This Technical Specification applies to the communication data link between external charger and electric
road vehicle for the charging procedure, using the most common communication link.
This Part 2 applies to communication data link between the off-board charging system with direct current
and electric road vehicles.
The aspects covered are the physical layer, the data link layer and the communication applicative layer.
This Technical Specification does not cover communication between dedicated off-board charger and
their electric vehicle.
Annex A gives an example of normal operation.