
Telecom New Zealand

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Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Open Systems Interconnection—
Systems management

Part 3: Attributes for representing

relationships

First publi shed as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4152.3:1994.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
1 The Crescent,
Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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ISBN 0 7262 9061 0
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee IT/1 on
Information Systems — Interconnection. It is identical with and has been reproduced from
ISO/IEC 10164-3:1993, Information technology—Open Systems Interconnection—Systems Management: Attributes
for representing relationships.

This Standard is issued as a Joint Standard under the terms of the Active Cooperation Agreement between
Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

The objective of this Standard is to provide users of OSI network management with specifications for attributes
for representing relationships and to establish a model that relates the service and generic definitions to user
requirements.

This Standard is Part 3 of AS/NZS 4152, Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — Systems
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management, which is published in the following parts (additional parts are being prepared):

Part 1: Object management function

Part 2: State management function
Part 3: Attributes for representing relationships
Part 4: Alarm reporting function
Part 5: Event report management function
Part 6: Log control function
Part 7: Security alarm reporting function
Part 8: Security audit trail function

This Standard is one of a series of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Standards which are currently under
development. Since OSI Standards are developmental, there may be some minor difficulties encountered in their
implementation. For this reason, Standards Australia will be providing, through the OSI Help Desk, a service to
coordinate and disseminate information concerning difficulties which are identified in using this Standard.

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with ISO and IEC, as well as certain other Standards organizations, that the number of this Standard is not
reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover and title pages.

For the purpose of this Standard, the source text should be modified as follows:

(a) Terminology The words ‘this Australian/New Zealand Standard’ should replace the words ‘this International
Standard’ wherever they appear.

(b) Decimal marker Substitute a full point for a comma where it appears as a decimal marker.

(c) References The references to international Standards should be replaced by references, where appropriate,
to the following Australian or Joint Australian/New Zealand Standards:

Reference to International Standard Australian or Joint

or other publication Australian/New Zealand Standard

ISO AS
7498 Informat i on processi ng syst ems— 2777 Inform at i on pro cessi ng syst ems—
Open Systems Interconnection— Op e n S ys tem s I n terc o nn ec tion —
Basic Reference Model Basic reference model
ISO/IEC
7498 Informat i on processi ng syst ems— 2777 Inform at i on pro cessi ng syst ems—
Op e n S ys tem s I n terc on nec tion— Op e n S ys tem s I n terc o nn ec tion —
Basic Reference Model Basic reference model
7498-4 Part 4: Management framework 2777.4 Part 4: Management framework
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ISO/IEC AS
8825 Information technology—Open Systems 3626 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Specification of Basic Interconnection—Specification of basic
Encoding Rules for Abstract Syntax encoding rules for Abstract Syntax Notation
Notation One (ASN.1) One (ASN.1)

9545 Information technology—Open Systems 4021 Information technology—Open Systems

Int erco nnec t i on — App l i ca t i on l aye r Int erco nnec t i on — App l i ca t i on l ay er
structure structure

9595 Information technology—Open Systems 3965 Information technology—Open Systems

Interconnection—Common management Interconnection—Common management
information service definition information service definition
AS/NZS
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9646 Information technology—Open Systems 4103 Information technology—Open Systems

Interconnection—Conformance
methodology and framework
9646-1 Part 1: General concepts
10040 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Systems management
overview
test ing Interconnection—Conformance testing
methodology and framework
4103.1 Part 1: General concepts
AS/NZS
3692 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Systems management
overview

10164 Information technology—Open Systems 4152 Information technology—Open Systems

Interconnection—Systems Management Interconnection—Systems management
10164-4 Part 4: Alarm reporting function 4152.4 Part 4: Alarm reporting function
10164-5 Part 5: Event report management function 4152.5 Part 5: Event report management function
10164-6 Part 6: Log control function 4152.6 Part 6: Log control function

10165 Information technology—Open Systems 4151 Information technology—Open Systems

Interconnection—Structure of management Interconnection—Structure of management
information information
10165-1 Part 1: Management information model 4151.1 Part 1: Management information model
10165-2 Part 2: Definition of management 4151.2 Part 2: Definition of management
information information
10165-4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of 4151.4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of
managed objects managed objects
ISO/TR AS
8509 Informat i on processi ng syst ems— 3620 Inform at i on pro cessi ng syst ems—
Open S ystems Interconnect ion— Service Open S yst ems Int erconnection—Service
conventions conventions
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CONTENTS

Page

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . 1
2.1 Identical Recommendations International Standards . . .. .. . .. . 2
2.2 Paired Recommendations International Standards . .. . .. .. . .. . 2
2.3 Additional references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . 2

3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ...... ..... . ... . 3

3.1 Basic reference model definitions . . . . . . .. . .. ... .. ... . . ... 3
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3.2 Management framework definitions . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... .. . .. .. 3

3.3 CMIS definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... ..... . .... 3
3.4 Systems management overview definitions .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 3
3.5 Management information model definitions . ... .. . .. .. . . ... . 3
3.6 Service conventions definitions . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... . .... 3
3.7 OSI conformance testing definitions . . . . .. ... .. . .... . . ... . 4
3.8 Additional definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . .... . . .... 4

4 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

5 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

6 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

7 Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 5
7.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 5
7.2 Categories of relationships . ... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 6
7.3 Types of relationships . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 8
7.4 Relationship roles . . . . . . . .. .. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 9

8 Generic definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.1 Generic attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.2 Generic notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8.3 Managed objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8.4 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

9 Service definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
9.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
9.2 Management of relationship attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

10 Functional units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

11 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 14
11.1 Elements of procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 14
11.2 Abstract syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 15
11.3 Negotiation of functional units . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 16

12 Relationships with other functions .... .. ... .. ..... ..... ..... 17

13 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
13.1 General conformance class requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
13.2 Dependent conformance class requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Information technology—Open Systems Interconnection—

Systems management
Part 3:
Attributes for representing relationships

1 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
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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 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.

2 Normative references
The following CCITT Recommendations and International Standards contain provisions which, through reference in this
text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions
indicated were valid. All Recommendations and Standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on
this Recommendation International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent
editions of the Recommendations and Standards listed below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently
valid International Standards. The CCITT Secretariat maintains a list of the currently valid CCITT Recommendations.

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