BS ISO/IEC ISP 11188-3:1996

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
    1.1 General
    1.2 Position within the taxonomy
2 Compliance and conformance
    2.1 Profile or specification of the basic communications
          application
    2.2 OSI upper layer stack implementation
    2.3 Facilities, roles and options
    2.4 Relationship to base standards
          2.4.1 ACSE
          2.4.2 Presentation layer
          2.4.3 Session layer
    2.5 Transport-provider
3 Normative references
    3.1 Identical Recommendations/International Standards
    3.2 Paired recommendations/International Standards
          equivalent in technical content
    3.3 Additional references
4 Definitions
    4.1 Reference model definitions
          4.1.1 Basic Reference model definitions
          4.1.2 Naming and addressing definitions
    4.2 Service conventions definitions
    4.3 Presentation definitions
    4.4 Session definitions
    4.5 Application layer structure definitions
    4.6 ACSE service definitions
    4.7 Taxonomy of profile definitions
    4.8 Definitions of this part of ISO/IEC ISP 11188
5 Abbreviations
6 Conventions
    6.1 Profile status indicators
    6.2 Definitions of variables
    6.3 Definitions of mnemonics
7 Model
    7.1 Common elements
    7.2 Standalone applications
    7.3 Platform-based applications
          7.3.1 Migrant applications
          7.3.2 Kernel application
Annexes
A mOSI Requirements for ACSE features
B mOSI requirements for Presentation layer facilities
C mOSI requirements for Session layer facilities
D Profile requirements list proforma
E Implementation conformance statement proforma
F Minimal OSI object identifiers
G Minimal OSI concepts
H Implementation considerations

Shows the concept of the minimal set of OSI upper layer facilities for basic communications applications. This needs the ability to open and close connection-oriented communications with a peer and to send and receive messages with the peer.