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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
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Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
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1347.0. "OSI model for SMI?" by BEAGLE::ROOSE () Fri Aug 16 1991 10:41

    In the same RFI as note 1346.0 under System Architecture they are
    asking about :
    
    - use of object-oriented techniques for modelling network components
      to provide extensibility, flexibility and alignment with OSI model
      for Structure of Management Information;
    
    My question :
    
    	what are they talking about and does MCC provide this?
    
    
    thanks.
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1347.1TOOK::STRUTTManagement - the one word oxymoronFri Aug 16 1991 13:3928
.0>    	what are they talking about and does MCC provide this?
    
    For the first part of your question:
    	if you don't know (no reason why you should) you don't need to
    	know to answer the question.
    
    For the second part of the question:
    	Yes.
    	MCC is built on the fundamental EMA and Entity Model concepts,
    	which are themselves making use of OO modeling techniques.
    	Thus, the specification part of managed objects (MSL) is making
    	use of OO modeling.
    	Also, the Entity Model (and hence MCC) is consistent with the
    	OSI SMI - future versions (of both the Entity Model and MCC) will
    	provide more complete alignment with the just-finalised� OSI SMI.
    
    Well, now we've got that out the way - what *is* OO techniques and
    modeling all about.  Well, put briefly, its the idea that one
    encapsulates in an object both information and operations and you can
    only access the object (and it's contained information) by invoking
    operations *on* the object.  Thus you always access objects through
    well defined interfaces.  Now, to be fair, there's a lot more than that
    to it - but if you want to know a lot more, you probably need to start
    reading books (or at least articles) on the topic.
    
    
    �Actually, while it's been finalised, we are only this week getting
    copies of the documents.