<chapter id="asn"><title>The Z39.50 ASN.1 Module</title>
<sect1 id="asn.introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
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<chapter id="asn"><title>The Z39.50 ASN.1 Module</title>
<sect1 id="asn.introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
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various PDUs of the Z39.50 protocol, as well as for the complex types
appearing within the PDUs. For the primitive data types, the C
representation often takes the form of an ordinary C language type,
various PDUs of the Z39.50 protocol, as well as for the complex types
appearing within the PDUs. For the primitive data types, the C
representation often takes the form of an ordinary C language type,
representation in C, such as general octet strings and bit strings,
the &odr; module (see section <link linkend="odr">The ODR Module</link>)
provides auxiliary definitions.
representation in C, such as general octet strings and bit strings,
the &odr; module (see section <link linkend="odr">The ODR Module</link>)
provides auxiliary definitions.