ISO/IEC 10165-6:1997

Overview

ISO/IEC 10165-6:1997 specifies requirements and guidelines for implementation conformance statement (ICS) proformas associated with OSI management. Part of the Structure of Management Information family, this standard defines the structure, instructions and examples for documenting conformance of management information models and implementations. It covers definitions, conformance methodology, and a comprehensive set of proforma templates and worked examples to ensure consistent, machine- and human-readable conformance statements for OSI-based management technologies.

Key Topics

• Implementation conformance statement proformas: templates and completion rules for declaring support of management information.
• Proforma types: guidance for MCS, MOCS, MIDS, MRCS and MICS proformas (attribute, attribute group, action, notification, create/delete, and name bindings).
• Structure and instructions: required fields, parameter tables, attribute groups, actions, notifications and indexed table conventions.
• Definitions and references: ASN.1, management information model terms, CMIS/CMIP-related terminology and conformance testing methodology.
• Annexes and examples: extensive annexes (A–R) containing proforma templates, completion instructions and example ICS/MICS/MOCS/MRCS documents.
• Practical guidance: conditional expressions, package support tables, minimum conformance requirements, compatible classes, and guidance on multiple proformas and ordering.

Applications

ISO/IEC 10165-6:1997 is used where precise, standardised declarations of management capability are required:

• Product vendors and implementers preparing ICS documents for network and systems management products implementing OSI management information.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies evaluating conformance claims and performing interoperability testing against OSI management specifications.
• Systems integrators and network operators verifying feature support (attributes, actions, notifications) across multi-vendor deployments.
• Technical writers and standards teams producing consistent documentation for managed object classes and management information models. Using the proformas improves clarity for feature negotiation, procurement, compliance reporting and automated conformance processing.

Who would use this standard

• Implementers of OSI management interfaces and management information models
• QA/test teams and interoperability labs
• Standards bodies and conformity assessment organizations
• Network and systems management product managers and documentation teams

Related Standards

ISO/IEC 10165-6:1997 complements other OSI management and Structure of Management Information publications and related ITU‑T recommendations. It aligns with ASN.1 encodings and CMIS/CMIP management frameworks and is intended to be used alongside the corresponding management model and protocol specifications.

Keywords: ISO/IEC 10165-6:1997, OSI management, implementation conformance statement, ICS proforma, MCS, MOCS, MIDS, MRCS, MICS, ASN.1, CMIS, conformance testing.