AS/NZS 4245:1994

ISO/IEC 11570:1992

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Open Systems
Interconnection—Transport
protocol identification mechanism
 AS/NZS 4245:1994

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 9 August 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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 AS/NZS 4245:1994

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information technology—
Telecommunications and
information exchange between
systems—Open systems
Interconnection—Transport
protocol identification mechanism

First publi shed as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4245:1994.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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ISBN 0 7262 9226 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 11570:1992, Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange
between systems— Open Systems Interconnection—Transport protocol identification mechanism.
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 protocol
identification procedure that will allow transport entities to be implemented which can support
both OSI and non-OSI protocols above the OSI network layer.
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
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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.
The term ‘normative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the annex to
which it applies. A ‘normative’ annex is an integral part of a 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
ISO
7498 Information processing systems—
Open Systems Interconnection—Basic
Reference Model
7498-3 Part 3: Naming and addressing
8072 Information processing systems—
Open Syst ems Interconnect ion—
Transport service definition
8602 Information processing systems—
Open Syst ems Interconnect ion—
Protocol for providing the connection-
less-mode transport service
Australian/New Zealand Standard
AS
2777 Information processing systems—
Open Systems Interconnection—Basic
reference model
2777.3 Part 3: Naming and addressing
2911 Information processing systems—
Open Systems Int erconnection—
Transport service definition
3627 Information processing systems—
Open Systems Int erconnection—
Protocol for providing the connection-
less-mode transport service
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ISO/IEC AS/NZS
8073 Inf orma t i on t ec hnol ogy— T el e - 2912 Informat i on t echnol ogy— Tel e-
communications and information communications and information
exchange between systems—Open exchange between systems—Open
Systems Interconnection—Protocol Systems Interconnection—Protocol
for providing the connection-mode for providing the connection-mode
transport service transport service
AS
8348 Information processing systems— 2994 Information processing systems—
Dat a communi cat i ons— Net work Data communi cat ions— Net work
service definition service definition
10736 Inf orma t i on t ec hnol ogy— T el e - —
communications and information
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exchange between systems—Transport

layer security protocol
CCITT Recommendation
X.25 Interface between data terminal —
equipment (DTE) and data circuit-
terminating equipment (DCE) for
terminals operating in the packet
mode and connected to public data
networks by dedicated circuit
X.244 Procedure for the exchange of —
protocol identification during virtual
call establishment on packet switched
public data networks

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CONTENTS

Page

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

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

3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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4 Symbols and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

5 Use of the network service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

6 Protocol functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

7 Structure and encoding of the UN TPD U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

8 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Annex A PICS Proforma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Information technology—Telecommunications and

information exchange between systems—Open
Systems Interconnection—Transport protocol
identification mechanism
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1 Scope ISO/IEC 8348:1992, Information processing systems —

Data communications — Network service definition.
The procedures specified in this International Standard
do not prevent communication between transport ISO 8602: 1986, Information processing systems —
entities conforming to ISO/IEC 8073 only and those
Open Systems Interconnection — Protocol for providing
conforming to ISO /IEC 8073 as well as to this
the connectionless-mode transport service.
International Standard.

The use of a protocol identification procedure allows ISO/IEC 10736: 1992, Information technology —
transport entities to be implemented which can support Telecommunications and information exchange
both the OS I transport protocols and non-OSI protocols between systems — Transport layer security protocol.
above the OS I network layer.
NOTE - The use of NSAP addresses as it is defi ned in CC ITT Recommendation X.25, Interface between data
ISO/IEC 7498-3 provides another possibilit y in disti nguishing terminal equipment (DTE) and data circuit-terminating
between OSI and non-OSI users of the network service. If equipment (DCE ) for terminals operating in the packet
however the use of NSAPs incurs unacceptable penalti es, for mode and connected to public data networks by
example where each NSAP is charged for by the network dedicated circuit.
provider, then the transport protocol identif ication mechanism
is available.
CC ITT Recommendation X.244, Procedure for the
2 Normative references exchange of protocol identification during virtual call
establishment on packet switched public data networks.
The following standards contain provisions which,
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this International Standard. At the time of publication,
3 Definitions
the editions indicated were valid. All standards are
subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on The following terms are used by this International
this International Standard are encouraged to Standard and are defined by ISO 7498:
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent
editions of the standards listed below. Members of IEC Open Systems Interconnection (OSI);
and ISO maintain registers of currently valid
International Standards. network connection;
ISO 7498: 1984, Information processing systems —
Open Systems Interconnection — Basic Reference transport entity.
Model.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
ISO 7498-3: 1989, Information processing systems —
Open Systems Interconnection — Basic Reference
4.1 Transport protocol data unit
Model — Part 3: Naming and addressing.
ISO 8072:1986, Information processing systems — UN TPDU Use of network connection TPDU
Open Systems Interconnection — Transport service
definition. 4.2 TPDU fields
ISO/IEC 8073:1992, Information technology —
Telecommunications and information exchange LI Length indicator (field)
between systems — Open Systems Interconnection —
Protocol for providing the connection-mode transport SH AR E Sharing option (field)
service.

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