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Partie 6-2: Classes d'interfaces COSEM

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IEC 62056-6-2 ®
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Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite –

Part 6-2: COSEM interface classes

Échange de données dans les équipements de comptage de l'énergie

électrique – La suite DLMS/COSEM –

Partie 6-2: Classes d'interfaces COSEM

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD. 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Abbreviations . 12
4 Basic principles . 14
4.1 General . 14
4.2 Referencing methods . 15
4.3 Reserved base_names for special COSEM objects . 15
4.4 Class description notation . 15
4.5 Common data types . 18
4.6 Data formats . 19
4.6.1 Date and time formats . 19
4.6.2 Floating point number formats . 21
4.7 The COSEM server model . 23
4.8 The COSEM logical device . 24
4.8.1 General . 24
4.8.2 COSEM logical device name . 24
4.8.3 The “association view” of the logical device . 24
4.8.4 Mandatory contents of a COSEM logical device . 24
4.8.5 Management logical device . 25
4.9 Data security . 25
5 The COSEM interface classes . 25
5.1 Overview . 25
5.2 Interface classes for parameters and measurement data . 27
5.2.1 Data (class_id: 1, version: 0) . 27
5.2.2 Register (class_id: 3, version: 0) . 28
5.2.3 Extended register (class_id: 4, version: 0) . 32
5.2.4 Demand register (class_id: 5, version: 0) . 33
5.2.5 Register activation (class_id: 6, version: 0) . 36
5.2.6 Profile generic (class_id: 7, version: 1) . 38
5.2.7 Utility tables (class_id: 26, version: 0) . 43
5.2.8 Register table (class_id: 61, version: 0) . 44
5.2.9 Status mapping (class_id: 63, version: 0). 47
5.3 Interface classes for access control and management . 48
5.3.1 Association SN (class_id: 12, version: 2) . 48
5.3.2 Association LN (class_id: 15, version: 1) . 52
5.3.3 SAP assignment (class_id: 17, version: 0) . 58
5.3.4 Image transfer (class_id: 18, version: 0) . 59
5.3.5 Security setup (class_id: 64, version: 0) . 67
5.4 Interface classes for time- and event bound control . 68
5.4.1 Clock (class_id: 8, version: 0) . 68
5.4.2 Script table (class_id: 9, version: 0) . 71
5.4.3 Schedule (class_id: 10, version: 0) . 72
5.4.4 Special days table (class_id: 11, version: 0) . 75
5.4.5 Activity calendar (class_id: 20, version: 0) . 76

