This Recommendation International Standard defines a systems management function which may be used by an application process in a centralized or decentralized management environment to interact for the purpose of systems-management as defined by CCITT Rec. X.700 ISO/IEC 7498-4. This Recommendation International Standard defines the attributes for representing relationships and consists of services and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCITT Rec. X.200 ISO/IEC 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions are described by CCITT Rec. X.701 ISO/IEC 10040.This Recommendation International Standardû establishes user requirements for attributes for representing relationships;û establishes a model that relates the service and generic definitions provided by this function to user requirements;û defines the services provided by the function;û defines generic attribute types, notification types and parameters documented in accordance with CCITTRec. X.722 ISO/IEC 10165-4;û specifies the protocol that is necessary in order to provide the services;û defines the relationship between the service and management operations and notifications;û specifies compliance requirements placed on other standards that makes use of these generic definitions; û defines relationships with other systems management functions; û specifies conformance requirements.This Recommendation International Standard does notû define the nature of any implementation intended to provide this function;û specify the manner in which management is accomplished by the user of this function;û define the nature of any interactions that result in the use of this function;û specify the services necessary for the establishment, normal and abnormal release of a management association;û preclude the definition of further notification types;û define managed objects.

First published as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4152.3:1994.