OSI PICS Manual

ISO 9542 for OSI/TS
Tandem OSI PICS Manual–135046
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PICS for the OSI ES-IS Routing Protocol Protocol,
Annex A (Normative)
PICS for the OSI ES-IS Routing Protocol Protocol,
Annex A (Normative)
A.1 Introduction
The supplier of a protocol implementation which is claimed to conform to International
Standard ISO 9542, whether as an End System or Intermediate System implementation,
shall complete the following applicable Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement (PICS) proforma, and include the information necessary to identify fully both
the supplier and the implementation.
A.2 Abbreviations and Special Symbols
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Option-Status and Predicate Symbols
A.3 Instructions for Completing the PICS
Proformas
The main part of each PICS proforma is a fixed-format questionnaire. A supplier may
also provide, or be required to provide, additional information, categorized as either
Exception Information or Supplementary Information. When present, each kind of
additional information is to be provided as items labelled respectively X.<i> or S.<i> for
cross-referencing purposes, where < i > is any unambiguous identification for the item
(e. g. simply a number); there are no other restrictions on its format and presentation.
A completed PICS proforma is the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement for
the implementation in question.
Symbol Meaning
N/A Not Applicable
<r> Receive (PDU, or field of PDU)
<s> Send (PDU, or field of PDU)
Symbol Meaning
M Mandatory
O Optional
P Prohibited
Cl: The status following this symbol applies only when the PICS states that configuration
information is supported.
Rl: The status following this symbol applies only when the PICS states that redirection
information is supported.
(Cl v RI): The status following this symbol applies only when the PICS states that either
configuration information or redirection information (or both) is supported.