12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising utilizing the encoded EXI schema document in a task other than XML validation.
12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising utilizing the encoded EXI schema document in a task other than XML validation. 15. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising eliminating one or more facets from each identified simpleType element in the XSD document prior to encoding the XSD document into an EXI schema document.