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DD CEN/TS 15844-1:2010

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Postal services. ID-tagging of letter mail items ID-tag structure, message and binary

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-2011

$531.66
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Definition of an S18 ID-tag
6 Data construct type
7 Usage of ID-tags
8 Logical structure
9 Value Range
10 Representation of S18 ID-tags in messages
11 Binary representation of S18 ID-tags
12 Representation of S18 ID-tags on items
13 Usage constraints
14 Reading and validation of ID-tags on items
Bibliography

Specifies the information content, structure and possible printed representations of the S18 ID-tag.

Committee
SVS/11
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This Technical Specification ) defines the information content, structure and possible printed representations of the S18 ID-tag ). This is an identifier for individual mail items which: ? is globally unique; ? can be applied to any item which is not already ID-tagged by any postal administration (or other issuer) which previously processed the item; NOTE 1 The S18 ID-tag provides a standard means of ID-tagging which can be applied on a world-wide basis, allowing inter-administration mail items to be encoded without risk of disruption of the automated system of the delivery post. It may be applied to any size of item. ? can be read, with a high degree of reliability, by any postal handling organisation possessing appropriate equipment. NOTE 2 ID-tags are encoded on items using a bar code symbology. As with any other form of bar code, poor quality printing, ink smudging, damage to the item, etc., can result in read errors. The S18 ID-tag encoding specifications incorporate an error protection mechanism to allow detection and correction of a large proportion of such errors. The S18 ID-tag defined in this Technical Specification may be placed on items so that, in subsequent processing, individual items can be recognised and associated with computer-based information relating to the item concerned. NOTE 3 Items need not be ID-tagged if this is not required for processing purposes, though it is anticipated that the use made of ID-tagging will increase. Examples of ID-tag applications are given in Clause 7. Whilst being generally applicable to domestic mail, the specification has been designed to allow the encoding of cross-border mail and to support its application in the automated processing of such mail. NOTE 4 UPU regulations prevent the encoding of information on the bottom 15 mm strip on the front of international letter mail. (...)

Standards Relationship
CEN/TS 15844-1:2010 Identical
S.R. CEN TS 15844-1:2010 Equivalent

ANSI MH10.8.2 : 1995 DATA IDENTIFIER & APPLICATION IDENTIFIER STANDARD
ISO/IEC 15459-2:2015 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Unique identification — Part 2: Registration procedures
ISO/IEC 16388:2007 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Code 39 bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Unique identification — Part 1: Individual transport units
ISO/IEC 15418:2016 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — GS1 Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance

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