1. ISO Process Summary for SEDRIS Dick Puk ISO/IEC SC24 SEDRIS Editor WG8 Meeting, October 1, 1999 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC24/WG8 N4

2. Overview ISO Processing Steps Organization of SEDRIS Related Standards Mapping of Current SEDRIS Documentation to SEDRIS ISO drafts

3. ISO Processing Steps StepOwnerCriteria for Advancement Initial DraftSubmitterApproval of project and acceptance by WG Working Draft (WD)* WG 8Complete text with few unresolved issues Committee Draft (CD)* SC 24Successful Final CD ballot requiring no substantive technical changes Draft International Standard (DIS) + JTC 1Successful FDIS ballot and ISO Council approval International Standard (IS) ISO and SEDRIS Organization Not applicable * Iterations until advancement criteria met + Return to CD if ballot fails

4. Organization of SEDRIS Related Standards Four Standards: –SEDRIS Part 1—Functional specification Part 2—Abstract transmittal format Part 3—Transmittal format binary encoding Part 4..n—Transmittal format other encodings –SEDRIS bindings Part 4—SEDRIS API binding to C –EDCS Part 1—Abstract data coding specification Part 2—Data coding binding to C Parts 3..n—Data coding binding to other languages –SRM