Transmittal Format - Requirements
Platform Independence:
- Both software and files
- Adapts to platform’s word order
Fully Support the SEDRIS Data Representation Model:
- Full expressive power of the DRM
- Data driven via DRM support functions
- Completely loss-less with respect to objects instantiated by the data provider
Space Efficient Media Storage: Minimal overhead with respect to the size of the SEDRIS objects stored
Run-time Efficiency:
- Efficient with respect to both memory and processing time
- Heavier emphasis on extraction performance than on insertion
Insulate Developers from Implementation Details: Format and software can evolve independently from applications
Leverage Existing Format Standards where it makes sense: Images and Data Tables