ISO/IEC 30141:2018

ISO/IEC 30141
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STANDARD
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Internet of Things (IoT) – Reference architecture

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ISO/IEC 30141
Edition 1.0 2018-08
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Internet of Things (IoT) – Reference architecture

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 35.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-5972-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Abbreviated terms . 9
5 Internet of Things Reference Architecture (IoT RA) conformance . 10
6 IoT RA goals and objectives . 10
6.1 General . 10
6.2 Characteristics . 11
6.3 Conceptual Model . 11
6.4 Reference Model and architecture views . 11
7 Characteristics of IoT systems . 12
7.1 General . 12
7.2 IoT system trustworthiness characteristics . 13
7.2.1 General . 13
7.2.2 Availability . 14
7.2.3 Confidentiality . 14
7.2.4 Integrity . 15
7.2.5 Protection of personally identifiable information (PII) . 15
7.2.6 Reliability. 16
7.2.7 Resilience . 17
7.2.8 Safety . 17
7.3 IoT system architecture characteristics . 18
7.3.1 Composability . 18
7.3.2 Functional and management capability separation . 18
7.3.3 Heterogeneity . 19
7.3.4 Highly distributed systems . 20
7.3.5 Legacy support . 20
7.3.6 Modularity . 21
7.3.7 Network connectivity . 21
7.3.8 Scalability . 22
7.3.9 Shareability . 22
7.3.10 Unique identification . 23
7.3.11 Well-defined components. 23
7.4 IoT system functional characteristics . 24
7.4.1 Accuracy . 24
7.4.2 Auto-configuration . 25
7.4.3 Compliance . 25
7.4.4 Content-awareness . 26
7.4.5 Context-awareness . 26
7.4.6 Data characteristics – volume, velocity, veracity, variability and variety . 27
7.4.7 Discoverability . 27
7.4.8 Flexibility . 28
7.4.9 Manageability . 29
7.4.10 Network communication . 29

7.4.11 Network management and operation . 30
7.4.12 Real-time capability . 31
7.4.13 Self-description . 31
7.4.14 Service subscription . 32
8 IoT Conceptual Model (CM) . 32
8.1 Main purpose . 32
8.2 Concepts in the IoT CM . 33
8.2.1 IoT entities and domains . 33
8.2.2 Identity . 35
8.2.3 Services, network, IoT device and IoT gateway . 36
8.2.4 IoT-User . 38
8.2.5 Virtual entity, Physical Entity and IoT device . 39
8.3 High level view of CM . 41
9 IoT Reference Model (RM). 42
9.1 The IoT Reference Model context . 42
9.2 IoT RMs . 42
9.2.1 Entity-based RM . 42
9.2.2 Domain-based RM . 44
9.2.3 Relation between entity-based RM and domain-based RM . 46
10 IoT Reference Architecture (RA) views . 46
10.1 General description . 46
10.2 IoT RA functional view . 47
10.2.1 General . 47
10.2.2 Intra-domain functional components . 47
10.2.3 Cross-domain capabilities . 50
10.3 IoT RA system deployment view . 51
10.3.1 General . 51
10.3.2 Systems/sub-systems in Physical Entity Domain (PED) . 52
10.3.3 Systems/sub-systems in Sensing & Controlling Domain (SCD) . 52
10.3.4 Systems/sub-systems in Application & Service Domain (ASD) . 52
10.3.5 Systems/sub-systems in Operation & Management Domain (OMD) . 53
10.3.6 Systems/sub-systems in User Domain (UD) . 53
10.3.7 Systems/sub-systems in Resource Access & Interchange Domain (RAID) . 53
10.4 IoT RA networking view . 54
10.4.1 Communications networks . 54
10.4.2 Communication networks implementation . 55
10.5 IoT RA usage view . 56
10.5.1 General description . 56
10.5.2 Description of the roles, sub-roles and related activities . 56
10.5.3 Mapping activities, roles and IoT systems in domains . 61
11 IoT trustworthiness . 64
11.1 General . 64
11.2 Safety . 65
11.3 Security . 66
11.3.1 General . 66
11.3.2 IoT system Information Security Management System (ISMS) . 66
11.3.3 IoT system & product Security Life Cycle Reference Model . 68
11.4 Privacy and PII Protection . 69

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11.5 Reliability . 72
11.6 Resilience .
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