Standards: Are They Really Standard?

Application Standards ISO10374.2, ISO17365, ISO17364 deal with agreements on the ways in which technology or systems are used, (in particular, applications that ensure consistent usage in a specified manner). Many devices only require technology standards. However, open-systems application standards using data carriers must ensure that data created at a source should be understandable by any recipients. Application standards often set parameters and associated values, which constrain the associated technology standard in terms of performance or other features. The application standard may incorporate the data standard or refer to an external data standard.