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# 1 Scope
The present document specifies technical requirements and corresponding assessment criteria for network management systems related to cybersecurity. The products with digital elements in scope, thereafter "NMS" or the product:
The present document specifies technical requirements and corresponding assessment criteria for NMS related to cybersecurity.
The products with digital elements in scope, thereafter "NMS": are specified within the "technical description" of the "category of product" number "6" by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2392 of 28 November 2025 on the technical description of the categories of important and critical products with digital elements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council. [\[i.2\]](#_ref_i.2) as:
* are specified within the "technical description" category of the "product category" number "6" in Annex I of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2392 of 28 November 2025 on the technical description of the categories of important and critical products with digital elements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council. [\[i.2\]](#_ref_i.2) as Network Management Systems.
* are only covered within the product context described in clause 4 of this document.
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Products with digital elements that manage connected network elements, such as servers, routers, switches, workstations, printers or mobile devices, by monitoring them and controlling their network operations and configuration.
This category includes but is not limited to end-to-end management systems and dedicated configuration management systems, such as controllers for software-defined networking.
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The products with digital elements in scope are only covered within the product context described in clause 4 of this document.
The present document covers those products to demonstrate compliance with essential cybersecurity requirements in the Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 [\[i.1\]](#_ref_i.1) Annex I Part I under the conditions identified in annex A.
