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                              4. New TOTs: For purposes of this test, we devised two new TOTs: 1) a Type
                                 of AFIS request (TOA) and 2) an AFIS Type Response (ATR). This response
                                 includes the make and model of the AFIS system, the TOTs supported, the
                                 maximum score obtainable, and response time in hours. Various questions
                                 came up about the usefulness of this information, as presented below. Reso-
                                 lution: Still pending.


                                 • If we are talking about cross-vendor communication, what significance is
                                   make/model of the AFIS system? The original intention is that if the AFIS
                                   was from the same vendor, they would have the option of communication
                                   using proprietary protocols. Resolution: Still pending.
                                 • What significance is maximum score obtainable on the ATR when no
                                   scores currently come back with the candidate list? Resolution: Still
                                   pending.
                                 • Should the response time, currently measured in hours, be predeter-
                                   mined, stated in minutes, etc.? Resolution: Still pending.
                                 • Expand the TOA/ATR to indicate which fingers a vendor would like sup-
                                   plied for a TPIS search. Resolution: Still pending.



                              APPENDIX D—STANDARDS
                              This IAI effort was based on the following standards:


                                   ANSI/NIST-CSL 1–1993 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Information, ANSI,
                                   November 22, 1993.

                                   Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification,
                                   IAFIS-IC-0010, Federal Bureau of Investigation, December 1995.
                                   WSQ Gray-Scale Fingerprint Image Compression Specification, IAFIS-IC-0110V2, Criminal
                                   Justice Information Services (CJIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation, February 16,
                                   1993.

                                   CJIS Wide Area Network Interface Specification, CJIS-IC-0020, Federal Bureau of
                                   Investigation, April 1997.

                              These standards, the first national and the remaining three FBI, cover:


                              • the scanning of fingerprints,
                              • the messages for the transmission of fingerprint transactions to and from the
                                FBI’s IAFIS (Integrated AFIS) system,
                              • the compression of fingerprint images, and
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