CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Conventions     
 6     Design principles and concepts     
        6.1     Design philosophy  
        6.2     Examples of requirements for design           
        6.3     Examples of use scenarios  
 7     Alert message structure    
        7.1     Document object model     
        7.2     Data dictionary      
        7.3     Implementation considerations        
        7.4     XML schema        
 8     Use of ASN.1 to specify and encode the CAP alert message        
        8.1     General  
        8.2     Formal mappings and specification 
Appendix I – CAP alert message examples    
        I.1        Homeland security advisory system alert   
        I.2        Severe thunderstorm warning       
        I.3        Earthquake report
        I.4        AMBER alert (Including EAS activation)  
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