ISO 15745-4:2003/Amd 2:2007

Industrial automation systems and integration — Open systems application integration framework — Part 4: Reference description for Ethernet-based control systems — Amendment 2: Profiles for Modbus TCP, EtherCAT and ETHERNET Powerlink

Systèmes d'automatisation industrielle et intégration — Cadres d'intégration d'application pour les systèmes ouverts — Partie 4: Description de référence pour les systèmes de contrôle fondés sur Ethernet — Amendement 2: Profils pour Modbus TCP, EtherCAT et ETHERNET Powerlink

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Jan-2007
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 184/SC 5 - Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 184/SC 5/WG 5 - Open systems application frameworks
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Due Date: 24-Jun-2009
• Completion Date: 18-Jan-2007

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• Child: ISO 15745-4:2003 - Industrial automation systems and integration — Open systems application integration framework — Part 4: Reference description for Ethernet-based control systems
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Amends: ISO 15745-4:2003 - Industrial automation systems and integration — Open systems application integration framework — Part 4: Reference description for Ethernet-based control systems
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15745-4
First edition
2003-11-15
AMENDMENT 2
2007-02-01
Industrial automation systems and
integration — Open systems application
integration framework —
Part 4:
Reference description for Ethernet-based
control systems
AMENDMENT 2: Profiles for Modbus TCP,
EtherCAT and ETHERNET Powerlink
Systèmes d'automatisation industrielle et intégration — Cadres
d'intégration d'application pour les systèmes ouverts —
Partie 4: Description de référence pour les systèmes de contrôle fondés
sur Ethernet
AMENDEMENT 2: Profils pour Modbus TCP, EtherCAT et ETHERNET
Powerlink




Reference number
ISO 15745-4:2003/Amd.2:2007(E)
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Foreword
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(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Amendment 2 to ISO 15745-4:2003 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 184, Industrial automation
systems and integration, Subcommittee SC 5, Architecture, communications and integration frameworks.
1) 2)
Amendment 2 to ISO 15745-4:2003 specifies profiles for Modbus TCP , EtherCAT , and ETHERNET
3)
Powerlink , and, as such, adds to the number of technology-specific elements and rules in ISO 15745-4 for
describing both communication network profiles and communication-related aspects of device profiles, thus
further extending the Application Integration Framework in ISO 15745-1.



1) Modbus® and Modbus TCP™ are the registered trademarks of Schneider Automation Inc. This information is given
for the convenience of users of ISO15745 and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO of the trademark holder or any
of its products. Compliance to ISO15745 does not require use of the trade name Modbus TCP or Modbus. Use of the
trademark Modbus TCP or Modbus requires permission of the trade name holder.
2) EtherCAT™ is the registered trademark of Beckhoff, Verl. This information is given for the convenience of users of
ISO15745 and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO/IEC of the trademark holder or any of its products. Compliance
to ISO15745 does not require use of the trade name EtherCAT™. Use of the trademark EtherCAT requires permission of
the trade name holder.
3) ETHERNET Powerlink™ is the registered trademark of ETHERNET Powerlink Standardization Group. This
information is given for the convenience of users of ISO15745 and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO/IEC of the
trademark holder or any of its products. Compliance to ISO15745 does not require use of the trade name ETHERNET
Powerlink™. Use of the trademark ETHERNET Powerlink requires permission of the trade name holder.
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Industrial automation systems and integration — Open systems
application integration framework —
Part 4:
Reference description for Ethernet-based control systems
AMENDMENT 2: Profiles for Modbus TCP, EtherCAT and
ETHERNET Powerlink
Page 1, Clause 2
Add the following normative references:
"ISO 1000, SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units
ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country
codes
IEC/PAS 62030, Digital data communications for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial
control systems - Section 1: MODBUS® Application Protocol Specification V1.1a - Section 2: Real-Time
Publish-Subscribe (RTPS) Wire Protocol Specification Version 1.0
IEC/PAS 62407, Real-time Ethernet control automation technology (EtherCATTM)
IEC/PAS 62408, Real-time Ethernet Powerlink (EPL)
RFC 1157 SNMP, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks"
Page 2, Clause 4
Add the following abbreviated terms:
    "DDXML Device Description eXtensible Markup Language
EPL ETHERNET Powerlink
FMMU Fieldbus Memory Management Unit
MIB Management Information Base
SNMP     Simple Network Management Protocol (RFC 1157)"
Page 4, Table 1
Add a row with the entries "DDXML" under the "ProfileTechnology name" column and "Modbus TCP" under
the "Technology" column.
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Add a row with the entries "EtherCAT" under the "ProfileTechnology name" column and "EtherCAT" under the
"Technology" column.
Add a row with the entries "EPL" under the "ProfileTechnology name" column and "ETHERNET Powerlink"
under the "Technology" column.
Page 4, Subclause 5.3
Add the following items to the list in the first paragraph:
"— Modbus TCP (see 6.5)
— EtherCAT (see 6.6)
— ETHERNET Powerlink (see 6.7)".
Page 18
Insert the following new subclauses 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7 after subclause 6.4 inserted from Amendment 1 to
ISO 15745-4:2003, and before Annex A.
6.5 Modbus TCP
6.5.1 Device profile
6.5.1.1 General
Figure 20 shows the class structure of a Modbus TCP device profile.
DeviceProfile
0.1
DeviceIdentity
0.1
DeviceManager
1.*
DeviceFunction
0.*
ApplicationProcess

