ECMA-399 1st Edition / June 2011
Procedure for the Registration of Assigned Numbers for ECMA-398
Reference number ECMA-399:2011
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Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
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Normative references ............................................................................................................................ 1
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Terms and definitions ........................................................................................................................... 1
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International Register............................................................................................................................ 1 Specifier ID ............................................................................................................................................. 1
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Registration Authority........................................................................................................................... 2 Appointment .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Duties ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 Maintenance of International Register ................................................................................................ 2 Publication of public content of International Register .................................................................... 2 Inform the requestor of the decision ................................................................................................... 2
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Registration requests............................................................................................................................ 2
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Registration procedure ......................................................................................................................... 2
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Withdrawal procedure ........................................................................................................................... 2
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Amendment procedure ......................................................................................................................... 3
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Appeal procedure .................................................................................................................................. 3
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Introduction This Ecma Standard specifies the registration procedures for the Specifier ID register used in ECMA-398. Entries in this register are likely to be added over time. Therefore, these contents are implemented as register rather than as table in the base standard.
This Ecma Standard has been adopted by the General Assembly of June 2011.
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Procedure for the Registration of Assigned Numbers for ECMA-398
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Scope
This Standard specifies the procedure to be followed by a Registration Authority in preparing, maintaining and publishing International Register of assigned numbers and associated descriptions for entries specified in 4, for use with ECMA-398.
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Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ECMA-398, Close Proximity Electric Induction Wireless Communications ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998, Information technology -- 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets -- Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1 ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2011
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Terms and definitions
In addition to the terms defined herein, the terms defined in Annex H of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2011 apply. 3.1 bit binary digit with value ZERO or ONE 3.2 string sequence of at least one and at most 50 characters encoded in ISO/IEC 8859-1 3.3 octet sequence of eight bits
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International Register
4.1 Specifier ID The Specifier ID is a twenty bit value that uniquely identifies the owner of any Specifier ID as specified in Annex A.1.1 of ECMA-398. Requestors shall specify a unique string for registration.
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Registration Authority
5.1 Appointment Ecma International shall be the Registration Authority for the International Register defined in 4.
5.2 Duties 5.2.1
Maintenance of International Register
The Registration Authority shall maintain the International Register specified in 4.1 due to Registration as specified in 7, withdrawal (as specified in 8) or amendment (as specified in 9) of assigned strings for allocated Specifier ID values. 5.2.2
Publication of public content of International Register
The Registration Authority shall publish the assigned values and associated strings from the International Register for public access at http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/EIWC_specifier_id.htm at no cost. 5.2.3
Inform the requestor of the decision
The Registration Authority shall inform the requestor of the decision to register, reject, withdraw or amend.
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Registration requests
Using the form at the International Specifier ID Register, implementers of ECMA-398 may request registration of a unique string for a value in the International Register specified in 4.1.
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Registration procedure
The Registration Authority shall: a) Review registration requests as specified in 6; b)
Ascertain that registration requests are in accordance with this Standard;
c) If required, indicate to the requestor the changes needed to meet the requirements of this Standard; d) Approve or reject the registration request; e) In case of approval, allocate and add the Specifier ID value to the International Register with the assigned string; f)
Inform the requestor of the registration or rejection within 15 business days.
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Withdrawal procedure
The requestor may declare withdrawal of its support for its entry in an International Register by using the form accessible from http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/eiwc_id_request_form.php, if so desired accompanied with the reason.
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Withdrawal shall not change the registered string and allocated value in the International Register; the Registration Authority shall mark the entry as withdrawn with the withdrawal date and inform the requestor accordingly.
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Amendment procedure
The requestor may request amendment of the strings in one of its entries in an International Register by using the form accessible at http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/eiwc_id_request_form.php. Only when the RA confirms the mistake or in case of name changes, the Registration Authority is permitted to correct the string in the International Register and shall inform the requestor accordingly. The Registration Authority may periodically query the requestor to validate its assigned entry and amend or withdraw it as needed.
10 Appeal procedure Appeals shall be filed using the form accessible at http://www.ecmainternational.org/publications/standards/eiwc_id_request_form.php within 20 business days of receipt of the decision from the Registration Authority. The Registration Authority shall respond to the appeal within 20 business days after receipt of the appeal.
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