Platform Management Components Intercommunication (PMCI) Standards
The PMCI standards provide a comprehensive, common architecture for intercommunications among management subsystem components. Based on the Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) and Platform Level Data Model (PLDM) specifications, these standards address “inside the box” communication and functional interfaces between the components of a platform management subsystem.
Using the PMCI standards enables hardware and software developers, equipment providers and device manufacturers to quickly and economically develop and deploy management subsystems. PMCI standards deliver the capability to readily link devices from different vendors, independent of operating system state and platform management subsystem implementation. This provides developers with more flexibility to choose different combinations and spend less time integrating components from multiple suppliers.
Benefits of the PMCI standards include:
- Improved communication between management system components
- Improved ability to take full advantage of additional DMTF functionality
DMTF welcomes feedback on our standards, but requires that individuals submitting comments first agree to our DMTF Feedback Policy.
| DSP# | Version | Document Title | Comments |
| DSP0236 | 1.0.0 | Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) Base Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (07-28-09) |
| DSP0237 | 1.0.0 | MCTP SMBus/12C Transport Binding Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (07-28-09) |
| DSP0238 | 1.0.1 | MCTP PCIe VDM Transport Binding Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (12-17-09) |
| DSP0239 | 1.1.0 | Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) IDs and Codes | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (11-16-09) |
| DSP0239 | 1.0.0 | Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) IDs and Codes | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (07-28-09) |
| DSP0240 | 1.0.0 | PLDM Base Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (4-23-09) |
| DSP0241 | 1.0.0 | PLDM Over MCTP Binding Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (4-23-09) |
| DSP0245 | 1.0.0 | PLDM IDs and Codes Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (4-23-09) |
| DSP0246 | 1.0.1 | PLDM for SMBIOS Transfer Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (12-17-09) |
| DSP0247 | 1.0.0 | PLDM for BIOS Control Configuration Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (4-23-09) |
| DSP0248 | 1.0.1 | PLDM for Platform Monitoring and Control Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (01-13-10) |
| DSP0249 | 1.0.0 | PLDM for State Set Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (3-16-09) |
| DSP2015 | 1.0.0 | Platform Management Component Intercommunications (PMCI) Architecture White Paper | .pdf file, Informational (7-23-07) |
| DSP2016 | 1.0.0 | Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) Overview White Paper | .pdf file, Informational (8-20-07) |
Related Information:
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