[netinfo/gosip-order-info.txt] [ 9/91] This information was compiled and made available by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). August, 1991 Below is the information needed to obtain the U.S. GOSIP, NIST/OSI Implemen- tors Workshop (OIW) documents, Government Network Management Profile (GNMP) documentation, GOSIP Users' Guide, and GOSIP testing documentation. All prices quoted are in U.S. dollars and represent the most up-to-date information available at this time; for further pricing information and ordering details, contact the seller (all addresses and tele- phone numbers are found at the end of this bulletin). NOTE WordPerfect 5.1 files must be transferred in binary mode. A "LaserWriter" printer definition was used in creating the PostScript files. A commonly available set of fonts (for example, Helvetica 10-pt) must be available on your local printer for your local output to be correctly displayed. This applies to all WordPerfect 5.1 and PostScript files retrievable on-line as indicated below. +-------+ | GOSIP | +-------+ GOSIP Version 1. ---------------- GOSIP Version 1 (Federal Information Processing Standard 146) was published in August 1988. It became mandatory in applicable federal procurements in August 1990. Addenda to Version 1 of GOSIP have been published in the Federal Register and are included in Version 2 of GOSIP. Users should obtain Version 2. GOSIP Version 2. ---------------- Version 2 became a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) on April 3, 1991 and will be mandatory in federal procurements initiated eighteen months after that date, for the new functionality contained in Version 2. The Version 1 mandate continues to be in effect. Version 2 of GOSIP supersedes Version 1 of GOSIP. Version 2 of GOSIP makes clear what protocols apply to the GOSIP Version 1 mandate and what protocols are new for Version 2. NIST Point of Contact: Jerry Mulvenna hardcopy: NTIS Sales Dept., FIPS 146-1, Price $17.00 on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/gosip/gosip_v2.txt -- ascii ./pub/gosip/gosip_v2.ps -- PostScript ./pub/gosip/gosip_v2.ps.Z -- PostScript Compressed ./pub/gosip/gosip_v2.w51 -- WordPerfect 5.1 NOTE Pictures are not included in the files given above. +-------------------------------------------------+ | NIST Workshop for Implementors of OSI Documents | +-------------------------------------------------+ The output of the NIST Workshop for Implementors of OSI (OIW) is a pair of aligned documents, one representing Stable Implementation Agreements (SIA), the other containing Working Implementation Agreements (WIA) that have not yet gone into the stable document. Material is in either one or the other of these documents, but not both, and the documents have the same index structure. The SIA is reproduced in its entirety at the beginning of each calendar year, with an incremented version number. Replacement page sets are distributed subsequently three times during each year (after each Workshop), reflecting errata to the stable material, as well as new functionality declared stable. In this way an up-to-date document is maintained. The WIA is reproduced in its entirety after each Workshop (held in March, June, September and December). OIW attendees automatically receive the WIA, as well as the replacement pages to the SIA. The remaining 1991 meeting dates are September 9-13 and December 9-13. The 1992 meeting dates are: March 9-13, June 8-12, September 21-25, and December 14-18. All of the 1992 meetings are currently planned to be at NIST. SIA documentation is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), National Technical Information Service (NTIS), and the IEEE Computer Society. SIA documentation is also online, as described below. Effective April 1991, WIA documentation is in draft form, and not sold to the public. It will be distributed to Workshop attendees as usual. WIA documentation is also online, as described below. NIST Points of Contact for the OIW: Tim Boland --management information Chair, OIW Brenda Gray --administrative information OIW Registrar SIA, Version 4. -------------- Version 4, Edition 1 of the SIA, Special Publication 500-183, has been published by NIST, and was distributed to Workshop attendees in March 1991. SIA, V4E1 is currently available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, and is expected to be available from the National Technical Information Service and the IEEE Computer Society. Version 4 supersedes Version 3. Version 4 contains all of the functionality (including errata) contained in Version 3, plus additional functionality. NIST Point of Contact: Tim Boland hardcopy: U.S. Government Printing Office GPO Stock Number: 903-015-00000-4 Price: $59.00 (base document plus updates) - domestic $73.75 (base document plus updates) - foreign NTIS (base document) Order Number: PB 91-171967 Price: $74.00 (paper); $21.50 (microfiche) IEEE Computer Society Press CSP# 2350 Price: $75.00, $60.00 (Member) on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/oiw/agreements/XS-9106.stb -- ascii (stable) ./pub/oiw/agreements/Xs-9106.w51 -- WordPerfect 5.1 (stable) ./pub/oiw/agreements/XW-9106.wk -- ascii (working) ./pub/oiw/agreements/Xw-9106.w51 -- WordPerfect 5.1 (working) NOTE For the entire stable document, reference "stable-out.all.Z" for the ASCII file, and "Stable_w51.all.Z" for the WordPerfect 5.1 file. Helvetica fonts ranging in size from 8-pt through 30-pt were used in the preparation of the OIW files. In the above, "X" is part number (1 to 23), where a part describes a particular piece of OSI functionality, and corresponds to a