INTERNATIONAL  TELECOMMUNICATION  UNION

		      ITU-T RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY


Rec. No. : D.36

Title :	General accounting principles applicable to message handling 
	services

Study Group : III - Tariff and Accounting Principles

Version : New

Date of adoption : 1991

Notes :	


Recommendation D.36 is intended to provide the general accounting 
principles applicable to Message Handling Services (as described in 
the F.400- and X.400-Series of Recommendations) between 
interconnected administration management domains (ADMDs). While the 
information detailed in Recommendation D.36 provides guidelines for 
the parties concerned, the specific details of each particular 
accounting arrangement between ADMDs is the subject of bilateral 
agreements between those ADMDs and may vary from this Recommendation.

Recommendation D.36 is intended for use by ADMDs which provide message 
handling services. It should also be of use to organizations creating 
software for the accounting and settlement of such services. It 
strives to strike a balance between simplicity and accuracy in 
accounting. An additional objective is to aid the provision of cost 
effective and reliable services between interconnected ADMDs.

It lays out the overall model of ADMD interconnection, accounting 
principles useful for these interconnections, and formulae for various 
service interactions from the service provider's point-of-view. Annexes 
are provided for abbreviations (Annex A), a glossary (Annex B), and 
proposed account statements (Annex C).



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