ASN.1 Communication Between Heterogeneous Systems

I Introduction and History of the Notation 1 Prologue 2 Utilitarian Introduction to ASN.1 3 ASN.1 and the OSI Reference Model 4 Your First Steps with ASN.1 5 Basics of ASN.1 6 History 7 Protocols Specified in ASN.1 II User's Guide and Reference Manual 8 Introduction to the Reference Manual 9 Modules and Assignments 10 Basic Types 11 Character String Types 12 Constructed Types, Tagging, Extensibility Rules 13 Subtype Constraints 14 Presentation Context Switching Types 15 Information Object Classes, Objects, and Object Sets 16 Enough To Read Macros 17 Parameterization III Encoding Rules and Transfer Syntaxes 18 Basic Encoding Rules (BER) 19 Canonical and Distinguished Encoding Rules (CER and DER) 20 Packed Encoding Rules (PER) 21 Other Encoding Rules IV ASN.1 Applications 22 Tools 23 ASN.1 and the Formal Languages SDL, TTCN, GDMO 24 Other Abstract Syntax Notations 25 Epilogue V Appendices A Encoding/Decoding Simulations B Combined Use of ASN.1 and SDL