This Recommendation | International Standard defines a systems management function which may be used by an application process in a centralized or decentralized management environment to interact for the purpose of systems-management as defined by CCITT Rec. X.700 | ISO/IEC 7498-4. This Recommendation | International Standard defines the attributes for representing relationships and consists of services and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCITT Rec. X.200 | ISO/IEC 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by ISO/DEC 9545. The role of systems management functions are described by CCITT Rec. X.701 | ISO/IEC 10040. This Recommendation | International Standard — establishes user requirements for attributes for representing relationships; — establishes a model that relates the service and generic definitions provided by this function to user requirements; — defines the services provided by the function; — defines generic attribute types, notification types and parameters documented in accordance with CCITT Rec. X.722 | ISO/IEC 10165-4; — specifies the protocol that is necessary in order to provide the services; — defines the relationship between the service and management operations and notifications; — specifies compliance requirements placed on other standards that makes use of these generic definitions; — defines relationships with other systems management functions; — specifies conformance requirements. This Recommendation | International Standard does not — define the nature of any implementation intended to provide this function; — specify the manner in which management is accomplished by the user of this function; — define the nature of any interactions that result in the use of this function; — specify the services necessary for the establishment, normal and abnormal release of a management association; — preclude the definition of further notification types; — define managed objects.