DIN CEN/TS 15844-3, DIN SPEC 66294-3:2011 Edition

This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 "Postal Services", the secretariat of which is held by NEN, in collaboration with the UPU. This document, is the CEN equivalent of UPU standard S18c-5. A general introduction to all parts of the standard is provided in CEN/TS 15844-1, to which the reader is referred. This part deals only with the encoding of ID-tags in the form of a 62-position bar-no-bar code, BNB-62, printed on the reverse side of items, in area R1, using fluorescent ink. It is arranged under five main headings: Value range limitations: defines limitations on the values of data elements used in ID-tags which are to be represented on items in the form of a BNB-62 bar code; Encoding specification.: specifies the construction of a 62-position bar no bar code from ID-tag data elements; Printing of the bar code.: to allow the association of computer data with a physical item, the ID-tag is printed on the item itself. This section defines required ink and printing parameters; Reading and interpretation of BNB-62 bar codes.: specifies the validation and error correction requirements associated with the reading of ID-tags represented using BNB-62 bar codes; Conversion to the message and binary representations.: describes the correspondence between BNB-62 representation and the binary and message interchange representations defined in prCEN/TS 15844-1. This part of the standard defines the representation of ID-tags as a 62-position bar-no-bar code (BNB-62) printed in fluorescent ink in area R1 on the reverse side of items. BNB-62 encoding is one of two encoding specifications supported by this standard for the printing of ID-tags in area R1, the other being BNB-78, which is specified in CEN/TS 15844-2. BNB-62 encoding is authorised for use only by three issuers: An Post (Ireland), Canada Post and USPS. It should be encountered, on incoming items, only on mail items which originated in Canada, Ireland or the United States. Other issuers wishing to apply ID-tags in area R1 are required to use the BNB-78 encoding defined in CEN/TS 15844-2.