IEC SRD 63426:2024

IEC SRD 63426 ®
Edition 1.0 2024-06
SYSTEMS REFERENCE
DELIVERABLE
Reference standards portfolio (RSP) on interoperability and connectivity for
active assisted living (AAL) in the connected home environment (CHE)

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IEC SRD 63426 ®
Edition 1.0 2024-06
SYSTEMS REFERENCE
DELIVERABLE
Reference standards portfolio (RSP) on interoperability and connectivity for

active assisted living (AAL) in the connected home environment (CHE)

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 11.020.10  ISBN 978-2-8322-9192-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 AAL CHE elements in a sub-component of an AAL CHE system component and
AAL CHE instances . 8
5 Reference standards . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Communication between AAL CHE devices and AAL CHE gateway . 10
5.2.1 Communication between personal health devices and AAL CHE
gateway . 10
5.2.2 Communication between multimedia devices and AAL CHE gateway . 11
5.2.3 Communication between comfort devices and AAL CHE gateway . 11
5.2.4 Communication between AAL robots and AAL CHE gateway . 12
5.3 Communication between AAL CHE devices and AAL CHE backend system . 12
5.4 Communication between AAL CHE gateway and AAL CHE
applications/services . 13
5.5 Communication between AAL CHE applications/services and AAL CHE
information system . 14
Bibliography . 15

Figure 1 – AAL CHE elements and AAL CHE instances with data communications . 8

Table 1 – Communication between personal health devices and AAL CHE gateway . 10
Table 2 – Communication between multimedia devices and AAL CHE gateway . 11
Table 3 – Communication between comfort devices and AAL CHE gateway . 12
Table 4 – Communication between AAL robots and AAL CHE gateway . 12
Table 5 – Communication between AAL CHE devices and AAL CHE backend system. 13
Table 6 – Communication between AAL CHE gateway and AAL CHE
applications/services . 13
Table 7 – Communication between AAL CHE applications/services and AAL CHE
information system . 14

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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REFERENCE STANDARDS PORTFOLIO (RSP) ON INTEROPERABILITY
AND CONNECTIVITY FOR ACTIVE ASSISTED LIVING (AAL) IN THE
CONNECTED HOME ENVIRONMENT (CHE)

FOREWORD
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IEC SRD 63426 has been prepared by IEC systems committee AAL: Active Assisted Living. It
is a Systems Resource Deliverable.
The text of this Systems Resource Deliverable is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
SyCAAL/334/DTS SyCAAL/361/RVDTS

Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this Systems Resource Deliverable is English.

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INTRODUCTION
This document provides reference standards to active assisted living connected home
environment (AAL CHE) system and device vendors about how to achieve interoperability and
connectivity between AAL CHE elements and instances. An element defined in this document
is a sub-component of an AAL CHE system component, which is made up of devices, services
and systems classified in each AAL CHE system component. An instance is a specific example
of elements, used in AAL CHE.
This document reflects contributions and discussions by systems committee active assisted
living (SyC AAL) experts, mirror committees and liaison members. This document also contains
material gathered from reports, AAL research projects and group output from the SyC AAL
meetings in October 2020 (virtual meeting), October 2021 (virtual meeting), as well as
information obtained during various web meetings.
This reference standards portfolio will be revised as additional standards and specifications are
identified and added.
The documents listed in Clause 5 also include specifications and protocols that are not
International Standards.
The applicable versions of the standards/specifications listed in Clause 5 can be found on the
IEC Mapping platform:
• https://mapping.iec.ch/#/maps/52
The target audience in this document includes the following stakeholders who have an interest
in the AAL system:
• AAL users and service provider personnel who intend to learn about AAL user needs and
how to operate AAL systems;
• vendors who intend to develop systems and devices for AAL CHE.
This document identifies standardization needs and new standardization opportunities specific
to the use of the AAL CHE element.

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REFERENCE STANDARDS PORTFOLIO (RSP) ON INTEROPERABILITY
AND CONNECTIVITY FOR ACTIVE ASSISTED LIVING (AAL) IN THE
CONNECTED HOME ENVIRONMENT (CHE)

1 Scope
This document classifies elements suitable for an AAL connected home environment based on
AAL system components. This document defines instances which are specific examples of
elements used in an AAL connected home environment (AAL CHE).
An element defined in this document is a specialized and subdivided classification of a
connected home environment. An instance is a specific example of an element used in an AAL
CHE.
This document lists standards applicable to AAL CHE elements and AAL CHE instances, with
a focus on interoperability and connectivity.
NOTE: IEC SRD 63473 relates to this document.
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 terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
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