AS/NZS 4217:1994

ISO/IEC 10177:1993

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Provision of the
connection-mode network internal
layer service by intermediate
systems using the X.25 packet
layer protocol
[ISO/IEC title: Information technology—Telecommunications and
information exchange between systems—Provision of the
connection-mode Network internal layer service by intermediate
systems using ISO/IEC 8208, the X.25 Packet Layer Protocol]
 AS/NZS 4217:1994

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:

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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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 AS/NZS 4217:1994

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Provision of the
connection-mode network internal
layer service by intermediate
systems using the X.25 packet
layer protocol

First publi shed as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4217:1994.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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Wellington 6001 New Zealand
ISBN 0 7262 9078 5
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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 10177:1993,
Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange between systems—Provision of the
connection-mode Network internal layer service by intermediate systems using ISO/IEC 8208, the X.25 Packet
Layer Protocol.

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 the OSI 7-layer model with a method by which a
network-layer interworking unit uses the X.25 packet layer protocol to support the OSI connection-mode network
services.
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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.

Users of this Standard are advised by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, under 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—Open 2777 Information processing systems—Open
S yst ems Int erconnect i on— B asi c S yst ems Int erconnect i on— B asi c
Reference Model reference model

8648 Information processing systems—Open 3622 Information processing systems—Open

Systems Interconnecti on—Internal Systems Interconnect ion— Internal
organization of the Network Layer organization of the network layer

ISO/IEC AS/NZS
8208 I n fo r m at i o n t e ch n o l og y— Da t a 3621 I n fo r m at i o n t e c hn o l o g y — Da t a
communications—X.25 Packet Layer communications—X.25 packet layer
Protocol for Data Terminal Equipment protocol for data terminal equipment
8208/Amd.3 A m e n d m e n t 3 : C o n f o r m a n c e —
requirements
AS
8348 Information technology—Net work 2994 Information technology—Open Systems
service definition for Open Systems Interconnecti on— Network service
Interconnection definition
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ISO/IEC AS/NZS
9646 Information technology—Open Systems 4103 Information technology—Open Systems
Interconnection—Conformance testing Interconnection—Conformance testing
methodology and framework methodology and framework
9646-1 Part 1: General concepts 4103.1 Part 1: General concepts
9646-2 Part 2: Abstract test suite specification 4103.2 Part 2: Abstract test suite specification

10028 In fo rm at i o n t e ch no l o gy — T el e- —
communications and information
exchange between systems—Definition
of the relaying functions of a Network
layer intermediate system
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CONTENTS

Page

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

2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3 Definitions .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . .. ... . ... . .. ... ... .. . .. .. 2

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4 Abbreviations .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . .. ... . ... . .. ... ... .. . .. 3

5 Overview and principles of the protocol mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

6 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

7 General considerations in mapping Network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

8 Protocol mapping for NC establishment and release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

9 Protocol mapping for data transfer phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

10 SNDC P for use of Permanent Virtual Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Annexes

A PICS Proforma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

B Modified PICS requirements for ISO/IEC 8208 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

C Illustration of processing of Transit Delay QOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Information technology—Telecommunications and information

exchange between systems—Provision of the connection-mode
network internal layer service by intermediate systems using the
X.25 packet layer protocol
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1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the method by which a Network-layer interworking unit (IWU) uses the X.25 packet layer
protocol specified in ISO/IEC 8208 to support the OSI connection-mode Network service. The specification is expressed in
terms of a mapping between the Network internal layer service defined in ISO/IEC 10028 and the Virtual Call (VC) and
Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) services of the X.25 packet layer protocol.

An IWU to which this International Standard applies interconnects, for any individual Network connection, two real
subnetworks, at least one of which is accessed using the X.25 packet layer protocol. When both subnetworks are accessed
using the X.25 packet layer protocol, the specification applies independently to the IWU’s operation on each subnetwork.

In addition, this International Standard uses ISO/IEC 10028’s definition of the relaying functions of an intermediate system
to extend its application beyond a single subnetwork point of attachment, to specify the requirements to be met by an IWU
as a whole in supporting the OSI connection-mode Network service.

This International Standard covers operation of the X.25 packet layer protocol that is compatible with the 1984 and later
versions of CCITT Recommendation X.25, and that is compatible with the 1980 version of X.25 when the Permanent Virtual
Circuit service is used; compatibility with the 1980 version of X.25 for Virtual Calls is outside the scope of this International
Standard.

To enable use of the PVC service, this International Standard defines a set of subnetwork dependent convergence protocol
(SND CP) procedures. These allow a given PVC to support one Network connection at a time, but to support different Network
connections, with the same or different values for address and quality of service parameters, etc, at different times. The
procedures also allow for the possibility of using a PVC in support of other protocols, but not simultaneously with these
procedures (apart from transient collision cases, which do not fail unnecessarily).

To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which capabilities and options
have been implemented. Such a statement is called a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS), as defined in
ISO/IEC 9646-1. This International Standard provides the PICS proforma in compliance with the relevant requirements, and
in accordance with the relevant guidance, given in ISO/IEC 9646-2.

This International Standard does not specify any requirements relating to the exchange of routing information or
layer-management information between an IWU and other systems.

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.

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Telecommunications and information exchange
between systems - Provision of the
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connection-mode network internal layer service by

intermediate systems using the X.25 packet layer
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