This Technical Report describes a general model of the conceptual stages involved in the interchange of data composed of graphic characters between two end user. It identifies those aspects of this communication process that are amenable to further standardizaton and it provides terminology that permits such standards to specify their roles within this model.
DS/CEN/CR 13907:2000 history
2000DS/CEN/CR 13907:2000 Information Technology - Character Repertoire and Coding Transformations - General model for graphic character transformations