OSI PICS Manual

ISO 8802-3 for TLAM
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PICS for TLAM MAC
PICS for TLAM MAC
COS Stack Specification Implementation
Conformance Statement
The Implementation Conformance Statement contained in this Annex is the definitive
specification of subnetwork-type dependent requirements for conformance to the profile
within this COS stack specification.
D.1 MAC Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement
D.1.1 General
This Implementation Conformance Statement specifies requirements for
implementations of ISO 8802-3.
This Implementation Conformance Statement specifies an implementation of the MAC
protocol for end systems. Intermediate system operation is not specified.
D.1.2 Notation and Conventions
In some cases the notation used in this clause is simply a matter of responding “Y” (yes)
or “N” (no) to the questions posed. In other cases the notation used in this clause is
specified by the following key:
Where a numeral in parenthesis follows any of the above notations, for example., m(1),
it refers to a footnote to the table.
Symbol Standard Type or Range
m Mandatory field/function
o Optional field/function
— Not applicable
Symbol COSSS Type or Range
m Mandatory field/function supported
o Optional field/function supported
x Excluded field/function
i Out of the scope of the specification, left as an implementation choice
— Not applicable