Preface:

Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).

Scope:

This part of ISO/IEC 16500 provides the interface requirements for Usage Information provided by the DAVIC System to support External Support Systems (ESS) such as billing systems, pricing systems and market research systems. DAVIC Elements that need to communicate with External Support Systems shall conform to this specification. It is not required that all DAVIC Elements communicate with External Support Systems.