ISO/IEC 21558-3:2022

Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Future network architecture — Part 3: Networking of everything

This document focuses on networking issues for integrating various networking technologies for integrating various networking techniques to provide the thing-user centric communication service. This document specifies: — the architectural model of the Future Network – Networking of Everything (FN-NoE); — the functional procedure for providing advanced FN-NoE services that integrate various networks.

Télécommunications et échange d'informations entre systèmes — Architecture du réseau du futur — Partie 3: Réseautique universelle

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2022
• ICS: 35.100.30 - Network layer
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/WG 7 - Network, transport and future network
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2022
• Due Date: 06-May-2022
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2022

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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 21558-3
First edition
2022-03
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems — Future
network architecture —
Part 3:
Networking of everything
Télécommunications et échange d'informations entre systèmes —
Architecture du réseau du futur —
Partie 3: Réseautique universelle
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 3
5 Future Networks — Networking of Everything (FN-NoE) . 4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Thing-user social networking . 4
5.3 Thing-user centric communication service . 5
6 Architecture of FN-NoE . 5
6.1 General . 5
6.2 FN-NoE for thing-user centric communication service . 7
6.3 Topologies of the FN-NoE . 8
6.4 Reference model of the FN-NoE . 9
7 Functional procedure of the FN-NoE . .11
7.1 General . 11
7.2 Thing-user and thing-user social community .12
7.3 Organizing and maintaining the thing-user social community . 14
7.4 Sharing thing-user experiences in the thing-user social community .15
7.5 Thing-user manages the subscription and publishing of experiences in the level of
cluster and each community tier — Finding the coordinated thing-user .15
7.6 Establishing and maintaining the proximal path . 15
Annex A (informative) FN-NoE thing-user centric communication service .16
Annex B (informative) FN-NoE architecture over RINA (Recursive InterNetwork
Architecture) based future networks .18
Bibliography .21
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Foreword
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Introduction
This document specifies the Future Network – Networking of everything (FN-NoE) architecture, which
is designed to provide further advanced NoE services identified in ISO/IEC TR 29181-9.
ISO/IEC TR 29181-9 is part of the ISO/IEC TR 29181 series of standards on Future Network (FN).
ISO/IEC TR 29181-9, which addresses networking issues raised in ISO/IEC TR 29181-1, covers
networking of everything.
The scope of this document focuses on the FN-NoE architecture, consisting of access and core networks,
thing social networks, and proximity defined networks, in which smart devices participate.
This document provides the general characteristics of NoE which can be applied to future networks
such as RINA as shown in Annex B, especially from an Internet of Things (IoT) perspective, through a
conceptual model of NoE.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 21558-3:2022(E)
Telecommunications and information exchange between
systems — Future network architecture —
Part 3:
Networking of everything
1 Scope
This document focuses on networking issues for integrating various networking technologies for
integrating various networking techniques to provide the thing-user centric communication service.
This document specifies:
— the architectural model of the Future Network – Networking of Everything (FN-NoE);
— the functional procedure for providing advanced FN-NoE services that integrate various networks.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC/TR 29181-9:2017, Information technology — Future Network — Problem statement and
requirements — Part 9: Networking of everything
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC TR 29181-9 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1
object
intrinsic representation of an entity that is described at an appropriate level of abstraction in terms of
its attributes and functions
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.12]
3.2
context
information that can be used to characterize the environment of a user
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.4]
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3.3
thing
object of the physical world (physical things) or of the information world (virtual thing), which is
capable of being identified and integrated into communication networks.
Note 1 to entry: Physical things are capable of being sensed, actuated, and connected to things such as robots,
goods, and electrical equipment. Virtual things are capable of being stored, processed, and accessed by things
such as multimedia content and application software.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.16]
3.4
Internet of Things
IoT
global infrastructure for the information society enabling advanced services by interconnecting
(physical and virtual) things based on existing or evolving interoperable information and
communication technologies
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.8]
3.5
collaborative work group
group of thing users that can perform job planning, thing user recruitment, and coordination without
human intervention
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.2]
3.6
proximity defined network
PDN
network configured among devices in close proximity, using conventional LAN or WAN technologies:
which are in not only physically close proximity, but also closely related, or logically close proximity
Note 1 to entry: PDN is an instantaneous network that is formed during the networking of everything.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TR 29181-9:2017, 3.13, modified — Note 1 to entry added.]
3.7
identifier
series of digits, characters, and symbols or any other form of data used to identify a subscriber(s), a
user(s), a network element(s), function(s), a network entity(es) providing services/applications, or
other entities, e.g. physical or logical objects
Note 1 to entry: An identifier can also be a string of bits bound to an object that may be used to locate an object
in a given context.
3.8
Future Network for Networking of Everything
FN-NoE
network that is capable of providing thing-user social networking and thing-user centric communication
service to the thing-users
3.9
profile
all or some of the information statements about a thing-user, including (1) basic statements including
Name, Identity, Address, URI, Account, Contract, Security; (2) motivation statements describing why
the thing-user joins the social network; (3) mission statements describing what the thing-user plans to
accomplish; or (4) its capacity statements which describe its predications, knowledge, resources
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3.10
thing-user
thing that uses the Future Network for Networking of Everything (FN-NoE) network service or the FN-
NoE services provided by other things
3.11
everything
equipment that is capable of performing Networking of Everything (NoE)
Note 1 to entry: "Everything" can be regarded as anything which can perform NoE in Future Network (FN).
3.12
Networking of Everything
NoE
process that is capable of providing Future Network for Networking of Everything (FN-NoE) services
3.13
Network of Everything (NoE) terminal
thing that can perform the process in the network capable of providing thing-user social networking
and thing-user centric communication service to the thing-users
3.14
thing-user social network
social network among thing-users which automatically shares its capabilities, context, communicative
motivation, experiences, and intentions of collaboration for delivering the intelligent super-realistic
service
Note 1 to e
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