(registered 2025-11-17, updated 2025-11-17)

Media type name: application

Media subtype name: vec-package+gzip

Required parameters: N/A

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: binary

Security considerations: The packages contain application/vec media type files. Packages can be compressed using GZIP. Security considerations that apply to application/xml ([rfc7303], section 10 or its successors), application/gzip ([rfc6713], section 4 or its successors) also apply to this media type.

Interoperability considerations: N/A

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 [prostep.org] free of charge. XML Schema Definitions are available from https://ecad-wiki.prostep.org/specifications/vec/ [ecad-wiki.prostep.org].

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 development
- Electrological design
- Harness Design
- Wire Routing
- Formboard
- Harness manufacturing

This media type contains a VEC package according to the VEC specification.

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): .vecpkg.gz
4. Macintosh file type code: N/A
5. Object Identifiers: N/A

Person to contact for further information:

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

Intended usage: COMMON

prostep ivip is an international non for-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 specification as media types.

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