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5.4.6 Register monitor (class_id: 21, version: 0) . 79
5.4.7 Single action schedule (class_id: 22, version: 0) . 80
5.4.8 Disconnect control (class_id: 70, version: 0) . 81
5.4.9 Limiter (class_id: 71, version: 0) . 84
5.4.10 Sensor manager interface class (class_id:67, version: 0) . 86
5.5 Interface classes for setting up data exchange via local ports and modems . 90
5.5.1 IEC local port setup (class_id: 19, version: 1) . 90
5.5.2 IEC HDLC setup (class_id: 23, version: 1) . 92
5.5.3 IEC twisted pair (1) setup (class_id: 24, version: 0) . 94
5.5.4 Modem configuration (class_id: 27, version: 1) . 95
5.5.5 Auto answer (class_id: 28, version: 0) . 96
5.5.6 Auto connect (class_id: 29, version: 1) . 98
5.6 Interface classes for setting up data exchange via M-Bus . 99
5.6.1 M-Bus slave port setup (class_id: 25, version: 0) . 99
5.6.2 M-Bus client (class_id: 72, version: 0) . 100
5.6.3 Wireless Mode Q channel (class_id: 73, version: 1) . 105
5.6.4 M-Bus master port setup (class_id: 74, version: 0) . 105
5.7 Interface classes for setting up data exchange over the Internet . 106
5.7.1 TCP-UDP setup (class_id: 41, version: 0) . 106
5.7.2 IPv4 setup (class_id: 42, version: 0) . 107
5.7.3 MAC address setup (class_id: 43, version: 0) . 111
5.7.4 PPP setup (class_id: 44, version: 0) . 111
5.7.5 GPRS modem setup (class_id: 45, version: 0) . 115
5.7.6 SMTP setup (class_id: 46, version: 0) . 116
5.8 Interface classes for setting up data exchange using S-FSK PLC . 117
5.8.1 General . 117
5.8.2 Definitions and abbreviations related to the S-FSK PLC profile . 117
5.8.3 Overview . 119
5.8.4 S-FSK Phy&MAC set-up (class_id: 50, version: 1) . 121
5.8.5 S-FSK Active initiator (class_id: 51, version: 0) . 125
5.8.6 S-FSK MAC synchronization timeouts (class_id: 52, version: 0) . 127
5.8.7 S-FSK MAC counters (class_id: 53, version: 0) . 129
5.8.8 IEC 61334-4-32 LLC setup (class_id: 55, version: 1) . 133
5.8.9 S-FSK Reporting system list (class_id: 56, version: 0) . 134
5.9 Interface classes for setting up the LLC layer for ISO/IEC 8802-2 . 135
5.9.1 General . 135
5.9.2 Definitions related to the ISO/IEC 8802-2 LLC layer . 135
5.9.3 ISO/IEC 8802-2 LLC Type 1 setup (class_id: 57, version: 0) . 135
5.9.4 ISO/IEC 8802-2 LLC Type 2 setup (class_id: 58, version: 0) . 136
5.9.5 ISO/IEC 8802-2 LLC Type 3 setup (class_id: 59, version: 0) . 137
5.10 Maintenance of the interface classes . 140
5.10.1 New versions of interface classes . 140
5.10.2 New interface classes . 140
5.10.3 Removal of interface classes . 140
6 Relation to OBIS . 140
6.1 General . 140
6.2 Abstract COSEM objects. 141
6.2.1 Use of value group C . 141
6.2.2 Data of historical billing periods . 142

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6.2.3 Billing period values / reset counter entries . 143
6.2.4 Clock objects (class_id: 8) . 144
6.2.5 Modem configuration and related objects . 144
6.2.6 Script table objects (class_id: 9) . 144
6.2.7 Special days table objects (class_id: 11) . 145
6.2.8 Schedule objects (class_id: 10) . 145
6.2.9 Activity calendar objects (class_id: 20) . 145
6.2.10 Register activation objects (class_id: 6) . 146
6.2.11 Single action schedule objects (class_id: 22) . 146
6.2.12 Register monitor objects (class_id: 21) . 146
6.2.13 Limiter objects (class_id: 71) . 146
6.2.14 IEC local port setup objects (class_id: 19) . 146
6.2.15 Standard readout profile objects (class_id: 7) . 146
6.2.16 IEC HDLC setup objects (class_id: 23) . 147
6.2.17 IEC twisted pair (1) setup objects (class_id: 24) . 147
6.2.18 Objects related to data exchange over M-Bus . 147
6.2.19 Objects to set up data exchange over the Internet . 148
6.2.20 Objects for setting up data exchange using S-FSK PLC . 149
6.2.21 Objects for setting up the ISO/IEC 8802-2 LLC layer . 149
6.2.22 Association objects (class_id: 12, 15) . 150
6.2.23 SAP assignment object (class_id: 17) . 150
6.2.24 COSEM logical device name object . 150
6.2.25 Security setup and frame counter objects (class_id: 64) . 150
6.2.26 Image transfer objects (class_id: 18) . 151
6.2.27 Utility table objects (class_id: 26) . 151
6.2.28 Device ID objects . 152
6.2.29 Metering point ID objects . 152
6.2.30 Parameter changes and calibration objects . 152
6.2.31 I/O control signal objects . 152
6.2.32 Disconnect control objects (class_id: 70) . 153
6.2.33 Status of internal control signals objects . 153
6.2.34 Internal operating status objects . 153
6.2.35 Battery entries objects . 154
6.2.36 Power failure monitoring objects . 154
6.2.37 Operating time objects . 155
6.2.38 Environment related parameters objects . 155
6.2.39 Status register objects . 155
6.2.40 Event code objects . 155
6.2.41 Communication port log parameter objects . 156
6.2.42 Consumer message objects . 156
6.2.43 Currently active tariff objects . 156
6.2.44 Event counter objects . 156
6.2.45 Error register objects . 156
6.2.46 Alarm registers and alarm filters objects . 157
6.2.47 General list objects (class_id: 7) . 157
6.2.48 Event log objects . 158
6.2.49 Inactive objects . 158
6.3 Electricity related COSEM objects . 158
6.3.1 Value group D definitions . 158