Figure 20 — Modbus TCP device profile class diagram
NOTE  The Modbus TCP device profile class diagram shown in Figure 20 defines the main classes. These classes are
further decomposed and detailed in Annex E.
The XML schemas representing the Modbus TCP device profile template are defined in E.4.6. The template is
based on two parts:
⎯ the DDXML profile header defined in E.3, and
⎯ the DDXML device profile defined in E.4.
6.5.1.2 Device identity
The DeviceIdentity class contains attributes that are independent of the network, of the process and uniquely
identify the device.
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Figure 21 shows the structure of the Modbus TCP DeviceIdentity class.
DeviceIdentity
1
vendorName
0.1
vendorID
0.1
vendorText
0.1
deviceFamily
0.1
productFamily
1
productName
0.1
productID
0.1
productText
0.*
orderNumber
0.*
version
0.1
buildDate
0.1
specificationRevision
0.1
instanceName

Figure 21 — Modbus TCP DeviceIdentity class diagram
Further details are given in E.4.2.
6.5.1.3 Device manager
The DeviceManager class contains attributes and supports services that enable the monitoring of the device.
Communication specific configuration data and mapping information is defined in the communication network
specific part structured according to the schema specified in E.5.
Figure 22 shows the structure of the Modbus TCP DeviceManager class.
DeviceManager
0.1
indicatorList
0.1
LEDList

Figure 22 — Modbus TCP DeviceManager class diagram
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Further details are given in E.4.3.
6.5.1.4 Device function
The DeviceFunction class describes the intrinsic function of a device in terms of its technology. It contains
network independent descriptions/definitions of the technological device functionality.
Figure 23 shows the structure of the Modbus TCP DeviceFunction class.
DeviceFunction
0.1
0.1
0.1
capabilities picturesList dictionaryList
0.1 0.1
0.1 1.*
standardComplianceList characteristicsList picture dictionary
1.*
0.1
1.* 1.*
file
compliantWith characteristic category
1.*
1
characteristicContent
characteristicName
1
1
1
1
g_labels
1

Figure 23 — Modbus TCP DeviceFunction class diagram
Further details are given in E.4.4.
6.5.1.5 Application process
The ApplicationProcess class represents the set of services and parameters, which constitute the behaviour,
and the interfaces of the device in terms of the application, independent of the device technology and the
underlying communication networks and communication protocols.
Figure 24 shows the structure of the Modbus TCP ApplicationProcess class.
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ApplicationProcess
0.1
dataTypeList
1
functionTypeList
1
functionInstanceList
1
parameterList
0.1
parameterGroupList

