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3.32.1 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SUPPORTED parameter data
The REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION parameter data format used when the INFORMATION TYPE field is set to 1111111b is
shown in table 145.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION LENGTH field
The IDENTIFYING INFORMATION LENGTH field indicates the length in bytes of the identifying information descriptor list. The relationship
between the IDENTIFYING INFORMATION LENGTH field and the ALLOCATION LENGTH field is defined in
2.2.6.
Identifying information descriptor list
The Identifying information descriptor list contains an identifying information descriptor (see table 146) for each identifying information type
supported by the device server. The identifying information descriptors shall be sorted in increasing order by information type.
INFORMATION TYPE field
The INFORMATION TYPE field indicates the information type (see table 143).
MAXIMUM LENGTH field
The MAXIMUM LENGTH field indicates the maximum number of bytes supported for identifying information that has the indicated information
type.
Table 145 REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SUPPORTED parameter data
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
Reserved
1
2 (MSB)
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION LENGTH (n - 3)
3 (LSB)
Identifying information descriptor list
4
Identifying information descriptor [first] (see table 146). . .
7
. . .
n - 3
Identifying information descriptor [last]. . .
n
Table 146 Identifying Information descriptor
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 INFORMATION TYPE Reserved
1 Reserved
2 (MSB)
MAXIMUM INFORMATION LENGTH
3 (LSB)