(registered 2025-09-22, last updated 2025-09-22)

Media type name: application

Media subtype name: vec+xml

Required parameters: N/A

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: binary

Same as for application/xml. See RFC 7303, section 3.2 or its successors.

Security considerations: See RFC 3023 section 10 for XML media types.

Interoperability considerations: The semantics is given by an XML schema which is referenced in the header section of an exchange file.

Published specification: The specification is published as PSI 21 - Vehicle Electric Container (VEC). The most recent specification is available from the prostep ivip Media Library https://www.prostep.org/en/medialibrary/publications free of charge. XML Schema Definitions and Model documentation are available from https://ecad-wiki.prostep.org/specifications/vec/ .

Applications which use this media: The VEC format is used in applications, which are involved in the creation, processing, storage and exchange of vehicle electric system design information throughout the whole process chain. The VEC data format specification supports a great variety of applications like

- E/E architecture design
- Component data management
- Electrological design
- Harness design
- Wire Routing
- Formboard
- Harness manufacturing

Fragment identifier considerations: N/A

Restrictions on usage: N/A

Additional information:

1. Deprecated alias names for this type: N/A
2. Magic number(s): N/A
3. File extension(s): .vec
4. Macintosh file type code: N/A
5. Object Identifiers: N/A

General Comments: prostep ivip is an international non-profit association with members mainly from automotive and aerospace industry. prostep ivip is engaged in standardization as well and would like to register some of its format specifications as media types.

Person to contact for further information:

1. Name: Nora Tazir , Technical Program Manager
2. Email: nora.tazir&prostep.org

Intended usage: COMMON

Author/Change controller: prostep ivip Association, https://www.prostep.org