ISO/IEC TR 30176:2021

ISO/IEC TR 30176
Edition 1.0 2021-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
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Internet of things (IoT) – Integration of IoT and DLT/blockchain: Use cases

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ISO/IEC TR 30176
Edition 1.0 2021-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
colour
inside
Internet of things (IoT) – Integration of IoT and DLT/blockchain: Use cases

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-1037-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 7
5 Use case scenarios . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Use cases . 7
6 Description of use case . 9
6.1 Agricultural product tracing . 9
6.1.1 Scope and objectives of use case . 9
6.1.2 Narrative of use case . 9
6.1.3 Actors: people, components, systems, integrated systems, applications
and organizations . 10
6.1.4 Issues: legal contracts, legal regulations, and constraints . 11
6.1.5 Reference standards and/or standardization committees . 11
6.1.6 Relation with other known use cases . 11
6.1.7 General remarks . 11
6.1.8 Data security, privacy and trustworthiness . 11
6.1.9 Conformity aspects . 11
6.1.10 User requirements and interactions with other actors . 11
6.1.11 Drawing of use case . 12
6.1.12 Data flow diagram of use case . 12
6.1.13 Sequence diagram of use case . 13
6.2 Financial services for fish farming . 14
6.2.1 Scope and objectives of use case . 14
6.2.2 Narrative of use case . 15
6.2.3 Actors: people, components, systems, integrated systems, applications
and organizations . 15
6.2.4 Issues: legal contracts, legal regulations, and constraints . 16
6.2.5 Reference standards and/or standardization committees . 16
6.2.6 Relation with other known use cases . 16
6.2.7 General remarks . 16
6.2.8 Data security, privacy and trustworthiness . 16
6.2.9 Conformity aspects . 17
6.2.10 User requirements and interactions with other actors . 17
6.2.11 Drawing of use case . 17
6.2.12 Data flow diagram of use case . 18
6.2.13 Sequence diagram of use case . 19
6.3 Chattel mortgage services . 21
6.3.1 Scope and objectives of use case . 21
6.3.2 Narrative of use case . 21
6.3.3 Actors: people, components, systems, integrated systems, applications
and organizations . 21
6.3.4 Issues: legal contracts, legal regulations, and constraints . 22
6.3.5 Reference standards and/or standardization committees . 22

6.3.6 Relation with other known use cases . 22
6.3.7 General remarks . 22
6.3.8 Data security, privacy and trustworthiness . 22
6.3.9 Conformity aspects . 23
6.3.10 User requirements and interactions with other actors . 23
6.3.11 Drawing of use case . 23
6.3.12 Data flow diagram of use case . 24
6.3.13 Sequence diagram(s) of use case . 25
6.4 Distributed energy trading . 26
6.4.1 Scope and objectives of use case . 26
6.4.2 Narrative of use case . 26
6.4.3 Actors: people, components, systems, integrated systems, applications
and organizations . 27
6.4.4 Issues: legal contracts, legal regulations, and constraints . 28
6.4.5 Reference standards and/or standardization committees . 28
6.4.6 Relation with other known use cases . 28
6.4.7 General remarks . 28
6.4.8 Data security, privacy and trustworthiness . 28
6.4.9 Conformity aspects . 29
6.4.10 User requirements and interactions with other actors . 29
6.4.11 Drawing of use case . 29
6.4.12 Data flow diagram of use case . 30
6.4.13 Sequence diagram(s) of use case . 31
6.5 Automated parking payment service. 33
6.5.1 Scope and objectives of use case . 33
6.5.2 Narrative of use case . 33
6.5.3 Actors: people, components, systems, integrated systems, applications
and organizations . 33
6.5.4 Issues: legal contracts, legal regulations, and constraints . 34
6.5.5 Reference standards and/or standardization committees . 34
6.5.6 Relation with other known use cases . 34
6.5.7 General remarks . 34
6.5.8 Data security, privacy and trustworthiness . 34
6.5.9 Conformity aspects . 35
6.5.10 User requirements and interactions with other actors . 35
6.5.11 Drawing of use case . 35
6.5.12 Data flow diagram of use case . 36
6.5.13 Sequence diagram(s) of use case . 37
Bibliography . 39

Figure 1 – General overview of smart agriculture . 12
Figure 2 – Data flow diagram of agricultural product tracing . 13
Figure 3 – Sequence diagram of agricultural product tracing . 14
Figure 4 – The financial risks without collaboration . 18
Figure 5 – Financial risks minimized through the collaboration of multiple participants . 18
Figure 6 – Data flow diagram of financial service for fish farming . 19
Figure 7 – Sequence diagram of the financial service for fish farming . 20

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Figure 8 – Stakeholders and their relationships in chattel mortgage monitoring
financial services . 24
Figure 9 – Data flow diagram of chattel mortgage service . 25
Figure 10 – Sequence diagram of the chattel asset financial service . 25
Figure 11 – Architecture for P2P energy trading . 30
Figure 12 – Data flow diagram based on hierarchical cyber enhancement framework
for energy trading . 31
Figure 13 – Sequence diagram for the energy trading process . 32
Figure 14 – Involved parties and their relationships in the automated parking payment
service . 36
Figure 15 – Data flow diagram
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