CSA Group Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Basic Reference Model: Naming and Addressing (Adopted ISO/IEC 7498-3:1997, second edition, 1997-04-15)

Scope This Recommendation/International Standard: (a) defines general mechanisms for the use of names and addresses to identify and locate objects in the OSIE; (b) defines the use of these mechanisms within the layered structure of the Basic Reference Model. This Recommendation/International Standard extends the concepts and principles defined in ITU-T Rec.X.200 / ISO/IEC 7498-1. This Recommendation/International Standard is not intended to be either an implementation specification or a basis for appraising the conformance of actual implementations. The specific form of names and addresses is not within the scope of this Recommendation/International Standard.