CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     Normative references       
        2.1     Identical Recommendations | International Standards          
        2.2     Paired Recommendations | International Standards equivalent in technical content    
        2.3     Additional references         
 3     Definitions  
        3.1     Basic reference model definitions    
        3.2     Management framework definitions
        3.3     Systems management overview definitions  
        3.4     Common management information service definitions          
        3.5     Abstract Syntax Notation One definitions   
        3.6     Guidelines for the definition of managed objects definitions  
        3.7     Security architecture definitions      
        3.8     Additional definitions          
 4     Abbreviations   
 5     Information Model           
        5.1     Managed object concepts using object-oriented design       
                  5.1.1     Encapsulation       
                  5.1.2     Managed object classes and their characteristics    
                  5.1.3     Specialization and inheritance        
        5.2     Compatibility and interoperability   
                  5.2.1     Requirements        
                  5.2.2     Rules for compatibility       
                  5.2.3     Methods for providing interoperability       
        5.3     Systems management operations    
                  5.3.1     Control of access to management information        
                  5.3.2     Atomic synchronization of management operations 
                  5.3.3     Attribute oriented operations         
                  5.3.4     Operations that apply to managed objects as a whole        
        5.4     Filters     
        5.5     Notifications          
 6     Principles of containment and naming        
        6.1     Containment          
        6.2     The naming tree     
        6.3     Name structure      
                  6.3.1     Managed object class identification           
                  6.3.2     Managed object identification        
                  6.3.3     Attribute identification       
 7     Attributes of top