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|rev. 10-88) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

FIPS PUBLICATION CHANGE NOTICE

CHANGE NUMBER

1

DATE OF CHANGE

1 995 June 20

FIPS PUBLICATION NUMBER

146-2

PUBLICATION TITLE

FIPS PUB 146-2, Profiles for Open Systems Internetworking Technologies

(POSIT).

THIS OFFICE HAS A RECORD OF YOUR INTEREST IN RECEIVING CHANGES TO THE ABOVE FIPS PUBUCATION. THE CHANGE(S) INDICATED BELOW HAVE BEEN

PROVIDED BY THE MAINTENANCE AGENCY FOR THIS PUBUCATION AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT PUBUSHED REVISION TO THIS FIPS PUBUCATION.

QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE MAINTENANCE AGENCY:

Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Computer Systems Laboratory

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

CHANGE ITEM(S)

Attached is a reprint from the May 15, 1995, FEDERAL REGISTER (60 FR 25888)

which announces that the Secretary of Commerce has approved FIPS PUB 146-2.

This revision supersedes FIPS PUB 146-1. This revision includes references to

specifications that Federal agencies may use in acquiring data communications

protocols based on open, voluntary standards.

Agencies wishing to use Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocols should cite

NIST Special Publication 500-217, IGOSS-Industry/Government Open Systems

Specification, May 1994, as the reference specification. Copies of NIST Special

Publication 500-217 (Order No. SN-003-003-03269-7) are available from:

Superintendent of Documents

Government Printing Office (GPO)

Washington, DC 20402

Telephone Number - (202) 512-1800

FAX Number - (202) 512-2250

Delete the second sentence of the first paragraph under Section 11

Information, "Future versions .... profiles."

Attachment

Special

ELECTRONIC FORM

5-15-95

Vol. 60 No. 93

Pages 25839-25982

Monday

May 15, 1995

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOTICES

Information processing standards. Federal:

Profiles for Open Systems Internetworking

TechnologiesIPOSIT) and Government Network

Management Profile (GNMP), 25888-25890
25888 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 93 / Monday, May 15, 1995 / Notices

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 950215052-5052-01]; RIN-0693

Processing Standards Publications

(FIPS) 146-2, Profiles for Open

Systems Internetworking

Technologies, and 179-1, Government

Network Management Profile

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST), Commerce.

ACTION: The purpose of this notice is to

announce that the Secretary of

Commerce has approved two revised

standards, which will be published as

FIPS Publication 146-2, Profiles for

Open Systems Internetworking

Technologies (POSIT), and FIPS 179-1,

Government Network Management

Profile (GNMP).

SUMMARY: On September 14. 1994 (59

FR 47119-47121), notice was published

in the Federal Register that revisions to

Federal Information Processing

Standard 146-1, Version 2 of the

Government Open Systems

Interconnection Profile (GOSIP), and

FIPS 179, Government Network

Management Profile, (GNMP) were

being proposed for Federal use.

The written comments submitted by

interested parties and other material

available to the Department relevant to
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 93 / Monday, May 15, 1995 / Notices 25889

the revised standards were reviewed by

NIST. On the basis of this review, NIST,

recommended that the Secretary

approve the revised Federal Information

Processing Standards Publications, and

prepared a detailed justification

document for the Secretary’s review in

support of that recommendation.

The detailed justification document

which was presented to the Secretary is

part of the public record and is available

for inspection and copying in the

Department’s Central Reference and

Records Inspection Facility, Room 6020,

Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street

between Pennsylvania and Constitution

Avenues, NW„ Washington, DC 20230.

These FIPS contain two sections: (1)

An announcement section, which

provides information concerning the

applicability, implementation, and

maintenance of the standards; and (2) a

specifications section which deals with

the technical requirements of the

standards. Only the announcement

sections of both standards is provided in

this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These revised standards

may be used immediately by Federal

Government agencies.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may

purchase copies of these revised

standards, including the technical

specifications sections, from the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS). Specific ordering information

from NTIS for these standards is set out

in the Where to Obtain Copies Section

of the announcement section of each

standard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Gerard F. Mulvenna, telephone

(301) 975-3631, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

Dated: May 9. 1995.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

Federal Information Processing

Standards Publication 146-2

(Date)

Announcing the Standard for Profiles

for Open Systems Internetworking

Technologies (POSIT)

Federal Information Processing

Standards Publications (Ri&P PUBS) are

issued by the National Institute of

Standards and Technology after FIPS/

approval by the Secretary of Commerce

pursuant to Section 111(d) of the

Federal Property and Administrative

Services Act of 1949 as amended by the

Computer Security Act of 1987, Public

Law 100-235.

