ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10374 First edition 1991-10-01 Freight containers -- Automatic identification Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises -- lIdentification automatique Referencenumber ISO 10374:1991(E) ISO 10374:1991(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodies). The work technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with iso, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Inter- national Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote International Standard iso 10374 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, Sub-Committee Sc 4, Identification and communication Annex A forms an integral part of this International Standard. Annex B isforinformationonly ?ISO1991 or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission inwriting from thepublisher. International Organization for Standardization Case Postale 56· CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzeriand Printed in Switzerland ii ISO 10374:1991(E) Introduction This International Standard specifies a system for the automatic identi- fication of freight containers and the electronic transfer of the identity of the container and permanent related information to third parties in a standard format. It is intended that the Automatic Equipment Identifi- cation (AEl) system will facilitate documentation, resource control, and communications (including electronic data processing systems).The visual container identification markings specified by iso 6346 are not affected. Future additions to this International Standard will specify modulation, encoding and an open protocol. Annex B, which is an informative annex only, describes the technical specification of a system that complies with the requirements of this by AmtechCorporation 17304PrestonRoad E100 Dallas, Texas 75252 USA The patent-holder has stated that licences will be granted under reasonableterms and conditions. ili