SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003

• Abstract:

  DE/NA-053130

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Ref Project: ETSI ETS 300 274 ed.1 (1994-03) - Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN); Conformance specification for the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 is a SIST standard identical to ETS 300 274 Edition 1 from ETSI. It specifies conformance for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management in a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), so implementers and testers can check which management functions, objects and interfaces are supported.

What does SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 specify?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 specifies how to state conformance for the MAC layer management defined in ETS 300 273 [1]. In practice, it is the document used to check whether a MAN implementation supports the required management items and under what conditions.

The document is organized into four technical clauses:

• Clause 1 - Scope
• Clause 2 - Normative references
• Clause 3 - Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
• Clause 4 - Conformance specifications

Clause 4 is table-driven. The tables cross-reference the clause and subclause numbers of ETS 300 273 [1], so a reader can move from the conformance statement in this ETS to the underlying management function in the base MAC layer management standard.

What are the key requirements of SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 is mainly a conformance checklist for the MAC management features in ETS 300 273 [1]. The key point is not how to design the protocol, but how to declare support for each management item in a consistent way.

Conformance marking and support types

Clause 3 defines the support-type abbreviations used throughout the tables:

• m means mandatory
• o means optional
• c means conditional
• n/a means not applicable

This matters because every table entry is tied to one of these support types. A supplier can therefore state exactly whether a feature is always present, available only in certain configurations, or outside the scope for a given case.

MAC layer management interface and protocol

Tables 1 and 2 cover the MAC layer management interface and the MAC layer management protocol in subclauses 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 of ETS 300 273 [1]. They include configuration control for looped multipoint arrangements, with not-applicable cases for open bus UMI and point-to-point, and they include MID page allocation protocol support when dynamic distributed MPA applies.

In practice, these tables tell an implementer which control functions must be declared for a given topology or configuration. That is useful when comparing products or checking whether a node supports the same management behavior as the system it will join.

Management through systems management

Table 3 covers MAC layer management through systems management. It names the short stack QMAN interface and the Q and Q3 interfaces according to G.773 and Q.961/Q.962, with support depending on whether the equipment is a MAN Node or an MSS.

This matters because MAC management can be exposed through different management interfaces. A buyer or integrator can use the table to see whether a product can be managed through the interface family already used in the network.

Information model for systems management

Tables 4 to 13 cover the information model for systems management of the MAC layer in ETS 300 273 [1], especially the object classes and packages in subclause 5.1. They include MID page allocation, DQDB configuration, distributed queue process, bandwidth balancing process, MAN DQDB SAP, MAN CL SAP, segment header processing, IMPDU reassembly, IMPDU transmission and physical layer facilities.

These tables matter because they identify the managed objects and packages that an implementation may need to expose. They also show when a package is mandatory, optional or conditional, which helps with implementation planning and conformance claims.

Name bindings and repeated conformance pattern

Table 14 covers the name bindings for object classes in subclause 5.2. The document also says that the conformance specification for ETS 300 273 [1] subclauses 5.3 to 5.6 follows the same pattern as subclause 5.1.

That means the standard uses one consistent conformance method across the MAC management information model. For readers, this makes the document easier to apply across related management objects and packages.

What terms does SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 define?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 reuses the definitions, symbols and abbreviations from ETS 300 273 [1], and it adds support-type abbreviations for the conformance tables.

• MAN - Metropolitan Area Network, the network context covered by the standard.
• MAC - Medium Access Control, the layer whose management is specified.
• m - mandatory, meaning the item is required in the conformance table.
• o - optional, meaning the item may be supported.
• c - conditional, meaning the item applies only under the stated condition.
• n/a - not applicable, meaning the item does not apply in that case.

Who uses SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 is used by network equipment vendors, system integrators, test laboratories and technical buyers working with MAN equipment. They use it to declare support, check conformance, compare implementations and map management interfaces back to the MAC layer management functions defined in ETS 300 273 [1].

It is also relevant to people responsible for network management specifications, because the document shows which objects, packages and interfaces must be considered when a MAN system is managed through standardized operations interfaces.

Which standards are used with SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 uses ETS 300 273: “Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management.” ETS 300 273 [1] provides the underlying MAC layer management definitions, and this ETS defines the conformance specification for that management model.

What does the SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 document contain?

SIST ETS 300 274 E1:2003 is a table-driven conformance document. Its core content is Tables 1 to 14, which map support items to clauses and subclauses of ETS 300 273 [1].

The tables cover management interface support, protocol support, systems management interfaces, object classes, packages and name bindings. They are used when checking implementations, documenting support claims and comparing a product’s MAC management behavior with the base MAN specification.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2003
Omrežni vidiki (NA) – Velemestno omrežje (MAN) – Specifikacija skladnosti za
upravljanje plasti za krmiljenje dostopa do medijev (MAC)
Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN); Conformance specification for
the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 274 Edition 1
ICS:
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN ETS 300 274
TELECOMMUNICATION March 1994
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-NA Reference: DE/NA-053130
ICS: 33.080
MAN, conformance, management
Key words:
Network Aspects (NA);
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Conformance specification for
the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management
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New presentation - see History box

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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations.7
4 Conformance specifications.7
History.11

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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been prepared by the Network Aspects (NA)
Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS defines the conformance specification for the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management
as defined in ETS 300 273 [1].

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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) defines the conformance specification for the Medium
Access Control (MAC) layer management, as defined in ETS 300 273 [1].
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed below.
For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of these publications apply to this ETS only
when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies.
[1] ETS 300 273: "Network Aspects (NA); Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Medium Access Control (MAC) layer management".
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of th
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