1. Name of Standard. Profiles for

Open Systems Internetworking

Technologies (POSIT)(FIPS PUB 146-2).

2. Category of Standard. Hardware

and Software Standards, Computer

Network Protocols.

3. Explanation. FIPS 146-1 adopted

the Government Open Systems

Interconnection Profile (GOSIP) which

defines a common set of Open Systems

Interconnection (OSI) protocols that

enable systems developed by different

vendors to interoperate and the users of

different applications on those systems

to exchange information. This change

modifies FIPS 146-1 by removing the

requirement that Federal agencies

specify GOSIP protocols when they

acquire networking products and

services and communications systems

and services. This change references

additional specifications that Federal

agencies may use in acquiring data

communications protocols.

4. Approving Authority. Secretary of

Commerce.

5. Maintenance Agency. U.S.

Department of Commerce, National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST), Computer Systems Laboratory

(CSL).

6. Related Documents.

a. NIST Special Publication 500-217,

Industry Government Open Systems

Specification (IGOSS), or subsequent

versions. May 1994.

b. Internet Official Protocol

Standards, Internet RFC 1610, or

subsequent versions.

c. NIST Special Publication 500-224,

Stable Implementation Agreements for

Open Systems Interconnection

Protocols, or subsequent versions.

Note: This reference is the most recent

version of the Stable Implementation

Agreements. The Stable Implementation

Agreements are updated at regular intervals,

but no more than once a year. Interested

parties should contact NIST for information

about the latest available version.

d. NISTTR 5438, Industry/Government

Open Systems Specification Testing

Framework, or subsequent versions,

June 1994.

7. Objectives. The primary objectives

of this standard are:

—To promote interconnection and

interoperability of computers and

systems that are acquired from

different manufacturers in an open

systems environment:

—To reduce the costs of computer

network systems by increasing

alternative sources of supply;

—To facilitate the use of advanced

technology by the Federal

Government;

—To provide guidance for the

acquisition and use of networking

products implementing open,

voluntary standards such as those

developed by the Internet Engineering

Task Force (IETF), the International

Telecommunication Union,

Telecommunication Standardization

Sector (ITU-T; formerly the

Consultative Committee on

International Telegraph and

Telephone (CC1TTJ), and the

International Organization for

Standardization (ISO).

8. Specifications. See documents in

Implementation Section.

9. Applicability. Open, voluntary

standards should be used by Federal

Government agencies when acquiring

computer networking products and

services and communications systems

or services.

10. Implementation. The Industry

Government Open Systems

Specification (IGOSS) issued as NIST

Special Publication 500-217 updates

the OSI protocols in FIPS 146—1 and

may be used immediately by Federal

Government agencies when they wish to

acquire computer networking products

and services and communications

systems or services that are based on

OSI standards.

In addition, other specifications based

on open, voluntary standards such as

those cited in paragraph 7 may be used.

The National Institute of Standards

and Technology has described a testing

program in IGOSS Industry/Government

Open Systems Specification Testing

Framework, (NISTIR 5438). This testing

is voluntary and limited to the protocols

that conform to the standards included

in the IGOSS. However, this and other

test methodologies may be adapted for

use in testing compliance to other

profiles whenever government agencies

have demonstrable need for more

stringent testing.

11. Special Information. The National

Institute of Standards and Technology

plans to work with other government

agencies and with industry to develop

additional profiles based on open,

voluntary standards and to publish

these profiles in separate documents.

Futui~«-voroione of thio standard will

reference these additional profileo and

will contain information reiatod to

recommended uue of aueh additional

ppofilooi (see change notice)

Interoperability is a key requirement

for the effective usage of information

technology. Consequently. Federal

agencies are strongly encouraged to

acquire components that have either

been tested for interoperability or

otherwise demonstrably meet the

agencies’ interoperability requirements.

The appropriate extent of such testing
25890 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 93 / Monday, May 15, 1995 / Notices

will be determined by the affinity

groups developing the profiles and by

the acquiring agencies.

12. Where to Obtain Copies. Copies of

this publication are for sale by the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), U.S. Department of Commerce,

Springfield, VA 22161. When ordering,

refer to Federal Information Processing

Standards Publication 146—2

(FIPSPUB146—2), and title. Specify

microfiche if desired. Payment may be

made by check, money order, or NTIS

deposit account.