Figure 24 — Modbus TCP ApplicationProcess class diagram
Further details are given in E.4.5.
6.5.2 Communication network profile
6.5.2.1 General
Figure 25 shows the class structure of the Modbus TCP communication network profile. These classes are
further decomposed and detailed in Annex E.
CommNetworkProfile
0.1 1
1
NetworkManagement TransportLayers ApplicationLayers

Figure 25 — Modbus TCP communication network profile class diagram
The XML schemas representing the Modbus TCP communication network profile template are defined in
E.5.5. Like for the device profile, the template is also based on two parts:
⎯ the DDXML profile header defined in E.3, and
⎯ the DDXML communication network profile defined in E.5.
6.5.2.2 Application layers
The Modbus TCP ApplicationLayers class represents the combined profiles for the upper 3 OSI layers of the
Modbus TCP communication network integration model.
Further details are given in E.5.2.
6.5.2.3 Transport layers
The Modbus TCP TransportLayers class represents the combined profiles for the lower 4 OSI layers of the
Modbus TCP communication network integration model.
Further details are given in E.5.3.
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6.5.2.4 Network management
The Modbus TCP NetworkManagement class represents the network configuration and performance
adjustment capabilities of the Modbus TCP communication network integration model.
Further details are given in E.5.4.

6.6 EtherCAT
6.6.1 Device profile
6.6.1.1 General
Figure 26 shows the class structure of an EtherCAT device profile.
DeviceProfile
0.1
DeviceIdentity
0.1
DeviceManager
1.*
DeviceFunction
0.*
ApplicationProcess

Figure 26 — EtherCAT device profile class diagram
NOTE  The EtherCAT device profile class diagram shown in Figure 26 defines the main classes. These classes are
further decomposed and detailed in Annex F.
The XML schema representing the EtherCAT device profile template is defined in F.4.6. The template is
based on two parts:
⎯ the EtherCAT profile header defined in F.3, and
⎯ the EtherCAT device profile defined in F.4.
6.6.1.2 Device identity
The DeviceIdentity class contains attributes that are independent of the network, of the process and uniquely
identify the device.
Figure 27 shows the structure of the EtherCAT DeviceIdentity class.
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DeviceIdentity
1
vendorName
0.1
vendorID
0.1
vendorText
0.1
deviceFamily
0.1
productFamily
1
productName
0.1
productID
0.1
productText
0.*
orderNumber
0.*
version
0.1
buildDate
0.1
specificationRevision
0.1
instanceName

Figure 27 — EtherCAT DeviceIdentity class diagram
Further details are given in F.4.2.
6.6.1.3 Device manager
The DeviceManager class contains attributes and supports services that enable the monitoring of the device.
Communication specific configuration data and mapping information is defined in the communication network
specific part structured according to the schema specified in F.5.
Figure 28 shows the structure of the EtherCAT DeviceManager class.
DeviceManager
0.1
indicatorList
0.1
LEDList

Figure 28 — EtherCAT DeviceManager class diagram
Further details are given in F.4.3.
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6.6.1.4 Device function
The DeviceFunction class describes the intrinsic function of a device in terms of its technology. It contains
network independent descriptions/definitions of the technological device functionality.
Figure 29 shows the structure of the EtherCAT DeviceFunction class.
DeviceFunction
1
capabilities
1.*
characteristicsList
0.1
category
1.*
characteristic
1
characteristicName
1.*
characteristicContent
0.1
standardComplianceList
1.*
compliantWith
0.1
picturesList
1.*
picture
0.1 1
dictionaryList
g_labels
1.*
dictionary
1.*
file

Figure 29 — EtherCAT DeviceFunction class diagram
Further details are given in F.4.4.
6.6.1.5 Application process
The ApplicationProcess class represents the set of services and parameters, which constitute the behaviour,
and the interfaces of the device in terms of the application, independent of the device technology and the
underlying communication networks and communication protocols.
Figure 30 shows the structure of the EtherCAT ApplicationProcess class.
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ApplicationProcess
0.1
dataTypeList
1
functionTypeList
1
functionInstanceList
1
parameterList
0.1
parameterGroupList

