RFC 4912 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2007

Abstract Syntax Notation X

Overview

RFC 4912, “Abstract Syntax Notation X”, is an Experimental document published in July 2007 by S. Legg. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Abstract Syntax Notation X (ASN.X) is a semantically equivalent Extensible Markup Language (XML) representation for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) specifications. ASN.X completely avoids the numerous ambiguities inherent in the ASN.1 language; therefore, specifications written in ASN.X are much easier to parse and manage than original ASN.1 specifications. ASN.X, together with the Robust XML Encoding Rules (RXER), constitutes a schema language for XML documents that offers, through other ASN.1 encoding rules, alternative compact binary encodings for XML instance documents. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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