RFC 3120 (rfc3120) - Page 2 of 5
A URN Namespace for XML
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RFC 3120 A URN Namespace for XML.org June 2001
Registration Information:
Registration Version Number: 3
Registration Date: 2001-02-05
Declared registrant of the namespace:
Karl Best
OASIS - Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards
Post Office Box 455
Billerica, MA USA 01821
Phone: +1 (978) 667 5115
Declaration of structure:
The Namespace Specific String (NSS) of all URNs assigned by
XML.org will have the following hierarchical structure:
There is one branch at the top of the hierarchy: "objects".
The Objects Hierarchy
The general structure of the NSS in the names hierarchy has the
form:
urn:xmlorg:objects:{type}{:subtype}?:{object-id}
where "type" identifies the document type (document, schema,
stylesheet, entity, xmlns, etc.), the optional "subtype"
provides additional information about the document type (for
example, stylesheet or schema language), and "object-id" is a
unique identifier for the document.
The Director of Technical Operations at OASIS assigns document
types, subtypes, and all unique identifiers.
Relevant ancillary documentation:
None
Identifier uniqueness considerations:
Identifier uniqueness will be enforced by the Director of
Technical Operations who assigns unique identifiers to all
documents identified by URN.
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