The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Common Management Information Services
CMIS
(CMIS) Part of the OSI body of network
standards.
Network management information services are used by peer
processes to exchange information and commands for the
purpose of network management. CMIS defines a message set
(GET, CANCEL-GET, SET, CREATE, DELETE, EVENT-REPORT and
ACTION), and the structure and content of the messages such
that they might be used by "open" systems. In concept, it is
similar to SNMP, but more powerful (and hence more complex).
ISO/IEC 9595.
(2007-08-07)