AS/NZS 8824.

3:1998
ISO/IEC 8824-3:1995

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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Information technology Abstract syntax notation one Part 3: Constraint specification
[ ISO/IEC title: Information technology Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Constraint specification]

AS/NZS 8824.3:1998 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee IT/1, Information Systems Interconnection. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 29 October 1997 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 16 December 1997. It was published on 5 February 1998.

The following interests are represented on Committee IT/1:

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Australian Bankers Association Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Computer Society Australian Computer Users Association Australian Information Industry Association Australian Vice Chancellors Committee Department of Defence, Australia Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Australia Government Computing Service, New Zealand Information Exchange Steering Committee, Australia Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, CSIRO, Australia Telstra Corporation, Australia Telecom New Zealand

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 97230.

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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Information technology Abstract syntax notation one Part 3: Constraint specification

First published as AS/NZS 8824.3:1998.

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 1 The Crescent, Homebush NSW 2140 Australia STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Level 10, Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington 6001 New Zealand
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/ Standards New Zealand Committee IT/1, Information Systems Interconnection. It is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO/IEC 8824-3:1995, Information technology Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Constraint specification . The objective of this Standard is to provide designers of communications and messaging systems with a notation to be used for specifying table constraints (including component relation constraints) and user-defined constraints. This Standard is Part 3 of AS/NZS 8824, Information technology Abstract syntax notation one, which is published in Parts as follows:
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Part Part Part Part

1: 2: 3: 4:

Specification of basic notation Information object specification Constraint specification Parameterization of ASN.1 specifications

Users of this Standard are advised by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, under arrangements made with ISO and IEC, as well as certain other Standards organizations, that the number of this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover and title pages. As this Standard is reproduced from an international Standard, the following applies: (a) (b) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) Its number does not appear on each page of text and its identity is shown only on the cover and title page. In the source text this International Standard should read this Australian/New Zealand Standard. A full point substitutes for a comma when referring to a decimal marker. Terminology The words this Australian/New Zealand Standard should replace the words this International Standard wherever they appear. Decimal marker Substitute a full point for a comma where it appears as a decimal marker. References The references to international Standards should be replaced by references, where appropriate, to the following Australian or Joint Australian/New Zealand Standards: Australian or Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 8824 Information technology Abstract syntax notation one 8824.1 Part 1: Specification of basic notation 8824.2 Part 2: Information object specification 8824.4 Part 4: Parameterization of ASN.1 specifications

For the purpose of this Standard, the source text should be modified as follows:

Reference to International Standard or other publication ISO/IEC 8824 Information technology Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) 8824-1 Part 1: Specification of basic notation 8824-2 Part 2: Information object specification 8824-4 Part 4: Parameterization of ASN.1 specifications

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1 2 3 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Identical Recommendations International Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Specification of basic notation . . . . . . . 3.2 Information object specification . . . . . . 3.3 Parameterization of ASN.1 specification 3.4 Additional definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbreviations .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 7 7 8

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Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Constraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASN.1 items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 Additional keyword items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General constraint specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User-defined constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table constraints, including component relation constraints .... .. ... .. ..... ..... .....

Annex A Constraining instance-of types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.4 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annex B Summary of the notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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