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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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+<xs:schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" targetNamespace="http://www.onem2m.org/xml/protocols" 
+      xmlns:m2m="http://www.onem2m.org/xml/protocols" elementFormDefault="unqualified" 
+	    attributeFormDefault="unqualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+	
+	<xs:include schemaLocation="CDT-commonTypes-v0_8_0.xsd" />
+	<xs:include schemaLocation="CDT-subscription-v0_8_0.xsd" />
+	
+  <xs:element name="software">
+	  <xs:complexType>
+	  	<xs:complexContent>
+		    <!-- Inherit Common Attributes from data type "mgmtResource" -->
+        <xs:extension base="m2m:mgmtResource">
+          <!-- Resource Specific Attributes -->
+          <xs:sequence>
+            <xs:element name="version" type="xs:string" />
+            <xs:element name="name" type="m2m:AnyURIList" />
+            <xs:element name="URL" type="xs:anyURI" />
+            <xs:element name="install" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0" />
+            <xs:element name="uninstall" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0" />
+            <xs:element name="installStatus" type="m2m:actionStatus" minOccurs="0" />
+            <xs:element name="activate" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
+            <xs:element name="deactivate" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
+            <xs:element name="activateStatus" type="m2m:actionStatus" minOccurs="0"/>
+              
+			      <!-- Child Resources -->
+            <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+              <xs:element name="childResource" type="m2m:childResourceRef" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+              <xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+                <xs:element ref="m2m:subscription" />   
+              </xs:choice>
+            </xs:choice>
+          </xs:sequence>
+        </xs:extension>
+      </xs:complexContent>
+	  </xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
+</xs:schema>