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ASN.1 and OSI Data Representation

Key concept: abstract syntax, hence Abstract Syntax Notation One.
 
ASN.1 is an international standard[1] which was originally developed as part of the OSI research, and has been adopted for use in various areas of the Internet architecture, particularly network management.
 

 
[1] ISO/IEC 8824:1987 - ASN.1 is an example of a Data Description Language in database terminology
[2] ISO/IEC 8825:1987


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