Federal Information Processing

Standards Publication 179-1

(Date)

Announcing the Standard for

Government Network Management

Profile (GNMP)

Federal Information Processing

Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are

issued by the National Institute of

Standards and Technology after •

approval by the Secretary of Commerce

pursuant to Section 111(d) of the

Federal Property and Administrative

Services Act of 1949 as amended by the

Computer Security Act of 1987, Public

Law 100-235.

1. Name of Standard. Government

Network Management Profile (GNMP)

(FIPS PUB 179-1).

2. Category of Standard. Hardware

and Software Standards, Computer

Network Protocols.

3. Explanation. This Federal

Information Processing Standard adopts

the Government Network Management

Profile (GNMP) Version 1.0. The GNMP

specifies the common management

information exchange protocol and

services, specifies management

functions and services, and the syntax

and semantics of the management

information required to support

monitoring and control of the network

and system components and their

resources.

The primary source of specifications

in the Version 1.0 GNMP is part 18 of

the OIW Stable Implementation

Agreements, June 1992, developed by

the Open Systems Environment

Implementors Workshop (OIW)

sponsored by NIST and the IKKK

Computer Society. This source provides

implementation^For network

management based on the service and

protocol standards issued by the

International Organization for

Standardization (K3S). (ISO).

Additional profiles will be developed

implementing open, voluntary

standards such as those developed by

the Internet Engineering Task Force

(IETF), the International Organization

*specifications/

for Standardization (ISO), and the

International Telecommunications

Union, Telecommunication

Standardization Sector (ITU-T; formerly

the Consultative Committee on

International Telegraph and Telephone

[CCITT]).

4. Approving Authority. Secretary of

Commerce.

5. Maintenance Agency. U.S.

Department of Commerce, National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST), Computer Systems Laboratory

(CSL).

6. Cross Index.

a. NIST Special Publication 500-202,

Stable Implementation Agreements for

Open Systems Interconnection

Protocols, Version 5, Edition 1, NIST

Workshop for Implementators of Open

Systems Environment, June 1992.

(NOTE: This reference is not the most

recent version of the Stable

Implementation Agreements; however,

it is the source of specifications for

GNMP, Version 1.0).

b. FIPS PUB 146-2, Profiles for Open

Systems Internetworking Technologies.

7. Related Documents. Related

documents are fisted in the Reference

Section of the GNMP document.

8. Objectives. The primary objectives

of this standard are:

—To promote interconnection and

interoperability of computers and

systems that are acquired from

different manufacturers in an open

systems environment;

—To reduce costs of computer network

systems by increasing alternative

sources of supply;

—To facilitate the use of advanced

technology by the Federal

Government;

—To provide guidance for the

acquisition and use of networking

products implementing open,

voluntary standards such as those

cited in paragraph 3.

The OMNIPoint which references IETF

and OSI standards can serve as an

example for the development ofsuch

specifications.

12. Special Information. The National

Institute of Standards and Technology

plans to work with other government

agencies and with industry to develop

additional profiles based on open,

voluntary standards and to publish

these profiles in separate documents.

Future veroiona of this standard willrafaranca thasa additional profiles and

•will contain information rolatod to

recommondod udo of ouch additional

profiloo. (see change notice)

Interoperability is a key requirement

for the effective usage of information

technology. Consequently, federal

agencies are strongly encouraged to

acquire components that have either

been tested for interoperability or

otherwise demonstrably meet the

agencies’ interoperability requirements.

The appropriate extent of such testing

will be determined by the affinity

groups developing the profiles and by

the acquiring agencies.

13. Where to Obtain Copies. Copies of

this publication are for sale by the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), U.S. Department of Commerce,

Springfield, VA 22161. When ordering,

refer to Federal Information Processing

Standards Publication 179-1

(FTPSPUB179-1), and title. Specify

microfiche if desired. Payment may be

made by check, money order, or NTIS

deposit account.

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9. Specifications. GNMP

specifications in FIPS 179r

10. Applicability. Open, voluntary

standards should be used by the Federal

Government agencies when acquiring

computer networking products and

services and communications systems

or services. These include the

specifications referenced above.

11. Implementation. This

specification may be used immediately

by Federal Government agencies when

they wish to acquire computer

networking products and services and

communications systems or services

that are based on OSI standards.

In addition, other specifications based

on open, voluntary standards such as

those cited in paragraph 3 may be used.

(see change notice)