AS/NZS 4151.

1:1994
ISO/IEC 10165-1:1993

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Open Systems Interconnection—
Structure of management
information

Part 1: Management information

model
 AS/NZS 4151.1:1994

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 17 October 1994.

The following interests are represented on Committee IT/1:

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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
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—
Structure of management
information
Part 1: Management information
model

First publi shed as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4151.1:1994.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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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 10165-1:1993,
Information technology—Open Systems Interconnection—Structure of management information: Management
Information Model.

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 a definition of the
information model of managed objects and their attributes that will correspond to the information aspects of the
systems management model introduced in the systems management overview (IEC/ISO 10040).

This Standard is Part 1 of AS/NZS 4151, Information technology—Open Systems Interconnection—Structure of

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management information, which is published in the following parts (additional parts are being prepared):

Part 1: Management information model

Part 2: Definition of management information
Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of managed objects

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 process i ng syst e ms—
O p en S y st e m s In t er c o n n e ct i o n — Open S ystems Interconnection—
Basic Reference Model Basic reference model
ISO/IEC
7498 Informat i on processi ng syst ems— 2777 Inform at i on process i ng syst e ms—
O p en S y st e m s In t er c o n n e ct i o n — Open S ystems Interconnection—
Basic Reference Model Basic reference model
7498-2 Part 2: Security architecture 2777.2 Part 2: Security architecture
7498-3 Part 3: Naming and addressing 2777.3 Part 3: Naming and addressing
7498-4 Part 4: Management framework 2777.4 Part 4: Management framework
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ISO/IEC AS
8824 Information technology—Open Systems 3625 Information technology—Open Systems
Int erco nnec t i on — S pe ci fi cat i on o f Interconnection—Specification of Abstract
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)
9594 Information technology—Open Systems 4019 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—The Directory Interconnection—The Directory
9594-2 Part 2: Models 4019.2 Part 2: Models
9594-3 Part 3: Abstract service definition 4019.3 Part 3: Abstract service definition
9595 Information technology—Open Systems 3965 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Common management Int erconnection—Common management
information service definition information service definition
9596 Information technology—Open Systems 3964 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Common management Int erconnection—Common management
information protocol information protocol
9596-1 Part 1: Specification 3964.1 Part 1: Specification
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AS/NZS
10040 Information technology—Open Systems 3692 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Systems management Interconnect ion— Syst ems management
overview overview
10164 Information technology—Open Systems 4152 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Systems Management Interconnection—Systems management
10164-5 Part 5: Event report management 4152.5 Part 5: Event report management function
function
10165 Information technology—Open Systems 4151 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Structure of manage- Interconnection—Structure of management
ment information information
10165-4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of 4151.4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of
management objects managed objects

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CONTENTS

Page

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

2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
2.1 Identical Recommendations International Standards . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2 Paired Recommendations International Standards equivalent in
technical content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
2.3 Additional references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2

3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 2
3.1 Basic reference model definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 2
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3.2 Management framework definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 3

3.3 Systems management overview definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 3
3.4 Common management information service definitions . . . . . . ... . 3
3.5 Abstract Syntax Notation One definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3
3.6 Guidelines for the definition of managed objects definitions . . .. .. 3
3.7 Security architecture definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 3
3.8 Additional definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 3

4 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Information Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 5
5.1 Managed object concepts using object-oriented design . . .. . . . .. . 6
5.2 Compatibility and interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 10
5.3 Systems management operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 13
5.4 Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 21
5.5 Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 23

6 Principles of containment and naming .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6.1 Containment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.2 The naming tree . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.3 Name structure . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7 Attributes of top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Information technology—Open Systems

Interconnection—Structure of management information

Part 1:
Management information model

1 Scope
This Recommendation International Standard is one of the set of Recommendations International Standards
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for the OSI Management Information Service (MIS). It defines the Information Model of managed objects and
their attributes that corresponds to the Information aspects of the systems management model introduced in the
Systems Management Overview CCITT Rec. X.701 ISO/IEC 10040, thus providing the modelling concepts
necessary for the development of the other systems management Recommendations International Standards.
It also defines the principles of naming managed objects and attributes.

This Recommendation International Standard defines the logical structure of systems management information.
In accordance with CCITT Rec. X.700 ISO 7498-4 and X.701 ISO/IEC 10040 management information is
structured in terms of managed objects, their attributes, the management operations that can be performed
upon them, and the notifications that they can emit. The set of managed objects in an open system, together with
their attributes, constitutes that open system’s management information base (MIB).

This Recommendation International Standard defines the concepts of managed objects in the Information
Model, and prescribes the principles for naming the managed objects and their attributes so that they may be
identified in and accessed by management protocols. This Recommendation International Standard also
describes the concept of managed object classes and the relationships into which managed objects and managed
object classes can enter, including: inheritance, specialization, allomorphism and containment.

This Recommendation International Standard applies to all definitions of managed objects and their attributes
for the purposes of systems management.

NOTE — Although this Recommendati on International Standard applies to systems management, layer management, when
defi ned, can also use this Recommendation Internati onal Standard.

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
currently valid CCITT Recommendations.

2.1 Identical Recommendations International Standards

— CCITT Recommendation X.701 (1992) ISO/IEC 10040:1992, Information technology — Open

Systems Interconnection — Systems management overview.

— CCITT Recommendation X.722 (1992) ISO/IEC 10165-4:1992, Information technology — Open

Systems Interconnection — Structure of management information: Guidelines for the definition of
management objects.

— CCITT Recommendation X.734 (1992) ISO/IEC 10164-5:1993, Information technology — Open

Systems Interconnection — Systems Management — Event report management function.

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