ISO/IEC 29182-6:2014

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 29182-6
First edition
2014-08-01
Information technology — Sensor
networks: Sensor Network Reference
Architecture (SNRA) —
Part 6:
Applications
Technologies de l’information — Réseaux de capteurs: Architecture de
référence pour réseaux de capteurs —
Partie 6: Applications
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5 An overview of sensor network applications . 2
6 Guidelines for the description of sensor network applications . 4
6.1 Introduction . 4
6.2 General information . 4
6.3 Architecture . 4
7 Example: Management of mobile assets in hospitals . 5
7.1 Introduction . 5
7.2 General information . 5
7.3 Architecture . 7
8 Example: Container monitoring in the global supply chain .10
8.1 Introduction .10
8.2 General information .11
8.3 Architecture .13
Bibliography .17
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology.
ISO/IEC 29182 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology — Sensor
networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture (SNRA):
— Part 1: General overview and requirements
— Part 2: Vocabulary and terminology
— Part 3: Reference architecture views
— Part 4: Entity models
— Part 5: Interface definitions
— Part 6: Applications
— Part 7: Interoperability guidelines
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Introduction
A wide range of applications has been proposed for sensor networks. In practice however, sensor networks
have been built and deployed for a relatively small number of applications. This is partly due to the lack
of a business case for certain applications and partly due to technical challenges in building a non-trivial
sensor network of reasonable complexity. The main reason for this impediment is that multidisciplinary
expertise, such as sensors, communications and networking, signal processing, electronics, computing,
and cyber security is required to design a sensor network. Presently, the design process is so complex
that one can leverage little from one sensor network design to another. It appears as if one has to start
from almost scratch every time one wishes to design and deploy a sensor network. Yet, upon closer
inspection, there are many commonalities in instantiations of sensor networks that realize various
applications. These commonalities include similarities in the choice of network architecture, and the
entities/functional blocks that are used in the architecture.
The purpose of the ISO/IEC 29182 series is to
— provide guidance to facilitate the design and development of sensor networks,
— improve interoperability of sensor networks, and
— make sensor networks plug-and-play, so that it becomes fairly easy to add/remove sensor nodes
to/from an existing sensor network.
The ISO/IEC 29182 series can be used by sensor network designers, software developers, and service
providers to meet customer requirements, including any applicable interoperability requirements.
The ISO/IEC 29182 series comprises seven parts. Brief descriptions of these parts are given next.
ISO/IEC 29182-1 provides a general overview and the requirements for the sensor network reference
architecture.
ISO/IEC 29182-2 provides definitions for the terminology and vocabulary used in the reference
architecture.
ISO/IEC 29182-3 presents the reference architecture from various viewpoints, such as business,
operational, system, technical, functional, and logical views.
ISO/IEC 29182-4 categorizes the entities comprising the reference architecture into two classes of
physical and functional entities and presents models for the entities. ISO/IEC 29182-5 provides detailed
information on the interfaces among various entities in the reference architecture.
This part of ISO/IEC 29182 provides detailed information on the development of International
Standardized Profiles.
ISO/IEC 29182-7 provides design principles for the reference architecture that take the interoperability
requirements into account.
There are no requirements for compliance in ISO/IEC 29182-1 to ISO/IEC 29182-7. Users should ensure
that the sensor nodes and the related sensor network are compliant with the application or deployment
governing body.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 29182-6:2014(E)
Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor
Network Reference Architecture (SNRA) —
Part 6:
Applications
1 Scope
This part of the ISO/IEC 29182 series, describes and provides
— a compilation of sensor network applications for which International Standardized Profiles (ISPs)
are needed,
— guidelines for the structured description of sensor network applications, and
— examples for structured sensor network applications.
This part of ISO/IEC 29182 does not cover ISPs for which drafting rules are described in ISO/IEC TR 10000.
Due to the generic character of ISO/IEC 29182 fully developed ISPs will not be included in this
International Standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 29182-1, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 1: General overview and requirements
ISO/IEC 29182-2, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 2: Vocabulary and terminology
ISO/IEC 29182-3, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 3: Reference architecture views
ISO/IEC 29182-4, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 4: Entity models
ISO/IEC 29182-5, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 5: Interface definitions
ISO/IEC 29182-7, Information technology — Sensor networks: Sensor Network Reference Architecture
(SNRA) — Part 7: Interoperability guidelines
ISO/IEC TR 10000-1, Information technology — Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized
Profiles — Part 1: General principles and documentation framework
ISO/IEC TR 10000-2, Information technology — Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized
Profiles — Part 2: Principles and Taxonomy for OSI Profiles
ISO/IEC TR 10000-3, Information technology — Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized
Profiles — Part 3: Principles and Taxonomy for Open System Environment Profiles
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 29182-2 apply.
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
ISP International Standardized Profile
5 An overview of sensor network applications
Sensor network market segments and applications are vast and diverse covering both horizontal
and vertical markets. The sensor network potential market segments and their current and future
applications that employ wired/wireless sensor networks are listed in the following table.
Table 1 — Examples of sensor network market segments and applications
Market segments Sensor network applications
Logistics and supply — Cold chain monitoring
chain management
— Monitoring of hazardous goods and chemicals
— Theft prevention in distribution systems for high value goods
— Container monitoring in global supply chains
— Monitoring of electronically sealed freight containers
— Decentralized control of material flow systems
Energy & utility distri- — Smart grid systems
bution industry
— Automated meter reading
Automation, monitor- — Automation of manufacturing processes
ing, and control of
— Quality control of production processes
industrial production
processes — Machine condition monitoring
— Inventory tracking and surveillance
— Personnel tracking at production sites
— Control of manufacturing robots
Health care and — Monitoring of vital physiological parameters
medical applications at
— Position and posture monitoring
home and in hospitals
— Hospital personnel and patient tracking
Care for elderly and/or — Monitoring of activity patterns for early detection and prevention of hazardous
disabled people conditions
— F
...