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\part	{FTAM STATUS\\ AS OF 1 JUNE 1987}

\begin{nrtc}\bf
\item	STATUS OF THE FTAM STANDARD

\item	USER PROFILES

\item	CONFORMANCE TESTING
\end{nrtc}
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\begin{note}\em
strong disclaimer: this section of the presentation is a limited snapshot of
the state of the world as of june first

everything will have changed by june second
\end{note}


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\part*	{STATUS OF THE FTAM STANDARD}\bf

\begin{nrtc}
\item	FTAM IS CURRENTLY A DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD (DIS)
	AS OF OCTOBER, 1986

\item	THE DRAFT OF THE FTAM INTERNATIONAL STANDARD (IS) WILL PROBABLY
	BE AVAILABLE BY THE FOURTH QUARTER, 1987

\item	MOST RELATED STANDARDS IN PLACE PRIOR TO THEN
\end{nrtc}
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\begin{bwslide}
\ctitle	{THE FINAL FTAM STANDARD\\ WILL PROBABLY:}

\begin{nrtc}
\item	INCLUDE MORE TUTORIAL INFORMATION!

\item	SIMPLIFY THE RELIABLE AND USER-CORRECTABLE SERVICE LEVELS INTO ONE
	(USER-VISIBLE) SERVICE LEVEL

\item	MAKE THE SERVICE CLASS NEGOTIABLE

\item	SIMPLIFY THE SYNTAX OF FADUs SOMEWHAT (FA, DU and DE MAPPINGS)

\item	CORRECT A NUMBER OF BUGLETS AND TYPOS
\end{nrtc}
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\part*	{USER PROFILES}\bf

\begin{nrtc}
\item	MOST U.S. PROFILES SEEM TO HAVE ALIGNED WITH
	NBS IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS FOR OSI PROTOCOLS
    \begin{nrtc}
    \item	GOSIP

    \item	MAP/TOP

    \item	COS
    \end{nrtc}

\item	EUROPEANS SEEM VERY INTERESTED AS WELL
    \begin{nrtc}
    \item	SPAG

    \item	CEN/CENELEC

    \item	CEPT
    \end{nrtc}

\item	STANDARDIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL PROFILES IS OCCURING BETWEEN THESE
	GROUPS
\end{nrtc}
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\part*	{CONFORMANCE TESTING}\bf

\begin{nrtc}
\item	THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY IN THE UK IS BUILDING AN
	FTAM (AND EMBEDDED SESSION) TESTING SYSTEM

\item	THE NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTRE (UK) WILL RUN THEIR FTAM CONFORMANCE
	TESTING SERVICE BASED ON THIS SYSTEM

\item	THE NCC IS MAKING THIS FTAM TESTING SYSTEM AVAILABLE TO COS AND
	VARIOUS EUROPEAN TESTING SERVICES

\item	HENCE, THERE SHOULD BE HARMONIZATION OF CONFORMANCE TESTING BETWEEN
	THE US AND EUROPE
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\begin{note}\em
to summarize:

things may be finalized by mid-1988
\end{note}
