The GAV tables are delivered in a compressed format. The file extensions are .zip (for Windows operating systems) and .tar (for UNIX operating systems). The following file naming conventions are used:
64-Bit UTF-8 GAV Tables
XXMMMq64.ext, where XX is the 2-letter country code, MMM is the abbreviation for the month the table was issued, and ext is either zip or tar. Valid for use on Windows and Linux 64-bit operating systems.
Asian/APAC GAV Tables
XXMMMq.ext, where XX is the 2-letter country code, MMM is the abbreviation for the month the GAV table was issued, and ext is zip or tar. For example, CNJULq.zip is the China GAV table for July.
ACE GAV Tables
jpACEMMM.zip, where MMM is the month the GAV table was issued.
Global (GA) GAV Tables
XXXMMMYY.ext, where XXX is the 3-letter country code, MMMYY represents the abbreviation for the month and year the table was issued, and ext is either zip or tar. For example, NORJAN18.zip is the Norwegian GAV table for January 2018.
US Census Table
USCMMMq.ext. This is the name of the United States census table that includes the Interpolated Rooftop files. MMM is the abbreviation for the month the directory was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
USXMMMq.ext. This is the name of the United States census table that includes the ZIP+4 Centroid files. MMM is the abbreviation for the month the directory was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
USPMMMq.ext. This is the name of the file that contains only the Interpolated Plus directory, where MMM is the abbreviation for the month the directory was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
DPV Table
USDMMMq.ext. This is the name of the United States Delivery Point Validation table. MMM is the abbreviation for the month the table was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
LACSLink Table
USLMMMq.ext. This is the name of the United States LACSLink table, where MMM is the abbreviation for the month the table was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
SuiteLink Table
USSMMMq.ext. This is the name of the United States SuiteLink table, where MMM is the abbreviation for the month the table was issued and ext is either zip or tar.
RDI Tables
USRMMMq.ext. This is the name of the Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI) table, where MMM represents the abbreviation for the month the RDI table was issued and ext is either zip or tar. For example, USRAPRq.tar.