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From: jane@CiTRUS.citr.uq.oz (Jane Clark)
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Subject: Re: System Title
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Date: 20 Feb 90 00:39:18 GMT
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In article <9002151418.AA00530@arcturus.mitre.org> barns@GATEWAY.MITRE.ORG writes:
>There is a thing in OSI called a System Title.  It is defined (in 7498-3,
>I believe) [ ... ]
>
>   Does any standard define what a system title looks like in any
>   identifiable frame of reference (ASN.1, bit encodings, ...)?
>
>   Is there any specific OSI use to which the System Title is (or will
>   be) put?  Network management seemed like a possibility, but I was
>   not able to pin this down clearly with moderate effort.  [ ... ] 
>
>It seems plausible that a System Title would be represented as an
>Object Identifier, but I haven't even found an explicit statement to
>that effect.  Does anyone out there have any pointers to useful
>information?


I've been wondering the same thing. My modest researches have not turned up
much.

The System Title does seem to appear in OSI Management, as "SystemID". The
reference is:


	SMI - Part 2
	2nd DP 10165 - 2   (JTC1 / SC21 / N 4072)

In this document, the syntax is given as a Graphic String.

However, like you, I think Object Identifier would be better. For one thing,
System Title as an object identifier would mean that Application
Process Titles can be arcs taken off the System Title node
in the Object Identifier tree. (Should System Title then have a "sequence of
RDNs" format as well, as AP-Title does?  AP-Title is defined in (draft?)
addendum to ASCE protocol, ISO 8650, "as a result of Defect Report
8650/004".)


Any comments, anyone?

Jane

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