Overview
ISO/IEC 10164-13:1995/Amd 1:1997 is an amendment to the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Systems Management specification focusing on the Summarization Function. Amendment 1 provides standardized implementation conformance statement (ICS/MCS/MICS/MOCS) proformas and guidance to help implementers declare which parts of the summarization function they support. The document organizes proformas, instructions, and conformance rules to enable consistent declaration and testing of implementations.
Key Topics
- Implementation conformance statement proformas: Standardized templates (MCS, MICS, MOCS) to record implementation details and declared conformance.
- Conformance model: Clause 13 addresses conformance, including static and dynamic conformance and the specific requirements for management implementation conformance statements.
- Managed object class proformas (MOCS): Annexes provide MOCS proformas for a variety of scanner types and scan records (e.g., heterogeneous, buffered, simple, mean, mean-variance, min-max, percentile, dynamic simple scanners, scan report records).
- Structure and guidance: Annex materials include instructions for completing proformas, symbol/abbreviation lists, table formats, identification of implementations, packages, and a management conformance summary.
- Elements documented per proforma: Statements of conformance, attributes, notifications, actions, parameters, and package membership for each managed object class.
Applications
- Network and systems management: Helps vendors and integrators implement and document OSI-based summarization functions used in monitoring, telemetry and aggregated metrics.
- Interoperability and testing: Standardized ICS/MOCS/MICS proformas enable consistent conformance declarations used by test labs and certification schemes to verify compatibility between management systems and managed devices.
- Product documentation and procurement: Manufacturers and suppliers can provide clear conformance statements for procurement, regulatory or contractual compliance.
- Implementation guidance: Provides a template-driven approach for engineering teams to capture supported features and options of the summarization function for internal QA and release control.
Who uses this standard
- Firmware and network equipment vendors implementing OSI Systems Management summarization features
- Systems management software developers and integrators
- Conformance test laboratories and certification bodies
- Standards engineers, technical writers, and procurement teams requiring formal conformance evidence
Related standards
- Other parts of the ISO/IEC 10164 series and OSI Systems Management recommendations address complementary management functions and conformance frameworks (see ISO/IEC catalog for related parts).
By standardizing implementation conformance statement proformas and detailing proformas for multiple managed object classes, ISO/IEC 10164-13:1995/Amd 1:1997 supports consistent documentation, testing, and interoperability of OSI summarization implementations.