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6.3.2 Electricity ID numbers . 159
6.3.3 Billing period values / reset counter entries . 159
6.3.4 Other electricity related general purpose objects . 159
6.3.5 Measurement algorithm . 160
6.3.6 Metering point ID (electricity related) . 161
6.3.7 Electricity related status objects . 162
6.3.8 Electricity related list objects (class_id: 7) . 162
6.3.9 Threshold values . 162
6.3.10 Register monitor objects (class_id: 21) . 163
6.4 Coding of OBIS identifications . 163
7 Previous versions of interface classes . 164
7.1 General . 164
7.2 Profile generic (class_id: 7, version: 0) . 164
7.3 Association SN (class_id: 12, version: 0) . 168
7.4 Association SN (class_id: 12, version: 1) . 170
7.5 Association LN (class_id: 15, version: 0) . 173
7.6 IEC local port setup (class_id: 19, version: 0) . 178
7.7 IEC HDLC setup, (class_id: 23, version: 0) . 179
7.8 PSTN modem configuration (class_id: 27, version: 0) . 181
7.9 PSTN auto dial (class_id: 29, version: 0) . 182
7.10 S-FSK Phy&MAC setup (class_id: 50, version: 0) . 184
7.11 S-FSK IEC 61334-4-32 LLC setup (class_id: 55, version: 0) . 188
Annex A (informative) Significant technical changes with respect to IEC 62056-62 . 190
Bibliography . 193
Index . 195

Figure 1 – An interface class and its instances . 14
Figure 2 – The COSEM server model . 23
Figure 3 – Combined metering device . 23
Figure 4 – Overview of the interface classes – Part 1. 26
Figure 5 – Overview of the interface classes – Part 2. 27
Figure 6 – The time attributes when measuring sliding demand . 33
Figure 7 – The attributes in the case of block demand . 33
Figure 8 – The attributes in the case of sliding demand (number of periods = 3) . 34
Figure 9 – The meaning of the definitions concerning the Image . 60
Figure 10 – The Image Read and the Image Transfer services . 60
Figure 11 – Image transfer process flow chart . 64
Figure 12 – The generalized time concept . 69
Figure 13 – State diagram of the Disconnect control IC . 82
Figure 14 – Definition of upper and lower thresholds . 90
Figure 15 – Object model of DLMS/COSEM servers . 119
Figure 16 – Data of historical billing periods – example with module 12, VZ = 5 . 143

Table 1 – Reserved base_names for SN referencing . 15
Table 2 – Common data types . 18
Table 3 – Enumerated values for physical units . 30

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Table 4 – Examples for scaler_unit. 32
Table 5 – Schedule . 72
Table 6 – Special days table . 73
Table 7 – Disconnect control IC – states and state transitions . 83
Table 8 – Explicit presentation of threshold value arrays . 90
Table 9 – Explicit presentation of action_sets . 90
Table 10 – Mapping IEC 61334-5-512 MIB variables to COSEM IC attributes / methods . 120
Table 11 – MAC addresses in the S-FSK profile . 125
Table 12 – Use of value group C for abstract objects in the COSEM context . 142
Table 13 – Representation of various values by appropriate ICs . 158
Table 14 – Measuring algorithms – enumerated values . 160
Table 15 – Threshold objects, electricity . 163
Table 16 – Register monitor objects, electricity . 163

