NID
The term NID was originally used as an abbreviation for "Network aspects of identification systems (including RFID)".
Criteria for acceptance
- An application shall be accepted if, in the technical judgment of the relevant Rapporteur, the allocation
requested is to be used for an identification scheme supporting one or more tag-based applications or
services.
- It is a requirement that the identification scheme be identified in a publicly available specification produced by
a standardization body recognized by ITU-T, ISO or IEC, or by an internationally recognized consortium.
NOTE- This excludes specifications produced by a single company or organization.
- The applications shall identify the timescale within which the relevant identification scheme is to be applied
within applications or services. The application shall be rejected if the timescale exceeds 12 months, and
can be voided if it is not in use within that time-scale.
NOTE- The primary integer value of a voided application shall not be re-used within the next five years
- The applications or services for which the allocation is requested shall be applications or services which
require interchange between multiple vendors in an open environment.
- An application for registration, containing the information specified in Registration application shall be sent to
the organization providing the administrative role for the RA. The application shall be submitted by the
standardization body (recognized by ITU-T,ISO or IEC),or by the internationally recognized consortium.
Registration application
The application shall include at least the following information:
- name of organization submitting the application;
- name, postal mail address, e-mail address, and optionally telephone and fax numbers for the contact point
within the requesting organization;
- full identification of the person submitting the application (including their role in the organization);
- a reference to an openly accessible specification of the identification scheme for the tag-based application
or service for which an arc is being requested; and
- (optionally) desired secondary identifier(s).