chapter of a book. To access each piece of the book, retrieve filenames with syntax described above. "9106" refers to the month (June) and year (1991) of the agreements that are on-line. For the entire working document, reference "work-out.all.Z" for the ASCII file, and "Work_w51.All.Z" for the WordPerfect 5.1 file. The ".Z" mentioned above indicates compressed mode. +--------------------+ | GOSIP Users' Guide | +--------------------+ GOSIP Users' Guide for GOSIP Version 2 --------------------------------------- The companion Users' Guide for GOSIP Version 2 assists Federal agencies in planning for and procuring OSI. It provides tutorial information on OSI protocols as well as information on OSI registration, GOSIP technical evaluation, and GOSIP transition strategies. This document is currently available from the NIST ADP Standards Processing Coordinator (see end of list) and should be used instead of the GOSIP Version 1 Users' Guide. NIST Point of Contact: Tim Boland hardcopy: NIST Standards Processing Coordinator (ADP) (see addresses at end) on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/gug/X.txt -- ascii ./pub/gug/chs.all -- ascii (entire doc) ./pub/gug/chs.all.Z -- ascii (entire doc) compressed NOTE In the above, "X" denotes the part of the book being requested; it is either a chapter number (for example, ch10) or appendix (for example, appa). Figures given in the hardcopy are not provided on-line. +--------------------+ | GOSIP TESTING | +--------------------+ On August 15, 1990, NIST announced a testing program for GOSIP, FIPS 146. The program consists of two parts: 1) GOSIP Conformance Testing conducted by commercial laboratories accredited through the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and 2) multi-vendor interoperability testing conducted under the auspices of industry interoperability testing and registration services. This program is supported by a set of documents and registers that are available on-line. NIST Point of Contact: JP Favreau hardcopy: Standards Processing Coordinator (ADP) (see addresses at end) on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/gosip.v1/X -- ascii NOTE In the above, "X" indicates any one of the following ASCII files: MOT-Assessment.handbook GOSIP Means of Testing Assessment handbook NVLAP.handbook NVLAP Handbook, Operational Requirements for the Laboratory Accreditation Program of Computer Applications Testing for GOSIP Conformance Testing: Requirements for Accreditation. regist-criteria.handbook GOSIP registration criteria testing-FIPS.draft Final Draft for the future FIPS Guideline, GOSIP Conformance and Interoperation Testing and Registration ats.reg Register for GOSIP V1 Abstract Test Suites product.reg Register for GOSIP V1 Compliant Products int-ats.reg Register for GOSIP V1 Interoperability Test Suites int-service.reg Register for GOSIP V1 Interoperability Test Services lab.reg Register for GOSIP V1 NVLAP Accredited laboratories mot.reg Register for GOSIP V1 Means of Testing +----------+ | GNMP | +----------+ Version 1 of the Government Network Management Profile (GNMP) is being progressed as a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for System and Network Management. The technical specification of V.1 GNMP is now available both on-line and in hardcopy. NIST Point of Contact: Fran Nielsen hardcopy: NIST Standards Processing Coordinator (ADP) on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/gnmp/gnmp.ascii -- ascii ./pub/gnmp/gnmp.ps -- PostScript ./pub/gnmp/gnmp.ps.Z -- PostScript Compressed NOTE PostScript figures are in the files in the same subdirectory as figN.ps where N = 1,2,.....,10 +--------------------------+ | MHS EVALUATION GUIDELINES| +--------------------------+ This document assists users in evaluating performance and functional characteristics of MHS implementations to determine which system is best for them. NIST Point of Contact: Steve Trus hardcopy: NTIS Sales Dept., Order # PB 90-269598 Price: $23.00 on-line: available through anonymous ftp from osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.55.1) as ./pub/eval_guide/mhs.doc.ps -- PostScript ./pub/eval_guide/mhs.doc.ps.Z -- PostScript Compressed NOTE Pictures are not included in the copy provided on-line. +-----------------------------+ | Addresses/Telephone Numbers | +-----------------------------+ Jerry Mulvenna Technology, B217 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3631 mulvenna@osi.ncsl.nist.gov Tim Boland --management information (OIW) Chairman, OIW Technology, B217 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3608 boland@ecf.ncsl.nist.gov Jean-Philippe Favreau Technology, B 141 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3634 favreau@osi.ncsl.nist.gov Brenda Gray --administrative information (OIW) OIW Registrar Technology, B217 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3664 Fran Nielsen Technology, B-214 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3669 nielsen@osi.ncsl.nist.gov Steve Trus Technology, B-225 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3617 trus2osi.ncsl.nist.gov National Technical Information Service (NTIS) U.S. Department of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 (703)487-4650, FTS--737-4650 IEEE Computer Society Press Order Department 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle Los Alamitos, CA 90720 1-800-272-6657 U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 (202) 783-3238 Standards Processing Coordinator (ADP) National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Building, Room B-64 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-2816