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International Standard IEC 62056-6-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 13:
Electrical energy measurement, tariff- and load control.
This edition cancels and replaces IEC 62056-62 published in 2006. It constitutes a technical
revision.
The significant technical changes with respect to IEC 62056-62 are listed in Annex A.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
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voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 62056 series, published under the general title Electricity
metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite, can be found on the IEC website.
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standards in this series will be updated at the time of the next edition.
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IEC 62056-62 becomes IEC 62056-6-2.
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INTRODUCTION
Driven not only by the business needs of utilities – often in a deregulated competitive market
– but also by the increasing desire to manage natural resources efficiently as regards
production, distribution and use, the utility meter is increasingly part of an integrated
metering, control, and billing system. Not only at grid level but, with the advent of initiatives to
involve consumers in energy and resource management, in industry and even down to the
domestic level, the meter is no simple data recording device but relies critically on
communication capabilities, system integration and interoperability.
COSEM, the Companion Specification for Energy Metering, addresses these challenges by
looking at the meter as an integrated part of a communication system which requires above
all the ability to convey measurements of the delivered product (energy) from the diverse
points where these measurements are made to the business processes which use them, over
a variety of connecting media. Such systems handle a gamut of additional information and
support setup and control functions which allow operating the meter remotely at virtually all
times.
COSEM achieves all this in a way which is essentially non-proprietary and does not make
assumptions about the technical processes in place within the meter. Using object modelling
techniques established in the world of information science, the data to be supplied by the
meter is defined in a standard way that is accessible to the utility's business processes and
relevant parts of its behaviour are similarly represented, while the communications are
defined following the Open Systems Interconnection that is fundamental to the
telecommunications world. The formal specification of interface classes and objects, which
enables this, forms a major part of COSEM.
To allow further analysis of information, for the purposes of billing, load-, customer- and
contract management, it is necessary to uniquely identify data items, whether collected
manually or automatically, via local or remote data exchange, in a manufacturer-independent
way. The definition of identification codes to achieve this – the OBIS codes – is based on
DIN 43863-3:1997, Electricity meters – Part 3: Tariff metering device as additional equipment
for electricity meters – EDIS – Energy Data Identification System.
The COSEM model represents the meter as a server – see 4.7 – used by client applications
that retrieve data from, provide control information to, and instigate known actions within the
meter via controlled access to the attributes and specific methods of objects making up the
server interface. This client may be supporting the business processes of utilities, customers,
meter operators, or meter manufacturers.
The information content and abilities of the server are not fixed; instead, the standardized
objects and interface classes (ICs) form an extensible library from which the manufacturer can
assemble (model) its products according to national specifications or contract requirements.
As a key element, the server offers means to retrieve its particular structural model (the list of
logical devices and the list of objects visible through the interface). The library is designed so
that the entire range of products (from residential to commercial, industrial, and transmission
and distribution applications) can be covered. The choice of the subset of ICs used to build a
meter, and the instantiation and implementation of those ICs are part of the product design
and therefore left to the manufacturer. The concept of the standardized metering interface
class library provides the different users and manufacturers with a maximum of diversity
without having to sacrifice interoperability.

