Open System Network Requirements

Enhance end-user productivity

• Simplify access to needed data/applications
• User-specific menus
• User-friendly naming(directory translation)
• User's ability to access services from multiple locations in exactly the same way
• Support state-of-the-art user equipment
• Intelligent workstations
• Allow and encourage department-specific applications
• Shared services managed by departments
• Multiple computing environments

Create a manageable information utility

• End-to-end management
• Easy-to-use management tools
• Self-correcting in fault conditions
• Dynamic routing
• Internetworking with NetView and OSI Network management

Maintain security across the network

• User profiles
• Security at network entry rather than in applications
• One-touch updates to security across the networks

Enhance interdivision and intercorporate communication

• X.400 mail
• X.800 directories
• Electronic data interchange

Support major access standards

• Industry
• SNA
• TCP/IP
• RS-232C
• OSI/CCITT
• X.25
• 802.3
• 802.5
• 802.9
• ISDN PRA