ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15474-1 First edition 2002-10-15 Information technology CDIF framework - Part 1: Overview Technologies de I'information - Cadre de référence CDIF. Partie 1: Vue d'ensemble Reference number ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002(E) IEC TSO @ISO/IEC2002 IHSunder Not for Resale ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO/IEC2002 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland CyheationalganzaiStandardizati @ ISO/IEC 2002 - All rights reserved ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002(E) Contents 1 Scope 2 Conformance 3 Normative reference 4 Terms and definitions ... 4.1 From ISO/IEC 13238-1 4.2 For this standard.. 3 5 Symbols (and abbreviated terms)... 5.1 Naming and diagramming notations ... 5.2 Abbreviations... 6 CDIF conceptsandfacilities 6.1 Introduction... .8 6.2 Fundamental goals. 6.2.1 6.2.2 Principle of maximum information transfer. .9 6.3 Architecture of CDIF... 6.3.1 6.3.2 Informationcontent. 11 6.3.3 Transfer format.......... 12 6.4 CDIF family of standards. 13 6.4.1 Introduction 13 6.4.2 13 6.4.3 Information content 13 6.4.4 Transfer format.. 13 7 CDIF family of standards. 14 7.1 Introduction. 14 7.2 Standards documents 14 7.3 Frameworks.. 15 7.3.1 Overview 15 7.3.2 Modellingandextensibility 15 7.4 Semantic metamodelstandards 16 7.4.1 Foundationsubjectarea 16 7.4.2 Common subject area 16 7.4.3 Data definitions subject area. 16 7.4.4 Data models subject area.. 16 7.4.5 Data flow models subject area.. 16 7.4.6 State/event models subject area.. 17 7.5 Transfer format... 17 7.5.1 General rules for syntaxes and encodings 17 7.5.2 Syntax SYNTAX.1 17 7.5.3 EncodingENCODING.1 17 CopyrightIntemational Organization for Standardization All rights reserved ili Nrroductnworkingmitewithuticeefm Not for Resale ISO/IEC15474-1:2002(E) Table of Illustrations Figure 1 - CDIF family of standards 1 Figure 2 - Use of the CDIF family of standards 8 Figure 3- Multiple layers 9 Figure 4 - Architecture of CDIF 10 Figure 5 - Architecture of the CDIF family of standards 14 opyrighttemationalOrganizatinforStandardization @ ISO/IEC 2002 - All rights reserved No reproduction or networking prmited without icense from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002(E) Foreword form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have establishedajointtechnicalcommittee,ISO/lECJTC1. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3. The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Sta