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1 Scope
This part of IEC 62056 specifies a model of a meter as it is seen through its communication
interface(s). Generic building blocks are defined using object-oriented methods, in the form of
interface classes to model meters from simple up to very complex functionality.
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.
IEC 61334-4-32:1996, Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems – Part 4:
Data communication protocols – Section 32: Data link layer – Logical link control (LLC)
IEC 61334-4-41:1996, Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems – Part 4:
Data communication protocols – Section 41: Application protocols – Distribution line message
specification
IEC 61334-4-511:2000, Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems –
Part 4-511: Data communication protocols – Systems management – CIASE protocol
IEC 61334-4-512:2001, Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems –
Part 4-512: Data communication protocols – System management using profile 61334-5-1 –
Management Information Base (MIB)
IEC 61334-5-1:2001, Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems – Part 5-1:
Lower layer profiles – The spread frequency shift keying (S-FSK) profile
IEC/TR 62051:1999, Electricity metering – Glossary of terms
IEC/TR 62051-1:2004, Electricity metering – Data exchange for meter reading, tariff and load
control – Glossary of terms – Part 1: Terms related to data exchange with metering equipment
using DLMS/COSEM
IEC 62056-21:2002, Electricity metering – Data exchange for meter reading, tariff and load
control – Part 21: Direct local data exchange
Draft IEC 62056-3-1:—, Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite – Part
3-1: Use of local area networks on twisted pair with carrier signalling
IEC 62056-46:2002, Electricity metering – Data exchange for meter reading, tariff and load
control – Part 46: Data link layer using HDLC protocol
Amendment 1:2006
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To be published.
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IEC 62056-5-3:—, Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite – Part 5-3:
DLMS/COSEM application layer
IEC 62056-6-1:—, Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite – Part 6-1:
Object identification system (OBIS)
ISO/IEC 8802-2:1998, Information technology – Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems – Local and metropolitan area networks – Specific requirements –
Part 2: Logical link control
ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559:2011, Information technology – Microprocessor Systems – Floating-
Point arithmetic
EN 13757-2:2004, Communication system for meters and remote reading of meters – Part 2:
Physical and Link layer
EN 13757-3:2004, Communication system for meters and remote reading of meters – Part 3:
Dedicated application layer
EN 13757-5:2008, Wireless meter readout – Communication system for meters and remote
reading of meters – Part 5: Relaying
ANSI C12.19:1997, IEEE 1377:1997, Utility industry end device data tables
RFC 1332: 1992, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The PPP Internet Protocol Control
Protocol (IPCP). Edited by G. McGregor, May 1992. Available from: http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc1332.txt
RFC 1570: 1994, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). PPP LCP Extensions, Edited by W.
Simpson, January, 1994. Available from: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1570.txt
RFC 1661: 1994, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
(Also: IETF STD 0051), 1994. Edited by W. Simpson, July, 1994. Available from:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1661.txt
RFC 1662: 1994, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). PPP in HDLC-like Framing (Also:
IETF STD 0051). Edited by W. Simpson, July, 1994. Available from: http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc1662.txt
RFC 1700: 1994, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Assigned numbers (Also: IETF STD
0002). Edited by J. Reynolds, J. Postel, October 1994. Available from: http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc1700.txt
RFC 2507:1999, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). IP Header Compression. Edited by
M. Degermark, B. Nordgren, S. Pink, October 1994. Available from: http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc2507.txt
RFC 3241: 2002, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Robust Header Compression
(ROHC) over PPP, 2002. Edited by C. Bormann, April 2002. Available from: http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc3241.txt
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To be published simultaneously with this part of IEC 62056.
To be published simultaneously with this part of IEC 62056.

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STD 0005:1981, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Internet Protocol. Also: RFC0791
(RFC0792, RFC0919, RFC0922, RFC0950, RFC1112). Intellectual Property Rights in IETF
Technology. Edited by Jon Postel. September 1981. Available from:
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/std/std5.html
STD 0051:1994, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF): The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
Edited by W. Simpson July 1994. (Also RFC1661, RFC1662). Available from:
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/std/std51.html
NOTE See also the Bibliography.
3 Abbreviations
AA Application Association
AARE A-Associate Response – an APDU of the ACSE
AARQ A-Associate Request– an APDU of the ACSE
ACSE Association Control Service Element
AL Application Layer
AP Application Process
APDU Application Layer Protocol Data Unit
ASE Application Service Element
A-XDR Adapted Extended Data Representation
base_name The short_name corresponding to the first attribute (“logical_name”) of a
COSEM object
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
class_id COSEM interface class identification code
COSEM Companion Specification for Energy Metering
COSEM object An instance of a COSEM interface class
CtoS Client to Server challenge
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLMS Device Language Message Specification
DLMS UA DLMS User Association
DNS Domain Name Server
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol
GCM Galois/Counter Mode, an algorithm for authenticated encryption with
associated data
GMT Greenwich Mean Time. Replaced by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
GPS Global Positioning System
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
HART Highway Addressable Remote Transducer see http://www.hartcomm
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