ISO/IEC 10165-8:2000 PDF

This Recommendation | International Standard defines generic upper-layer managed objects.

This Recommendation | International Standard:

• establishes a model for common supporting upper layer objects;
• provides generic and formal definitions for common supporting upper layer information (managed objects).

This Recommendation | International Standard does not:

• define new management functions;
• specify a framework or methodology for conformance tests.

In the context of this Recommendation | International Standard, the term Supporting Upper Layers is used to refer to ACSE, Presentation, and Session layers.