<s>
The	O
Common	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
(	O
CMIS	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
service	O
interface	O
specified	O
in	O
that	O
is	O
employed	O
by	O
OSI	O
network	O
elements	O
for	O
network	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMIS/CMIP	O
is	O
most	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
telecommunication	O
applications	O
,	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
SNMP	B-Protocol
has	O
become	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
services	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
Common	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
Element	O
(	O
CMISE	O
)	O
to	O
allow	O
management	O
of	O
network	O
elements	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
requires	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
an	O
Application	B-Application
layer	I-Application
association	O
,	O
a	O
Session	B-Application
layer	I-Application
connection	O
,	O
a	O
Transport	B-Architecture
layer	I-Architecture
connection	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
supporting	O
communications	O
technology	O
,	O
Network	B-Application
layer	I-Application
and	O
Link	B-Protocol
layer	I-Protocol
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMIS	O
initially	O
defined	O
management	O
association	O
services	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
decided	O
these	O
services	O
could	O
be	O
provided	O
by	O
ACSE	B-Protocol
and	O
these	O
services	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
