# IEC 81346-1:2022, structuring principles and reference designations

> Publisher listing for edition 2.0, published March 30, 2022. Establishes that the standard sets general principles for structuring systems and for formulating unambiguous reference designations, and that a reference designation acts as a key for retrieving information about an object rather than as a description of it. It does not supply a data center naming syntax, and no requirement text is reproduced here.

Canonical page: https://datacenterlabeling.com/references/s64

Original source: [IEC 81346-1:2022, structuring principles and reference designations](https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/64021)

## Scope of this source

Publisher listing for edition 2.0, published March 30, 2022. Establishes that the standard sets general principles for structuring systems and for formulating unambiguous reference designations, and that a reference designation acts as a key for retrieving information about an object rather than as a description of it. It does not supply a data center naming syntax, and no requirement text is reproduced here.

Establishes the standard, its current edition and date, and that reference designations are keys for retrieving information about an object. It does not establish what a rack identifier should look like.

Rackstamp provides editorial field guidance. IDs, cases, and worksheet entries are fictional examples unless identified otherwise. Distinguish local conventions from adopted standards. Source notes describe the evidence scope; a linked overview is not the full standard or a project approval.

## Related guidance

- [We do not have a naming convention](https://datacenterlabeling.com/problems/naming-convention)