AS/NZS 4209:1994

ISO/IEC 10028:1993

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Definition of the relaying
functions of a network layer
intermediate system
 AS/NZS 4209:1994

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 20 May 1994 and on behalf of the Council of
Standards New Zealand on 9 May 1994. It was published on 11 July 1994.
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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
Department of Defence, Australia
Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development, 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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 AS/NZS 4209:1994

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Definition of the relaying
functions of a network layer
intermediate system

First publi shed as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4209:1994.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

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 10028:1993, Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange between
systems—Definition of the relaying functions of a Network layer intermediate system.
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 OSI network layer designers with an abstract operation
of the relaying functions of a network entity in an intermediate system as needed to support the OSI
connection-mode network service.
This Standard is one of a series of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Standards which are currently
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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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arrangements made 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 Information processing systems— 2777 Information processing systems—
Open Systems Interconnection—Basic Open Systems Interconnection—Basic
Reference Model reference model
8648 Information processing systems— 3622 Information processing systems—
Open Syst ems Interconnect ion— Open Systems Int erconnection—
Internal organization of the Network Internal organization of the network
layer layer
ISO/IEC
8348 I n fo r m at i o n t e c h n ol o gy — O p e n 2994 Information processing systems—Data
Systems Interconnection—Network communicat ions—Net work service
service definition definition
ISO/TR
8509 Information processing systems— 3620 Information processing systems—
Open Syst ems Interconnect ion— Open Systems Int erconnection—
Service conventions Service conventions
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CONTENTS

Page
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 Abbreviations and names of NILS elementary sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 The model of relaying by an intermediate system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6 Features of the Network internal layer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 Primitives and parameters of the Network internal layer service . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Sequences of primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9 Autonomous behaviour of relaying components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Annexes

A Sequence of primitives at one NISAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

B Architectural framework (ISO 7498 and ISO 8648) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
C Examples of typical sequences of NILS primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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NOTES
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Information technology—Telecommunications
and information exchange between
systems—Definition of the relaying functions
of a network layer intermediate system
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1 Scope
This International Standard defines the abstract operation of the relaying functions of a Network entity in an intermediate system,
as needed to support the OSI connection-mode Network service.

As the principal means for expressing the definition, the concept of the Network Internal Layer Service is used. This is similar to
an OSI layer service, but adapted to expressing the invariants of the information flow within and throughout the layer, rather than
just the external functionality of the layer provided between two service access points.

The definition includes the invocation of Network routing functions as a necessary element of the Network relaying functions, but
it does not specify how those routing functions are to be realized.

The definition of Network relaying functions applies both to a subnetwork supporting all elements of the Network Service (as defined
in ISO 8648), and to a Network relay system interconnecting two subnetwork according to any of the three approaches defined in
ISO 8648. In the case of the hop-by-hop harmonization approach to interconnection, the definition of Network relaying functions
applies to the result of harmonizing the subnetwork service(s) to the level of the Network Service. The harmonization functions,
which require protocol mechanisms to be specified, are outside the scope of this International Standard.

This International Standard is intended for use in guiding the design and application of real interworking units and real subnetworks
(eg, local area networks and private packet switched networks) which are to support the OSI NS. It its also intended for use in the
development of standards for the Network layer, to ensure that the requirements deriving from the need for Network layer relaying
are taken into account.

There are no requirements for conformance to this International Standard.

NOTE — Conformance requirements relating to Network layer relaying are to be found in the specifications for mappings between the Network
Internal Layer Service and Network protocols.

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

ISO 7498:1984, Information processing systems — Open Systems Interconnection — Basic Reference Model

NOTE—See also CCITT Recommendation X.200 (1993).

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