IEEE C37.232-2011
IEEE Standard for Common Format for Naming Time Sequence Data Files (COMNAME)
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IEEE C37.232-2011 defines a common format for naming time sequence data files in power and energy applications. This standard helps create a consistent way to identify recorded data used in monitoring, analysis, and interoperability across related systems. By focusing on COMNAME conventions, IEEE C37.232-2011 supports clearer data exchange between tools that handle time-stamped records in utility, communications, and computing environments.
IEEE C37.232-2011 overview
This standard addresses the naming of time sequence data files so that records can be organized and recognized in a predictable way. In technical workflows, consistent file naming is important when different devices, software tools, or teams need to review the same event data. IEEE C37.232-2011 is especially relevant where power-system measurements and related digital records must be managed with a shared convention. Its inactive status may matter for organizations maintaining legacy documentation or archived file sets.
Typical use cases
Typical use includes naming files generated from power-system monitoring, disturbance records, and other time sequence datasets that need to be exchanged or archived. It may be used by utilities, test labs, and engineering groups working with protection, control, or communications equipment that produces time-based data. IEEE C37.232-2011 can also support software tools that catalog, compare, or import recorded files where consistent identifiers help reduce confusion and manual handling.
Why this standard matters
Consistent file naming reduces ambiguity when multiple systems collect similar time sequence data. IEEE C37.232-2011 helps improve traceability, which is useful for compliance reviews, troubleshooting, and long-term record management. In engineering and procurement settings, a shared naming approach can support cleaner handoffs between devices, applications, and organizations. For archived or legacy datasets, following the standard may also lower the risk of misidentification and simplify retrieval during analysis.
- Common format for time sequence file names
- COMNAME-focused data identification
- Power and energy record management
- Legacy archive and interoperability support
- Publication Date: 2011
- Standard Status: Inactive
- Publisher: IEEE
- Subject: Power, Energy and Industry Applications; Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems; Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies; Computing and Processing
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