This Technical Specification illustrates and specifies "Global Classification and Management of ITS
Applications" (GCMA). It
- is based on the ITS station and communication architecture described in ISO 21217,
- describes and specifies globally unique addresses and identifiers (ITS-S object identifiers) which
are both internal and external to ITS stations and are used for ITS station management,
- describes how ITS-S object identifiers and related technical parameters are used for classification,
registration and management of ITS applications and ITS application classes,
- describes how ITS-S object identifiers are used in the ITS communication protocol stack,
- introduces an organizational framework for registration and management of ITS-S objects, and
- defines and specifies management procedures at a high functional level.