Question 24/VII - Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) management
(continuation of part of Question 42/VII studied in 19851988 on OSI
management)

Considering

(a) that OSI will be a principal means of interconnection between
systems in both the information processing and telecommunication
environments;

(b) that ISO international standards are being developed for an OSI
management framework extension to the OSI reference model and for
services and protocols in the areas of accounting management,
configuration management, fault management, performance management and
security management;

(c) that OSI management for CCITT applications is needed and will be
relevant to PDNs, ISDNs, Signalling System No. 7 networks and TMN;

(d) that liaison both within the CCITT and with ISO and IEC is highly
desirable to ensure, where applicable, the consistent and common
development of management standards,

therefore, work should continue to determine:

1. OSI reference model

What extensions are required to Recommendation X.200 to define an OSI
management framework for CCITT applications?

2. Management information structure

What is required to satisfy the needs of CCITT applications regarding
the structure of management information?

3. Management services and protocols

What is required to satisfy the needs of CCITT applications regarding
OSI management services and protocols?

4. Layer management

What is required to satisfy the needs of CCITT applications regarding
requirements and coordination of the management among individual layers?

5. Liaison

What is necessary to maintain cooperation with other international
organizations (e.g., ISO/IEC JTC 1) in activities concerning OSI
management?