Overview
ISO/IEC TR 10000-3:1998 is the second-edition Technical Report that defines principles and a taxonomy for Open System Environment (OSE) profiles. Published by ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 1998, this TR supports the development and classification of International Standardized Profiles (ISPs) that promote interoperability and portability across IT systems. It is a Type 3 Technical Report providing guidance to organizations proposing draft OSE ISPs and to the Special Group on Functional Standardization (SGFS).
Key Topics
- OSE concepts and objectives: clarifies the user and provider perspectives for OSE, stressing portability of application software and reuse at the source-code level.
- Definitions and interfaces: includes definitions for core terms such as Application Platform, Application Program Interface (API), Human/Computer Interface (HCI), Information Services Interface (ISI), and Communications Services Interface (CSI)-important for profile consistency.
- Conformance and documentation: discusses conformance to an OSE profile and the documentation expected when submitting profiles as ISPs.
- Taxonomy principles: establishes the purpose and structure of a taxonomy to classify OSE profiles, including the nature, description, and classes of profiles.
- Profile classes: explicitly identifies major profile classes:
- POSIX OSE Profiles (targets POSIX-based OSEs)
- Virtual Terminal (VT) OSE Profiles (program and device interfaces)
- Medical OSE Profiles (including Medical Image Interchange - Application (AMI) and Format (FMI))
Applications
ISO/IEC TR 10000-3 is practical for:
- Standards developers and technical committees preparing International Standardized Profiles (ISPs).
- System architects and product teams designing open systems that require interoperability and portability across platforms.
- Test and conformance organizations that need context for developing conformance tests and documentation frameworks for OSE profiles.
- Domain-specific groups (e.g., medical imaging vendors) defining standardized interchange formats and application-level profiles.
Practical uses include classifying profile proposals, ensuring consistent terminology (APIs, ISI, HCI, CSI), and guiding profile documentation submitted to SGFS and the SD-4 directory of ISPs.
Related Standards
Key related documents cited in the report:
- ISO/IEC TR 10000-1:1998 - General principles and documentation framework
- ISO/IEC TR 10000-2:1998 - Principles and taxonomy for OSI profiles
- ISO/IEC TR 14252:1996 - Guide to the POSIX Open System Environment (OSE)
- ITU‑T Rec. X.902 / ISO/IEC 10746‑2 - ODP Reference Model foundations
Keywords: ISO/IEC TR 10000-3, Open System Environment, OSE profiles, taxonomy, International Standardized Profiles, POSIX OSE, Virtual Terminal, medical image interchange, interoperability, portability, API, HCI, ISI, CSI.