BS ISO/IEC BRITISH STANDARD 2382-26:1993 Implementation of IS0/IEC 2382-26:1993 Information technology - Vocabulary - Part 26: Open systems interconnection UDC 681.3:621.39:001.4 BSi BS ISO/IEC 2382-26:1993 Committees responsible for this British Standard BSI The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee (IST/-), upon which the following bodies were represented: Institute of Administrative Management AssociationforPaymentClearing Services British Broadcasting Corporation BNR Europe Ltd. British Computer Society British Telecommunications plc Pioneer Digital Design Centre Ltd. Bull HN Information Systems Ltd. BUPA Carnaud Metalbox Technology plc Computer Graphics Suppliers' Association Department of Trade and Industry (National Engineering Laboratory) Department of Trade and Industry [IT Standards Unit (ITD6A)] Digital Equipment Co. Ltd. EEA (the Association of Electronics, Telecommunications and Business Equipment Industries) Electrical Contractors Association Electricity Association CCIA (The Government Centre for Information Systems) IBM United Kingdom Ltd. ICI Imagedata X Open Company Ltd. Information Systems Committee of the Universities Funding Council Institution of Electrical Engineers International Computers Limited Kodak Limited Level 7 Ltd. Library Association Logica UK Ltd. Ministry of Defence National Computing Centre Ltd. National Computer Users'Forum National Health Services NCR Ltd. National Transcommunications Ltd. Nine Tiles Computer Systems Ltd. Oracle Corporation (UK) Ltd. Philips Research Laboratories Pira International PICON PSC International Ltd. Rank Xerox Ltd. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Salford Software Services (3-5) SEMA Group Systems Ltd. This British Standard, having Sieger Ltd. Simpler Trade Producers' Board been prepared under the direction of the Information Thorn EMI Systems Technology Standards Unisys Limited copy: Policy Committee, was Coopted members published under the authority of the Standards Board and Amendments issued since publication Licensed comes into effect on 15February1994 Amd. No. Date Comments @BSI 01-2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference IST/ Draftfor comment 92/64093DC ISBN0580229815 BS ISO/IEC 2382-26:1993 Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword iv Text of ISO/IEC 2382-26 1 CBSI 01-2000 1