ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011

Information technology — Open systems interconnection — Part 2: Procedures for the object identifier resolution system operational agency

ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011 specifies the mechanisms and criteria for the selection and approval of the object identifier resolution system (ORS) operational agency, and the procedures that the operational agency is required to follow to support the operation of the ORS. It includes the specification of use of DNSSEC (NSEC3) and addresses issues of charging. It also specifies the mechanisms for the appointment of the operational agency as an ISO/IEC Registration Authority.

Technologies de l'information — Interconnection de systèmes ouverts (OSI) — Partie 2: Procédures pour l'agence opérationnelle du système de résolution de l'identificateur d'objet

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Sep-2011
• ICS: 35.080 - Software
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems
• Current Stage: 9092 - International Standard to be revised
• Completion Date: 24-Oct-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 29168-2
First edition
2011-09-15

Information technology — Open systems
interconnection —
Part 2:
Procedures for the object identifier
resolution system operational agency
Technologies de l'information — Interconnection de systèmes
ouverts (OSI) —
Partie 2: Procédures pour l'agence opérationnelle du système de
résolution de l'identificateur d'objet




Reference number
ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011(E)
©
ISO/IEC 2011

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ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011(E)
Contents Page
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834-1 . 1
3.2 Terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.672 | ISO/IEC 29168-1 . 2
4 Abbreviated terms . 2
5 Appointment of the operational agency . 2
5.1 Formal appointment . 2
5.2 Nominating bodies . 2
5.3 Criteria for nominations and statements from nominees . 3
5.4 Selection and approval of an operational agency . 3
5.5 Term of appointment . 4
5.6 Transfer of .oid-res.org . 4
6 OID nodes to be supported by the operational agency . 4
7 Operational agency support . 6
7.1 Support for the OID nodes supported by the operational agency . 6
7.2 ORS-support for lower-level nodes . 6
7.3 Procedures for requesting support for lower-level nodes . 7
8 Charging issues . 7

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ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of
ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information
technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as
an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 29168-2 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 6, Telecommunications and information exchange between systems.
ISO/IEC 29168 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology — Open systems
interconnection:
 Part 1: Object identifier resolution system
 Part 2: Procedures for the object identifier resolution system operational agency
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Introduction
An introduction to the object identifier (OID) resolution system is provided in Rec. ITU-T X.672 |
ISO/IEC 29168-1.
This part of ISO/IEC 29168 specifies the mechanisms and criteria to be applied for the selection and approval
of the object identifier resolution system (ORS) operational agency. It also covers the procedures that the
ORS operational agency is required to follow when managing the ORS.
The DNS zone files for .oid-res.org are required to provide ORS support for the root of the International Object
Identifier tree.
These procedures include the appointment (or re-appointment) of the ORS operational agency (the
operational agency).
The procedures require the operational agency to provide DNS zone file support for .oid-res.org, as well as for
a specified set (see Clause 6) of top-level OID nodes [including DNSSEC (NSEC3) support for those zone
files].
The operational agency is also required to support specified procedures (some, but not all, on a commercial
basis) that enable the provision of ORS support for OID nodes beneath those that it is required to fully support
(see Table 1).
Clause 5 specifies the approval mechanisms for the appointment of the operational agency and any
necessary subsequent changes.
Clause 6 specifies the OID nodes to be supported by the operational agency.
Clause 7 specifies the nature of operational agency support.
Clause 8 addresses charging issues for services provided by the operational agency.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 29168-2:2011(E)

Information technology — Open systems interconnection —
Part 2:
Procedures for the object identifier resolution system
operational agency
1 Scope
1.1 This part of ISO/IEC 29168 specifies the mechanisms and criteria to be applied for the selection and
approval of the object identifier resolution system (ORS) operational agency, and includes procedures that the
operational agency is required to follow.
1.2 It also addresses any future modification of the procedures, and the procedures for any change of the
operational agency.
1.3 It lists the object identifier (OID) nodes for which the operational agency is required to provide ORS
support.
1.4 It gives the required level of support for these nodes.
1.5 It gives the procedures by which lower-level nodes can apply for ORS support (class A, class B, or
class C), and the role of the operational agency in providing these levels of support.
1.6 It determines the basis for charges that might be levied for these levels of support.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
Rec. ITU-T X.660 series | ISO/IEC 9834 (all parts), Information technology — Open Systems
Interconnection — Procedures for the operation of OSI Registration Authorities
Rec. ITU-T X.672 | ISO/IEC 29168-1, Information technology — Open systems interconnection — Part 1:
Object identifier resolution system
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834-1
For the purposes of this document, the following terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834-1 apply.
a) object identifier;
b) International Object Identifier tree;
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c) long arc;
d) OID internationalized resource identifier;
e) Unicode label.
3.2 Terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.672 | ISO/IEC 29168-1
For the purposes of this document, the following terms defined in Rec. ITU-T X.672 | ISO/IEC 29168-1 apply.
a) DNS Delegation Name (DNAME);
b) DNS Name Server (NS);
c) DNS zone file;
d) NAPTR resource records;
e) operational agency procedures (procedures);
f) ORS operational agency (the operational agency);
g) ORS-supported OID node.
4 Abbreviated terms
DNAME (DNS) Delegation Name
DNS Domain Name System
NAPTR (DNS) Naming Authority Pointer
NS  (DNS) Name Server
OID  Object Identifier
OID-IRI OID Internationalized Resource Identifier
ORS OID Resolution System
5 Appointment of the operational agency
5.1 Formal appointment
The operational agency is formally appointed as an ISO/IEC Registration Authority under the ISO/IEC JTC 1
procedures for such appointments.
5.2 Nominating bodies
When there is a vacancy for the operational agency, the request for nominations shall be sent to the
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Secretariat for posting, and nominations can be submitted by any ISO National Body or
any IEC National Committee.
Nominations shall be sent to the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Secretariat for the attention of the Expert Group
(see 5.4).
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5.3 Criteria for nominations and statements from nominees
Those making a nomination should note the following.
a) Eligible nominees are limited to national government agencies, private companies, charities, academic
and research institutions within a country represented by an ISO National Body or IEC National
Committee.
b) Nominations shall include a statement by the nominee (in free form) that (if appointed) they are prepared
to be fully compliant with the procedures set out in this part of ISO/IEC 29168, and any subsequent
revisions that are agreed by ISO/IEC processes.
c) nominations shall also include statements by the nominee (in free form) that:
1) gives their status and the legal jurisdiction(s) they are prepared to operate under;
2) gives evidence of expertise in the management of DNS zone files, including use of DNSSEC
(NSEC3);
3) they are prepared to provide 24/7 technical and operational support for the ORS 365 days a year,
and give evidence of that capability and their ability to rapidly recover from failure of the servers that
they use to support the ORS;
4) any data obtained or used in the provision of this service will not be shared with any third party or
used for any purpose other than for the provision of this service;
5) the domain name .oid-res.org used for this service will not be used for, or in conjunction with, any
other service;
6) they have procedures in place to bac
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