Namespace name and version

This new section is mandatory for any IEC 61850 namespace (as defined by IEC 61850-7-1).

The parameters which identify this new release of this namespace are:

• Namespace Version: 2003

• Namespace Revision: A

 • Namespace name: “IEC 61850-8-1:2003”

Code Component distribution

The Code Component will be available in light and full version:

• Full version will contain definition of the whole types and functional constrains defined in this standard with the documentation associated and access will be restricted to purchaser of this part. The code component package name will be IEC 61850-8-1.NSD.2003A2.full.zip

• Light version will not contain the documentation but will contain the whole definition of the types functional constrains as per full version, and this light version will be freely accessible on the IEC website for download, but the usage remains under the licensing conditions.

The link for downloading the light version of this code component is:

The Code Components for IEC 61850 data models (like the mapping of the control service parameter in this document) are available as the file format NSD defined by IEC 61850-7-7.

The Code Component included in this IEC standard are potentially subject to maintenance works and user shall select the latest release in the repository located at:

The latest version/release of the document will be found by selecting the file IEC 61850-8-1.NSD.{VersionStateInfo}.light.zip with the filled VersionStateInfo of the highest value.

Each Code Component is a ZIP package containing the electronic representation of the Code Component itself, with a file describing the content of the package (IECManifest.xml).

The IECManifest contains different sections giving information on:

• The copyright notice

• The identification of the code component

• The publication related to the code component

• The list of the electronic files which compose the code component

• An optional list of history files to track changes during the evolution process of the code component

The life cycle of a code component is not restricted to the life cycle of the related publication. The publication life cycle goes through two stages, Version (corresponding to an edition) and Revision (corresponding to an amendment). A third publication stage (Release) allow publication of Code Component without need to publish an amendment.

This is useful when InterOp Tissues need to be fixed. Then a new release of the Code Component will be released, which supersedes the previous release, and distributed through the IEC TC57 web site.