Data container format for wearable sensor

IEC 63430:2025 specifies a container format for sensing data and its system requirements. This document applies to edge computing devices such as smartphones, home gateways, multimedia coordinators, etc., and cloud systems. This document describes the following technical specifications: - container format for wearable sensor data; - Schema Repository that defines the parameters and syntax of sensor data; - communication and system requirements between the edge computing device and Schema Repository.

Container Format für Daten von tragbaren Sensoren

Conteneur de données pour capteur prêt-à-porter

IEC 63430:2025 spécifie le format d'un Conteneur pour les données de détection, ainsi que ses exigences de système. Le présent document s'applique aux dispositifs informatiques de périphérie comme les mobiles multifonctions, les passerelles domestiques, les coordinateurs multimédias, etc., ainsi qu'aux systèmes cloud. Le présent document décrit les spécifications techniques suivantes: - le format du Conteneur pour les données de capteur prêt-à-porter; - le Référentiel de schéma qui définit les paramètres et la syntaxe des données de capteur; - les exigences en matière de communication et de système entre le dispositif informatique de périphérie et le Référentiel de schéma.

Format shranjevanja podatkov za nosljivi senzor (IEC 63430:2025)

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
27-Mar-2025
Drafting Committee
IEC/TC 100 - IEC_TC_100
Current Stage
6060 - Document made available - Publishing
Start Date
28-Mar-2025
Due Date
31-Dec-2023
Completion Date
28-Mar-2025

Overview

EN IEC 63430:2025 - Data container format for wearable sensor defines a standardized container format and system requirements for sensing data produced by wearable sensors. The standard applies to edge computing devices (smartphones, home gateways, multimedia coordinators, etc.) and cloud systems, and specifies how sensor payloads are packaged, described and exchanged with a central Schema Repository. EN IEC 63430:2025 supports consistent interpretation of wearable sensor data across devices, platforms and services.

Key topics and technical requirements

  • Container format specification
    • Structure and composition of the container used to carry wearable sensor data, including header and payload organization.
    • Definitions for container type, container length and header elements that identify data and attributes.
  • Schema Repository
    • A machine-readable repository model that defines dataIdType, dataId, fields, classes and field types (byte, number, string, contentType, etc.).
    • Syntax and rules that map container payload bytes to semantic fields for correct parsing and interpretation.
  • Edge composition and processing
    • Roles for container composer, supplementary processor and output coordinator inside edge devices that create and manage containers before transmission.
  • Communications and interface requirements
    • Requirements for interaction between edge devices, IoT platforms and the Schema Repository to fetch schemas and resolve payload semantics.
    • Interface expectations for sensors connecting to edge devices.
  • Security and system requirements
    • Security considerations for sensor, edge device, platform, repository and communications channels as part of the system specification.
  • Informative guidance
    • Annexes with examples (Data ID length examples, interpretation examples) to illustrate schema-to-payload mapping and use cases.

Practical applications and who uses it

EN IEC 63430:2025 is intended for organizations building interoperable wearable-sensor ecosystems:

  • Wearable device and smart textile manufacturers - to package sensor streams for interoperability.
  • Mobile and edge OEMs (smartphones, gateways) - to implement container composer and local processing.
  • IoT platform and cloud providers - to ingest, validate and interpret standardized containers using the Schema Repository.
  • System integrators and application developers - to reliably parse sensor payloads across vendors.
  • Healthcare, sports tech and consumer electronics firms - to enable consistent data exchange, analytics and regulatory compliance workflows.

Related standards and governance

  • Developed within IEC TC100 (Multimedia/AV systems) with liaison to SyC AAL and TC124; the project was progressed as IEC 63430 ED1 (committee draft stages). Implementers should consider alignment with broader IEC/ISO IoT and wearable-system guidance when integrating EN IEC 63430:2025.

Keywords: EN IEC 63430:2025, data container format, wearable sensor, Schema Repository, edge computing, sensor data, IoT, container header, interoperability, security requirements.

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EN IEC 63430:2025 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Data container format for wearable sensor". This standard covers: IEC 63430:2025 specifies a container format for sensing data and its system requirements. This document applies to edge computing devices such as smartphones, home gateways, multimedia coordinators, etc., and cloud systems. This document describes the following technical specifications: - container format for wearable sensor data; - Schema Repository that defines the parameters and syntax of sensor data; - communication and system requirements between the edge computing device and Schema Repository.

IEC 63430:2025 specifies a container format for sensing data and its system requirements. This document applies to edge computing devices such as smartphones, home gateways, multimedia coordinators, etc., and cloud systems. This document describes the following technical specifications: - container format for wearable sensor data; - Schema Repository that defines the parameters and syntax of sensor data; - communication and system requirements between the edge computing device and Schema Repository.

