Brian, A couple of resources that may be of interest: ASN1 to XSD tool: http://asn1.elibel.tm.fr/xsdasn1/ A technote, I worked on sometime ago about WSDL and ASN.1: http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/jafer/wsdl/wsdl-asn1.html (and a possible application using z39.50 a search/retrieve protocol which uses BER http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/jafer/ez3950/ez3950.html) Matthew Dovey Oxford University > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian G. Holmes [mailto:bgh@holmespun.biz] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:18 PM > To: ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org > Subject: Fwd: BER To XML Data Conversion > > A reader at XML-DEV suggested that I cross-post this message to you > here. I have only begun to read the information about ebXML, but it > does appear that my message may be of some interest to you. > > Thank you. > > BGH > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: BER To XML Data Conversion > Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 11:01:35 -0400 > From: Brian G. Holmes <bgh@holmespun.biz> > Organization: Holmespun Solutions, LLC > To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org > > XML-DEV... > > Hello! I am new to XML, and have just discovered XML-DEV. I am > writing to you now to request comments, suggestions, and > recommendations on some work I am doing. You could say that I am also > looking for the problem that fits my solution. :) > > I have written some software that converts protocol data from the > binary BER format to XML. BER is a popular format for encoding > protocols that are defined using ASN.1. > > The conversion process is protocol-specific. The software applies > element names and data formats as per the ASN.1 protocol definition. > The software is capable of handling several of the current protocols > defined by ASN.1, and that support can be easily extended to include > many others. Popular protocols such as SNMP, LDAP, MAP, TCAP, and > X.509 are already supported. > > Most of these protocols are easy 'base' protocols. But the software > is also able to support the massive and complex GSM/UMTS MAP protocol, > where it must perform the MAP conversion based on information is takes > from a TCAP base. I hope to support X.509 certificate extensions in a > similar manner in the future. > > Please see http://www.holmespun.biz/berasno/ for details and examples. > > I am currently working on the XML to BER conversion functionality. I > would like to find a partner or a sponsor... or at least hear some > words of encouragement... before I spend too much more of my time. > > Obviously, I am not sure how useful the functionality is, but it seems > to be unique, so I thought I would write to ask for your opinions. > > What do you think of the functionality in general? > > Do you know of anyone else working on this sort of functionality? > > Do you know of any commercial use for this functionality? > > What do you think of my implementation of it specifically? > > How could the resulting XML be improved? > > Are there other protocols that you would like to see supported? > > Do you have some data that you would like to see converted? > > Please feel free to forward this message to anyone else you think > might be interested. > > Thank you. > > ...Brian > > -- > ________________________ > Holmespun Solutions, LLC > http://www.holmespun.biz > 919-844-7713 > > > The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS > <http://www.oasis-open.org> The > list archives are at http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-dev/ > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the > subscription manager: > <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/> > > The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/>
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