ISO/IEC TR 10000-2:1998 PDF

Overview

ISO/IEC TR 10000-2:1998 - Information technology - Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized Profiles - Part 2: Principles and Taxonomy for OSI Profiles - is a Technical Report (fifth edition, 1998) from ISO/IEC JTC 1 that documents principles, naming and classification rules for developing OSI-based profiles. As a type‑3 Technical Report, it provides a state‑of‑the‑art framework and taxonomy rather than prescriptive protocol specifications. The report complements Part 1 (general principles) and Part 3 (Open System Environment profiles).

Key topics

• Profile taxonomy and principles: Defines the conceptual approach to grouping and classifying OSI profiles, including the Class and Group concepts for lower-layer and upper-layer profiles.
• Profile relationships and boundaries: Describes interaction points and boundaries such as A/T, B/U, A/F, B/F, used to define how profiles interwork across layers.
• Profile classes: Sets out profile families with identification conventions:
  • Transport profiles (connection-mode T, connectionless-mode U) and subnetwork taxonomy (packet‑switched, digital circuits, analogue telephone, ISDN, LANs, Frame Relay).
  • Relay profiles (network and MAC relaying concepts).
  • Application profiles (File Transfer/Access/Management, Message Handling, Directory, Virtual Terminal, OSI Management, Transaction Processing, Remote Database Access, Manufacturing Messaging, Library/Documentation, Document Filing/Retrieval, ODA manipulation).
  • Interchange format & representation profiles (Open Document Format, Computer Graphics Metafile, SGML interchange, directory data definitions, virtual terminal environment, character sets).
• Identifiers and documentation: Guidance on profile identifiers and common upper‑layer requirements to enable consistent registration and publication.
• Conformance: Principles for assessing and declaring conformance of OSI profiles.

Applications

• Standards developers: Use the taxonomy and naming rules to author consistent, interoperable OSI profile documents.
• Protocol designers & implementers: Map implementations to specified profile classes (e.g., transport T/U, application profiles) to ensure interoperability.
• Certification and test laboratories: Establish conformance test suites and registration mechanisms based on the report’s conformance principles.
• Enterprise architects & integrators: Select and align OSI profile subsets (subnetworks, application services, interchange formats) to meet interoperability and data exchange requirements.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC TR 10000‑1 (General principles and documentation framework)
• ISO/IEC TR 10000‑3 (Principles and Taxonomy for Open System Environment Profiles)
• OSI base standards referenced by profile taxonomies (e.g., transport, network, application layer standards)

Keywords: ISO/IEC TR 10000-2:1998, OSI profiles, profile taxonomy, transport profiles, application profiles, interchange formats, conformance, information technology standards.