ISO/TR 11548的本部分规定了8点盲文模式的简短标识符，以及中规定的名称 ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000。 因为有许多不同的代码表用于处理不同的字符集（例如阿拉伯语、汉语、日语、， 对于特殊用途（如化学、数学和乐谱），ISO/TR 11548-1的本部分也适用 定义了在各种盲文表格之间切换的方法。 ISO/TR 11548的本部分旨在供8点盲文输入和输出的用户和制造商使用 用于数据交换的设备、接口和软件。 ISO/TR 11548的本部分不适用于6点盲文，也未规定盲文的任何物理尺寸 角色。

This part of ISO/TR 11548 specifies short identifiers for 8-dot Braille patterns in addition to the names specified in ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000. As there are many different code tables in use dealing with various character sets (e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Latin) and for special purposes (e.g. chemistry, mathematics and music notation), this part of ISO/TR 11548-1 also defines a method of shifting between various Braille tables. This part of ISO/TR 11548 is intended to be used by users and manufacturers of 8-dot Braille input and output devices, interfaces and software for data exchange. This part of ISO/TR 11548 does not apply to 6-dot Braille, and does not specify any physical dimension of Braille characters.