Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Abbreviations
4 Overview of ASN.1
5 Specification of protocol data units
  5.1 Modules
  5.2 Tagging
  5.3 Handling of optional and default elements
  5.4 Subtyping
  5.5 Importing and exporting data types
  5.6 Comments and user-defined constraints
  5.7 Information elements dependencies
  5.8 Miscellaneous
6 Leaving holes in specifications
  6.1 General aspects
  6.2 Embedding information
  6.3 Defining generic types
7 Protocol modifications
  7.1 Changes to abstract-syntaxes descriptions
  7.2 Impact on the transfer-syntax
8 Compatibility issues
  8.1 Backward compatibility
  8.2 Forward compatibility
9 Changing names of information objects
  9.1 Module names
  9.2 Abstract syntax names
  9.3 Application context names
Annex A: Migration from 1988/1990 notation to 1994 notation
Annex B: Specific guidance for users of the 1988/1990 notation
      B.1 Use of identifiers
      B.2 Choice and Any values
      B.3 Tagging
      B.4 Operations and Errors
History

Abstract

Covers use of ASN.1 - formal correctness - facilitate reusability of defined structures - facilitate the use of conformance test methodologies and compatibility rules.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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ISBN
Committee	SPS 2