Figure 30 — EtherCAT ApplicationProcess class diagram

Further details are given in F.4.5.
6.6.2 Communication network profile
6.6.2.1 General
Figure 31 shows the class structure of the EtherCAT communication network profile. These classes are
further decomposed and detailed in Annex F.
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CommNetworkProfile
ApplicationLayers
1
CANopenObjectList
1
CANopenObject
1.65535
CANopenSubObject
0.255
identity
0.1
vendorID
0.1
deviceFamily
0.1
productID
0.1
version
0.1
buildDate
0.1
specificationRevision
0.1
dummyUsage
0.1
dummy
1.*
dynamicChannels
1
dynamicChannel
1.*
g_simple
1
1
TransportLayers
0.1
NetworkManagement
generalFeatures
1
deviceCommissioning
0.1

Figure 31 — EtherCAT communication network profile class diagram

The XML schema representing the EtherCAT communication network profile is defined in F.5.5.
6.6.2.2 Application layers
The EtherCAT ApplicationLayers class represents the combined profiles for the upper 3 OSI layers of the
EtherCAT communication network integration model.
Further details are given in F.5.2.
6.6.2.3 Transport layers
The EtherCAT TransportLayers class represents the combined profiles for the lower 4 OSI layers of the
EtherCAT communication network integration model.
Further details are given in F.5.3.
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6.6.2.4 Network management
The EtherCAT NetworkManagement class represents the network configuration and performance adjustment
capabilities of the EtherCAT communication network integration model.
Further details are given in F.5.4.

6.7 ETHERNET Powerlink
6.7.1 Device profile
6.7.1.1 General
Figure 32 shows the class structure of an ETHERNET Powerlink device profile.
DeviceProfile
0.1
DeviceIdentity
0.1
DeviceManager
1.*
DeviceFunction
0.*
ApplicationProcess

Figure 32 — ETHERNET Powerlink device profile class diagram
NOTE  The ETHERNET Powerlink device profile class diagram shown in Figure 32 defines the main classes. These
classes are further decomposed and detailed in Annex G.
The XML schema representing the ETHERNET Powerlink device profile template is defined in G.4.6. The
template is based on two parts:
⎯ the EPL profile header defined in G.3, and
⎯ the EPL device profile defined in G.4.
6.7.1.2 Device identity
The DeviceIdentity class contains attributes that are independent of the network, of the process and uniquely
identify the device.
Figure 33 shows the structure of the ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceIdentity class.

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DeviceIdentity
1
vendorName
0.1
vendorID
0.1
vendorText
0.1
deviceFamily
0.1
productFamily
1
productName
0.1
productID
0.1
productText
0.*
orderNumber
0.*
version
0.1
buildDate
0.1
specificationRevision
0.1
instanceName

Figure 33 — ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceIdentity class diagram
Further details are given in G.4.2.
6.7.1.3 Device manager
The DeviceManager class contains attributes and supports services that enable the monitoring of the device.
Communication specific configuration data and mapping information is defined in the communication network
specific part structured according to the schema specified in G.5.
Figure 34 shows the structure of the ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceManager class.
DeviceManager
0.1
indicatorList
0.1
LEDList

Figure 34 — ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceManager class diagram
Further details are given in G.4.3.
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6.7.1.4 Device function
The DeviceFunction class describes the intrinsic function of a device in terms of its technology. It contains
network independent descriptions/definitions of the technological device functionality.
Figure 35 shows the structure of the ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceFunction class.
DeviceFunction
1
capabilities
1.*
characteristicsList
0.1
category
1.*
characteristic
1
characteristicName
1.*
characteristicContent
0.1
standardComplianceList
1.*
compliantWith
0.1
picturesList
1.*
picture
0.1 1
dictionaryList
g_labels
1.*
dictionary
1.*
file

