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Glossary EDI Electronic Data Interchange; an emerging Application Layer standard for the electronic exchange of business data. ES End system. EWOS European Workshop on Open Systems. FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface; a standard for a local area network that uses fiber optics and operates at 100 Mbps. communicate. Also known as functional standard or standard profiles. international standard (IS) a networking standard that has been approved by ISO or CCITT. International Consultative Committee on Telephone and Telegraph division of the U.N. International Telecommunications Union that coordinates standardsetting activities. FTAM File Transfer, Access and Management; an Application Layer standard that enables users to transfer and access files within a multivendor network. interoperability the ability of different vendors' products to communicate along a network; along with conformance, a requirement of an OSI product. GOSIP Government OSI Profile; a set of OSI specifications that the U.S. Government is using for its network procurement. IEEE 802 a series of standards for local area networking developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). implementors agreement accord reached by computer users and vendors on how they will implement a networking standard so that their products can Integrated Services Digital Network a developing standard whose goal is to permit the integration of data networks with telephone communications and other services (e.g., video) by means of digital technology. IDI Initial domain identifier. The second part of the initial domain part (IDP) definition of an NSAP. See IDP. IDP Initial domain part. The IDP part of an NSAP identifies which national or international group Glossary 103