EN IEC 63430:2025 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry; 59.080.80 - Smart textiles. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2026
Format shranjevanja podatkov za nosljivi senzor (IEC 63430:2025)
Data container format for wearable sensor (IEC 63430:2025)
Container Format für Daten von tragbaren Sensoren (IEC 63430:2025)
Conteneur de données pour capteur prêt-à-porter (IEC 63430:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 63430:2025
ICS:
35.240.50 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in industry
industriji
59.080.80 Inteligentne tekstilije Smart textiles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 63430

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2025
ICS 35.240.50; 59.080.80
English Version
Data container format for wearable sensor
(IEC 63430:2025)
Conteneur de données pour capteur prêt-à-porter Container Format für Daten von tragbaren Sensoren
(IEC 63430:2025) (IEC 63430:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2025-03-19. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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European foreword
The text of document 100/4141/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 63430, prepared by TC 100/Technical
Area 18 "Multimedia home systems and applications for end-user networks" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 63430:2025.
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The text of the International Standard IEC 63430:2025 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 63203-801-1:2022 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 63203-801-1:2022 (not modified)
IEC 63203-801-2:2022 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 63203-801-2:2022 (not modified)

IEC 63430 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Data container format for wearable sensor

Conteneur de données pour capteur prêt-à-porter

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 35.240.50, 59.080.80 ISBN 978-2-8327-0181-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Abbreviated terms . 8
5 System structure . 8
5.1 System overview . 8
5.2 Composition of Container format in edge computing device . 9
5.2.1 General description . 9
5.2.2 Container composer . 10
5.2.3 Supplementary processor . 10
5.2.4 Output coordinator . 11
6 Container format . 11
6.1 General description . 11
6.2 Header format . 11
6.2.1 Structure of Header format . 11
6.2.2 Container type . 12
6.2.3 Container Length . 12
6.2.4 Data ID Type . 13
6.2.5 Data ID Length . 13
6.2.6 Data ID . 13
6.2.7 Extended Header Length . 13
6.2.8 Attribute Type . 13
6.2.9 Attribute Length . 13
6.2.10 Attribute Value . 14
7 Schema Repository . 14
7.1 General description . 14
7.2 Schema Information . 14
7.2.1 Syntax of Schema Information . 14
7.2.2 dataIdType . 16
7.2.3 dataId . 16
7.2.4 Fields . 16
7.2.5 Class . 16
8 Communications and interface requirements . 19
8.1 Communication between edge computing device, IoT platform and Schema
Repository . 19
8.2 Interface requirements for sensor . 19
8.3 Security requirements . 20
8.3.1 General description . 20
8.3.2 Wearable sensor . 20
8.3.3 Edge computing device . 20
8.3.4 IoT platform . 20
8.3.5 Schema Repository . 21
8.3.6 Container . 21
8.3.7 Communication channel . 21

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Annex A (informative) Examples of Data ID Length . 22
A.1 General description . 22
A.2 Data ID Length . 22
A.2.1 UUID . 22
A.2.2 GTIN . 22
A.2.3 Bluetooth® . 22
A.2.4 Proprietary Data ID Type and Data ID Length . 22
Annex B (informative) Examples of interpretation between Schema Information and
Container payload . 23
B.1 General description . 23
B.2 Example 1: An expression using 'repeat' identifier. 23
B.3 Example 2: An expression using 'length' identifier . 24
Bibliography . 27

Figure 1 – System overview . 9
Figure 2 – Composition of Container format . 10
Figure 3 – Container structure . 11
Figure 4 – Header format for bit stream type of Container . 12
Figure 5 – Syntax of Schema Information . 15
Figure 6 – Number list . 18
Figure 7 – Examples of String . 18
Figure 8 – Examples of ContentType . 19
Figure 9 – Syntax of Property . 19
Figure B.1 – Example1: Container format and Schema Information . 23
Figure B.2 – Example1: Syntax of Schema Information . 24
Figure B.3 – Example2: Container format and Schema information . 25
Figure B.4 – Example 2: Syntax of Schema Information . 26

Table 1 – Container type . 12
Table 2 – Data ID Type . 13
Table 3 – Attribute list . 14
Table A.1 – Data ID Type and Data ID Length . 22

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DATA CONTAINER FORMAT FOR WEARABLE SENSOR

FOREWORD
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IEC 63430 has been prepared by Technical Area 18: Multimedia home systems and applications
for end-user networks, of IEC Technical Committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia systems
and equipment. It is an International Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
100/4141/CDV 100/4178/RVC
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The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.

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INTRODUCTION
The target audience for this document includes the following stakeholders who have an interest
in the systems and services using wearable devices:
• Consumer electronics (CE) and Information Communications Technology (ICT) device
manufacturers.
• System integrators who want to utilize wearable device and technologies.
• Service operators who are interested in the IoT and multimedia systems and services.
• Stakeholders who want to understand the technologies and requirements for wireless
connectivity between wearable sensor nodes and hub coordinator.

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DATA CONTAINER FORMAT FOR WEARABLE SENSOR

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a Container format for sensing data and its system
requirements. This document applies to edge computing devices such as smartphones, home
gateways, multimedia coordinators, etc., and cloud systems.
This document describes the following technical specifications:
• Container format for wearable sensor data,
• Schema Repository that defines the parameters and syntax of sensor data,
• Communication and system requirements between the edge computing device and Schema
Repository.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
Container
data structure that encapsulates one or multiple numbers of digital data
Note 1 to entry: Each piece of digital data consists of various kinds of data such as sensor signals, audio signals,
video signals, metadata, programs, etc.
3.2
Schema Information
structural information that represents the data structure of a Container payload
3.3
Schema Repository
server that stores Schema Information

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4 Abbreviated terms
BAN Body area network
CRC Cyclic redundancy check
DoS Denial of Service
FEC Forward error correction
GTIN Global trade item number
IANA Internet assigned numbers authority
ID Identifier
IoT Internet of Things
MAC Medium access control
RS Reed Solomon
UUID Universal unique id
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