Figure 35 — ETHERNET Powerlink DeviceFunction class diagram
Further details are given in G.4.4.
6.7.1.5 Application process
The ApplicationProcess class represents the set of services and parameters, which constitute the behaviour,
and the interfaces of the device in terms of the application, independent of the device technology and the
underlying communication networks and communication protocols.
Figure 36 shows the structure of the ETHERNET Powerlink ApplicationProcess class.
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ApplicationProcess
0.1
dataTypeList
1
functionTypeList
1
functionInstanceList
1
parameterList
0.1
parameterGroupList

Figure 36 — ETHERNET Powerlink ApplicationProcess class diagram
Further details are given in G.4.5.
6.7.2 Communication network profile
6.7.2.1 General
Figure 37 shows the class structure of the ETHERNET Powerlink communication network profile. These
classes are further decomposed and detailed in Annex G.
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CommNetworkProfile
ApplicationLayers
1
CANopenObjectList
1
CANopenObject
1.65535
CANopenSubObject
0.255
identity
0.1
vendorID
0.1
deviceFamily
0.1
productID
0.1
version
0.1
buildDate
0.1
specificationRevision
0.1
dummyUsage
0.1
dummy
1.*
dynamicChannels
1
dynamicChannel
1.*
g_simple
1
1
TransportLayers
0.1
NetworkManagement
PowerlinkGeneralFeatures
1
PowerlinkMNFeatures
0.1
PowerlinkCNFeatures
0.1
deviceCommissioning
0.1

Figure 37 — ETHERNET Powerlink communication network profile class diagram

The XML schema representing the ETHERNET Powerlink communication network profile is defined in G.5.5.
6.7.2.2 Application layers
The ETHERNET Powerlink ApplicationLayers class represents the combined profiles for the upper 3 OSI
layers of the ETHERNET Powerlink communication network integration model.
Further details are given in G.5.2.
6.7.2.3 Transport layers
The ETHERNET Powerlink TransportLayers class represents the combined profiles for the lower 4 OSI layers
of the ETHERNET Powerlink communication network integration model.
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Further details are given in G.5.3.
6.7.2.4 Network management
The ETHERNET Powerlink NetworkManagement class represents the network configuration and performance
adjustment capabilities of the ETHERNET Powerlink communication network integration model.
Further details are given in G.5.4.

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Insert the following new Annex E, Annex F and Annex G after Annex D inserted from Amendment 1 to
ISO 15745-4:2003, and before the Bibliography.
Annex E
(normative)

Modbus TCP profile templates
E.1 Overview
Modbus TCP is an Ethernet based communication system specified in IEC/PAS 62030.
Modbus TCP uses the concept of the multi-profile container specified in Amendment 1
to ISO 15745-4:2003 for XML profile files. Therefore, Modbus TCP profile templates are based
6)
on the alternate ISO15745ProfileContainer template specified in amendment 1 of ISO 15745-1.
Figure E.1 shows the structure of a Modbus TCP XML profile.
ISO15745ProfileContainer
1.*
ISO15745Profile
1
1
a
ProfileHeader
ProfileBody

Two types of ProfileBody are used:
ProfileBody_Device_ModbusTCP or ProfileBody_CommunicationNetwork_ModbusTCP
a
Figure E.1 — Modbus TCP profile template
The ProfileTechnology name is DDXML (Device Description eXtensible Markup Language).
E.2 General rules
E.2.1 Using unique IDs
An element can have the attribute uniqueID of type xsd:ID. The unique identifier therefore is forced to be
unique in the whole XML file. An element that references the unique identifier contains a named attribute of
type xsd:IDREF.
Unique identifiers may be generated in two ways. One possibility is to build a string out of the element name
and an up-counting number. A second way may be the concatenation of strings of parent elements. Both
methods guarantee the uniqueness of the string.
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E.2.2 Language support
E.2.2.1 General
Device profiles complying with the XML schema described in this annex need a support of different languages,
since tools are then able to use names out of the XML file in order to display them in their user interface.
Communication parameters for example may be presented in the user interface of a tool.
The language support is implemented via the label group g_labels. Each name of an element, which would
possibly be displayed and is therefore language dependent, is provided inside the schema as a g_labels
element. Optionally, a URI may be added as an attribute to the label element.
EXAMPLE
For a given parameter name:
⎯ German: Baudrate
⎯ English: Baud rate
⎯ French: Vitesse de transmission
E.2.2.2 Element g_labels
The group g_labels supports the introduction of a label (name) and a description in the context of the parent
element (see Figure E.2).
g_labels
{XOR}
{XOR} {XOR}
1
label labelRef
1
1
description

