ISO/IEC TR 29108:2013

ISO/IEC/TR 29108
Edition 1.0 2013-03
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Terminology for intelligent homes

ISO/IEC/TR 29108:2013(E)
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ISO/IEC/TR 29108
Edition 1.0 2013-03
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Terminology for intelligent homes

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Structure . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviations . 70
Bibliography . 73

Figure 1 – Individual address . 19
Figure 2 – Group address . 26

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FOREWORD
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2) In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
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Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
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ISO/IEC TR 29108, which is a technical report, has been prepared by subcommittee 25:
Interconnection of information technology equipment, of ISO/IEC joint technical committee 1:
Information technology. It is intended that future versions of this technical report will be
developed in collaboration with ITU-T.
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INTRODUCTION
ISO/IEC TR 29108 contains the recommended as well as other existing definitions of terms
used in standards and technical reports relevant to intelligent homes. Existing definitions use
the exact wording of the source and may thus be both formally incorrect as well as contain
spelling mistakes.
In addition, necessary information that is not in the SOURCE has been added in brackets.
Also Notes # to entry below the [SOURCE reference] are additions of this Technical Report.

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1 Scope
ISO/IEC TR 29108 specifies the terminology recommended for future use in International
Standards and other specifications for intelligent homes. In addition, it provides a collection of
terms and definitions as already used and defined in relevant International Standards,
Technical Specifications, Technical Reports and Recommendations developed by ISO, IEC,
and ITU-T.
2 Structure
The first definition of each term, i.e. the one with the number 3.1.n.1 is the definition
recommended by this Technical Report. This can either be one from an International Standard
or other specification, or one defined by this Technical Report. If more than one definition for
a term exists, they are ordered hierarchically, in decreasing order of preference. Note that a
definition may apply to a very specific environment, but not be preferred, since it is not
generic.
The source of the definition is indicated at the bottom of each entry, if applicable. If no source
is provided the term and definition is being defined by this Technical Report. Cited definitions
use the same wording as the source, so they may contain both formal and spelling errors. A
source given at the last, but one line of the definition is part of the citation.
The Bibliography at the end of the document consists of two parts. The first part lists
International Standards from which terms and definitions are cited in Clause 3 below. The
second part contains related International Standards and other specifications.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions have been compiled in the field of intelligent homes for the
convenience of standards' writers and users.
3.1.1 Action
3.1.1.1
action
Command exposed by a service. Takes one or more input or output arguments. May have a
return value. For more information, see clauses on description and control (in
ISO/IEC 29341-1).
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 29341-1:2011, definition in Clause 6]
3.1.2 Action primitive
3.1.2.1
action primitive
fundamental unit of software invocation that results in a single defined and observable state
change of the object on which it is invoked
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 18012-2:2012, definition 3.1.1]

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3.1.3 Application
3.1.3.1
application
field of use of an HES
Note 1 to entry: An HES may support more than one application.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-2-1:2006, definition 3.2.1]
3.1.3.2
application
field of use of an HES. An HES may support more than one application
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 15044:2000, definition 2.1]
3.1.3.3
application (in the sense of network application)
system, including its associated transmission method, which is supported by
telecommunications cabling
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 11801:2002, definition 3.1.2]
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-3-1:2006, definition 3.1.1]
3.1.4 Application Data (ADATA)
3.1.4.1
application data
ADATA
data region for messages exchanged by communication middleware
Note 1 to entry: Maximum size is 256 bytes.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-4-1:2008, definition 3.1.1; ISO/IEC 14543-4-2:2008, definition
3.1.1]
3.1.5 Application Data Counter (ADC)
3.1.5.1
application data counter
ADC
indicates the size of the ADATA region
Note 1 to entry: The size is variable in 1-byte increments.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-4-1:2008, definition 3.1.2; ISO/IEC 14543-4-2:2008, definition
3.1.2]
3.1.6 Application entity
3.1.6.1
application entity
active element, within the application process, ambodying a set of capabilities which is
pertinent to OSI and which is defined for the application layer, that corresponds to a specific
application-entity type (without any extra capabilities being used)
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 7498-1, 7.1.1.1]
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-2-1:2006, definition 3.1.1]

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3.1.7 Application interoperability model
3.1.7.1
application interoperability model
AIM
application model specified this standard (in ISO/IEC 18012-2)
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 18012-2:2012, definition 3.1.3]
3.1.8 Application model
3.1.8.1
application model
representation of the components, structure and interactions of a system focused on a
particular domain of use
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 18012-2:2012, definition 3.1.2]
3.1.9 Application object
3.1.9.1
application object
HES object located within the HES device application process
3.1.9.2
application object
an HES object located within the HES device application process
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-2-1:2006, definition 3.2.2; ISO/IEC TR 15044:2000, definition 2.2]
3.1.9.3
application object
AOJ
model of information to be disclosed to the network from information owned by the
communications processing block, or an access procedure model
Note 1 to entry: The information or control target owned by each device is specified as a property and the
operating method (setting, browsing) for this is specified as a service.
Note 2 to entry: AOJs are used when class or instance is not considered.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-4-1:2008, definition 3.1.3]
3.1.9.4
application object
AOJ
model of information to be disclosed to the network from information owned by the
communications processing block, or an access procedure model
Note 1 to entry: The information or control target owned by each device is specified as a property and the
operating method (setting, browsing) for this is specified as a service. AOJs are used when class or instance is not
considered.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 14543-4-2:2008, definition 3.1.3]
3.1.10 Application process
3.1.10.1
application process
element within an HES which performs the information processing for a
...