ABSTRACT SYNTAX NOTATION ONE (ASN.1)

A standard , flexible method that (a) describes data structures for representing, encoding, transmitting, and decoding data, (b) provides a set of formal rules for describing the structure of objects independent of machine-specific encoding techniques, (c) is a formal network -management Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) language that uses human-readable notation and a compact, encoded representation of the same information used in communications protocols, and (d) is a precise, formal notation that removes ambiguities. ( 188 )