Figure E.2 — Group g_labels
Every element, which needs a name or a description, shall select one and only one of the three elements to
perform this task: the label, the description and the labelRef element.
1) The label element allows storage of the identifying name and the descriptive text inside the XML file
itself. The label element has the attributes given in Table E.1.
Table E.1 — Attributes of element label
Attribute Data type Use Description
lang xsd:language required Language used for the name or the description
URI xsd:anyURI optional Optional link to further descriptive information
The element may appear n times, once for each language. For identifying the language, the lang
attribute is used.
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2) The description element allows storage of textual descriptions inside the XML file itself. The element
may appear several times, once for each language. The description element has the same attributes
as the label element.
3) The labelRef element allows storage of reference descriptive texts inside an external text resource
file.
The labelRef element provides a pointer via its attributes dictID and textID to a text entry in a
separate text source file. These text source files are referenced in the dictionary sub-elements of the
DeviceFunction element. Text source files may be any files containing character sequences and
other information, for example figures.
The labelRef element also may appear n times, to allow references to several dictionary entries,
which contain links to files in different languages. The respective language is defined in the lang
attribute of the dictionary element.
The labelRef element contains the attributes given in Table E.2.
Table E.2 — Attributes of element labelRef
Attribute Data type Use Description
dictID xsd:IDREF required References a single dictionary element inside the
dictionaryList element; the dictionary element
contains a link to the external text source file
textID xsd:string optional References a character sequence inside the
external text source file by pattern matching

E.2.2.3 Language identifier
For the multi-language support each label gets an attribute with the content of the language code. The
language code corresponds to the content of the label element.
In order to verify which languages are supported in the XML file, the attribute supportedLanguages in the
ProfileBody element lists the supported languages.
E.2.2.4 Attribute lang
The language identifier lang consists of a combination of a language code (as defined in ISO 639-1) plus an
optional dash character plus an optional country code (as defined in ISO 3166-1). The attribute lang is an
attribute of the label element.
Some of the values for lang are given in Table E.3.
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Table E.3 — Values of attribute lang
Language value of lang
English (United States) en-us
German (Standard) de
French (Standard) fr
Spanish (Standard) es
Italian (Standard) It
Portuguese (Brazil) pt-br

E.2.2.5 SupportedLanguages attribute
The supportedLanguages attribute identifies supported languages and consists of a list of language codes
plus optional country codes.
EXAMPLE
supportedLanguages=”en-us de fr es”
E.2.2.6 URIs
A general mechanism allows of describing a URI in the context of a label element. The URI is implemented via
an optional attribute URI.
EXAMPLE: This is used in the context of a vendor label, parameter label, or services label.
E.3 ProfileHeader description
To facilitate the identification of a profile, the profile header of the device profile as well as the communication
network profile shall comply with the model shown in Figure E.3, which is directly inherited from ISO 15745-1.
ProfileHeader
1
ProfileIdentification ProfileDate
1 0.1
ProfileRevision AdditionalInformation
1 0.1
ProfileName ISO15745Reference
1
1
ProfileSource IASInterfaceType
1 0.*
ProfileClassID

Figure E.3 — Profile header class diagram
The ProfileHeader element is composed of the following elements:
⎯ the ProfileIdentification element identifies the current profile,
⎯ the ProfileRevision element identifies the current profile revision,
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