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Reference
In the SIB database the term "Reference" is the document number or reference.
Where appropriate, we have also added (in brackets) a common abbreviation
or synonym.
Two or three examples best illustrate this :-
| Reference |
Title |
| IETF RFC 1945 (HTTP) |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1 |
| Internet Standard 13 (DNS) |
Domain Name System |
| ISO/IEC 9594-1 |
Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The
Directory-- Part 1: Overview of concepts, models and services |
Description
There are two descriptive fields associated with each entry.
- The "Short Description" is used on the results page of a search,
and in the "Full SIB" summary listing.
- The "Description" field is used in the single page report which gives
all the details of an entry: this can be accessed from the search results or
the Details link of entries in the "Full SIB" summary listing.
The search will look in both the "Short Description" and "Description" fields,
if a value is requested for this field.
Service
The SIB provides a formal reference database of the
current set of The Open Group Technical Standards, together with relevant
industry standards which have been adopted by The Open Group as
having the same status as The Open Group Technical
Standards. The entries are
structured according to the service categories in the Technical
Reference Model:
- Data Interchange Services
- Data Management Services
- Graphics and Imaging Services
- International Operation Services
- Location and Directory Services
- Network Services
- Object-Oriented Provision of Services
- Operating System Services
- Security Services
- Software Engineering Services
- System and Network Management Services
- Transaction Processing Services
- User Interface Services
- Quality of Service
Each has of the above categories has a secondary set of services.
Type
The standards in the SIB are grouped according to their originating
company or organization.
| | Description |
| IEEE Standard |
| IETF RFC |
| ITU-T standard |
| International Standard |
| Internet Standard |
| Other |
| The Open Group Guide |
| The Open Group Product Standard |
| The Open Group Technical Standard |
| W3C Recommendation |
Product Standard
A Product Standard documents the requirements that a product must meet in order
to be registered as conformant under the Open Brand Program. It consists of
references to standards documents, together with a Conformance Statement
Questionnaire, which identifies information which the product supplier must
give to support the application for registration. It may also refer to
mandatory Test Suites that need to be used.
Product Standards are explained more fully in
Practical Guide to the Open Brand.
(Note that The Open Group uses the term 'Product Standard' in place of
the previous terms 'Component' and 'Profile').
Status
| Value |
Description |
| Adopted |
The item has been formally adopted by the Open Group for use in
TOGAF and for use in Product Standards. |
| Pending |
The item is awaiting formal adoption into the SIB - it fits the
requirements for adoption. These items will often be a new Open
Group CAE Specification or a standard referenced in the
Specification. |
| Obsolete |
The item has been superseded by another more recent specification
or standard in the SIB. It is retained as an historical record and
to preserve references to Product Standards
and thus to products with the Open Brand certification mark.
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| Other |
The item falls outside of the above definitions. This category
covers items under consideration; items that are referenced in an
Open Group Preliminary Specification or Guide; and other relevant items,
including specifications and standards developed by Consortia and
other bodies which work closely with The Open Group.
Items
in this category ARE NOT regarded as being in the SIB. |
ID field
Each entry in the SIB has a unique ID field. If known, this can be used to
select a single entry. It is displayed in the Detailed View of an entry.
An entry can be referenced in the 'Full SIB' by using the URL :-
http://www.opengroup.org/sib.htm#{ID field}
where {ID field} is the value described above.
The detailed view of an entry can be referenced by using the URL :-
http://www.opengroup.org/sib2/details.tpl?id={ID field}
where {ID field} is the value described above.
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