OSI PICS Manual

CCITT X.400: P1 1988 for MHS
Tandem OSI PICS Manual–135046
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PICS for the OSI MHS 1988 P1 Protocol
PICS for the OSI MHS 1988 P1 Protocol
1 Introduction
To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a
statement of which capabilities and options have been implemented for a given OSI
protocol (see Note 1). Such a statement is called a Protocol Implementation
Conformance Statement (PICS). The purpose of this document (PICS), thus, is to
provide information necessary for a detailed knowledge of the IUT, in order to enable
testing to take place.
This PICS proforma has been developed in connection with the CTS2/XMHS project,
which is concerned with the harmonization of Conformance Testing of the CCITT
X.400 and X.500 series of recommendations with their corresponding OSI Stacks, and
which is sponsored by the Commission of the European Community.
2 Scope
This document provides the PICS proforma for the P1 protocol as specified in CCITT
X.419 in compliance with the relevant guidance, given in ISO 9646-2.
3 Normative References
4 Definitions
4.1 Message Handling Systems Model, Service and Protocol Definitions
This document uses the following terms defined in CCITT X.400 series:
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message transfer system (MTS)
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mts-transfer-protocol-1984
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mts-transfer-protocol
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mts transfer
Note 1. OSI or related CCITT X.series or T.series is abbreviated to OSI, and standard(s) or
recommendation(s) is abbreviated to standard(s).
[1] CCITT X.411, Message Handling Systems: Message Transfer System: Abstract
Service Definition and Procedures.
[2] CCITT X.419, Message Handling Systems: Protocol Specifications (Section 3).
[3] ISO 9646-1, OSI Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework, Part 1:
General Concepts.
[4] ISO 9646-2, OSI Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework, Part 2:
Abstract Test Suite Specification.