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+Network Working Group                                          D. Latham
+Request for Comments: 1039                                           DoD
+Obsoletes RFC-945                                           January 1988
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+       A DoD Statement on Open Systems Interconnection Protocols
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+Status of this Memo
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+   This RFC reproduces a memorandum issued on 2-JUL-87 from the
+   Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications,
+   and Intelligence (ASDC31) to the Director of the Defense
+   Communications Agency (DCA).  This memo is distributed for
+   information only.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
+
+Memorandum
+
+   There has been recent rapid progress in the specification and
+   implementation of computer protocols based on the International
+   Organization for Standardization model for Open Systems
+   Interconnection (OSI).  The Government OSI Profile (GOSIP), dated 22
+   April 1987, contains sufficient information to specify adequately and
+   acquire interoperable vendor implementations of OSI message handling
+   and file transfer capabilities.  Therefore, the policy on
+   standardization of host-to-host protocols for data communications,
+   promulgated by USDR&E memo of 23 March 1982, is modified as follows.
+   The OSI message handling and file transfer protocols, together with
+   their underlying protocols as defined in GOSIP, are adopted as
+   experimental co-standards to the DoD protocols which provide similar
+   services (MIL-STDs 1777, 1778, 1780, and 1781).  These OSI protocols
+   may be specified in addition to, in lieu of, or as an optional
+   alternative to DoD protocols, in cases where the current DoD protocol
+   applicability statements apply.  They are designated as experimental
+   because of the limited operational experience currently available
+   with the OSI protocols and the limited operational, testing, and
+   security environment currently defined in GOSIP.  Services and
+   agencies choosing to implement OSI protocols at this time should
+   carefully evaluate these factors and be prepared to deal with the
+   complications which may accompany the introduction of new technology.
+
+   It is intended to adopt the OSI protocols as a full co-standard with
+   the DoD protocols when GOSIP is formally approved as a Federal
+   Information Processing Standard.  Two years thereafter, the OSI
+   protocols would become the sole mandatory interoperable protocol
+   suite; however, a capability for interoperation with DoD protocols
+   would be provided for the expected life of systems supporting the DoD
+   protocols.
+
+   In order to extend the OSI protocol capabilities and provide
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+Latham                                                          [Page 1]
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+RFC 1039                A DoD Statement on OSIP             January 1988
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+   interoperability between the DoD and OSI protocols as rapidly as
+   possible, the following actions are requested:
+
+      a.  The Director, Defense Communications Agency, as the DoD
+      Executive Agent for Data Communications Protocol Standards,
+      should:
+
+      * Publish by November 1987 the DoD-OSI Interoperability and
+      Transition Plan.  The plan should provide for interoperation of
+      the DoD and OSI protocols at the application level.  A capability
+      for experimental interoperability of DoD and OSI message handling
+      and file transfer capabilities should be provided by March 1988,
+      and a limit operational capability by January 1989.
+
+      * Join the Corporation for Open Systems (COS) as the Department of
+      Defense representative.  COS is a non-profit consortium formed to
+      deal with testing and other operational issues relating to OSI
+      protocols. At the request of the Office of Management and Budget,
+      the Services and other defense agencies should not join COS
+      directly, but may participate as the agents of DCA on appropriate
+      COS committees.
+
+      * Coordinate Service and agency participation, in accordance with
+      existing directives, in groups developing OSI standards,
+      specifications and operating and management procedures.  These
+      groups include the Government OSI User's Group, the National
+      Bureau of Standards OSI Implementor's Workshop, the Corporation
+      for Open Systems, the Manufacturing and Automation Protocol (MAP)
+      and Technical and Office Protocol (TOP) user's groups, the
+      American National Standards Institute X3S3 and X3T5 committees,
+      and the NATO Tri-Service Group on Communications and Electronic
+      Equipment, Sub-Group 9 (Data Processing and Distribution).
+
+      b.  The Director, National Security Agency should assure that the
+      efforts of the ongoing Secure Data Network Systems program can be
+      used to provide the security extensions defined as future work
+      items in GOSIP.
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+      c.  The Services and defense agencies should share the results and
+      experience of early implementations under the experimental
+      coexistence policy by actively participating in the groups
+      indicated above, under DCA coordination.  This experience should
+      be particularly valuable in assuring that military requirements
+      can be satisfied by the developing OSI standards, specifications,
+      and procedures.
+
+   This guidance provides for the interim steps necessary to continue
+   progress toward implementation of OSI standards.  As the technology
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+Latham                                                          [Page 2]
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+RFC 1039                A DoD Statement on OSIP             January 1988
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+   matures and DoD gains additional experience, the final implementation
+   details will be provided in a DoD Directive.
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+References
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+   [1] Dinneen, Memorandum of Dec 78, IEN-152.
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+   [2] Dinneen, Memorandum of Apr 80, IEN-152.
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+   [3] DeLauer, Memorandum of Mar 82, IEN-207.
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+   [4] Latham, Memorandum of Apr 85, RFC-945.
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+Latham                                                          [Page 3]
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