ISO/TR 37178:2023

Smart community infrastructures - Data exchange and sharing for the lamppost network in smart community

This document examines the lamppost network as an important smart community infrastructure from the perspective of data exchange and sharing, guided by ISO 37156 and ISO 37170.

Infrastructures urbaines intelligentes — Échange et partage des données pour le réseau d'éclairage public des communautés territoriales intelligentes

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Sep-2023
• ICS: 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 268/SC 1 - Smart community infrastructures
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 268/SC 1 - Smart community infrastructures
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 08-Sep-2023
• Due Date: 14-Jul-2023
• Completion Date: 08-Sep-2023

Overview

ISO/TR 37178:2023 provides guidance on data exchange and sharing for the smart lamppost network as a vital smart community infrastructure. Guided by ISO 37156 and ISO 37170, the technical report frames lampposts not only as lighting assets but as distributed IoT nodes that gather, process and share data across a community to support services like traffic monitoring, air quality sensing, EV charging and public broadcasts.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and principles
  • Examines lamppost networks from a data-exchange/sharing perspective, emphasizing accessibility, integrity, interoperability and regulatory compliance.
  • Operators should maintain and update a data catalogue of shareable data types and be accountable for consistent data processes.
• Data spectrum
  • Classifies lamppost data as closed, shareable or open, with most assets falling into shared/open categories (per ISO 37156).
• Data transmission & interfaces
  • Recommends mainstream interfaces and transmission manners (examples: DALI D4i, RS485, Ethernet, Wi‑Fi/5G, JSON for payloads).
  • Advocates an enhanced performance architecture (EPA) for low-latency operations using a simplified three-layer model (physical, data link, application).
• Data format & structure
  • Standardizes basic data types (Character, Numeric, Time, String, Binary - C, N, T, S, B) and indicates storage in XML with an open-source, interoperable structure.
• Security & privacy
  • Addresses risk landscape (confidentiality, availability, integrity, authenticity, resilience).
  • Security strategy includes accountability, role-based responsibilities, and privacy measures: minimum data sufficiency, jurisdictional controls, desensitization/anonymization, encrypted storage and transmission, and traceability.

Practical applications and users

ISO/TR 37178:2023 is practical for:

• City planners and municipal authorities defining smart city data policies and infrastructure roadmaps.
• Utilities and streetlight operators implementing networked lamppost services (lighting, EV charging, surveillance).
• IoT platform vendors and system integrators ensuring interoperability, standard data formats and secure transmission.
• Transport and environmental agencies leveraging lampposts for traffic monitoring, air quality sensing and real‑time public information.
• Policy makers and security teams applying privacy, legal and risk-management controls.

Use cases described include integrated lamppost nodes feeding cloud platforms for analytics, EV charging coordination, public safety alerts and OTA firmware updates.

Related standards

• ISO 37156 (data exchange principles for community infrastructure)
• ISO 37170 (framework for data sharing in community infrastructure)
• ITU‑T Y.4458 referenced for service examples

Keywords: ISO/TR 37178:2023, smart lamppost network, data exchange, data sharing, smart community infrastructure, IoT, XML, DALI, Ethernet, security, privacy, EV charging, air quality.

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 37178
First edition
2023-09
Smart community infrastructures —
Data exchange and sharing for
the lamppost network in smart
community
Infrastructures urbaines intelligentes — Échange et partage
des données pour le réseau d'éclairage public des communautés
territoriales intelligentes
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Overview . 2
5 Principles for data exchange and sharing . 3
6 Data spectrum . 3
7 Data transmission . 3
7.1 Interfaces . 3
7.2 Data transmission . . 4
7.3 Data format and content . 4
8 Security and privacy issues .4
8.1 Security risk landscape. 4
8.2 Security strategy . 4
8.2.1 Accountability and responsibility . 4
8.2.2 Privacy . 4
Annex A (informative) Smart lamppost network use cases — Integrated nodes of
infrastructural data exchange and sharing . 6
Bibliography .11
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Introduction
ISO 37156 and ISO 37170 give guidelines on principles and the framework for data exchange and
sharing to entities having authority to develop and operate community infrastructure.
Guided by the principles given in ISO 37156 and ISO 37170, this document examines the needs and
model of data exchange and sharing for the lamppost network as an important type of smart community
infrastructure, which is of special importance to the general robustness of smart community
infrastructures.
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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 37178:2023(E)
Smart community infrastructures — Data exchange and
sharing for the lamppost network in smart community
1 Scope
This document examines the lamppost network as an important smart community infrastructure from
the perspective of data exchange and sharing, guided by ISO 37156 and ISO 37170.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
community infrastructure
systems of facilities, equipment and services that support the operations and activities of communities
Note 1 to entry: Such community infrastructures include, but are not limited to, energy, water, transportation,
waste and information and communication technologies (ICT).
[SOURCE: ISO 37100:2016, 3.6.1]
3.2
data exchange
accessing, transferring and archiving of data
[SOURCE: ISO 37156:2020, 3.3.5]
3.3
data sharing
providing shared, exchangeable and extensible data to enable community infrastructure (3.1)
[SOURCE: ISO 37156:2020, 3.3.6]
3.4
data spectrum
differentiation of data assets on the basis of whether they are considered closed, shareable or open
[SOURCE: BSI PAS 183:2017]
3.5
smart community infrastructure
community infrastructure (3.1) with enhanced technological performance that is designed, operated
and maintained to contribute to sustainable development and resilience of the community
[SOURCE: ISO 37100:2016, 3.6.2, modified — Notes to entry deleted.]
4 Overview
The lamppost network described in this document is based on the traditional physical structures of the
streetlights system, which is definitely an important type of smart community infrastructure, visible
and touchable in daily life, forming a widespread network of electrified points around a city with
relatively close distances where traditional communication and internet of things (IoT) technology
devices can be hosted and interconnected easily. The characteristics of the lamppost network give it
great potential to become carrier of information flow cantered on data exchange and sharing across a
community, apart from merely supporting street lighting.
Data exchange and sharing for the smart lamppost network generally contains three functional blocks,
gathering, processing and sharing, as shown by Figure 1.
Figure 1 — Overview of data exchange and sharing of the smart lamppost network
The smart lamppost network gathers data through sensing devices built in luminaires, or attached to
the supporting poles, which are a convenient choice for data gathering. In addition to this, data are also
collected through other channels linked to the lamppost network. Collected by individual lampposts,
the data are brought together into cloud-based data centre through a transmission network, and are
cleansed, structured and coded before being exchanged and shared for multiples purposes. Some data
can also be used locally or pre-processed locally.
[6]
According to ITU-T Y.4458 , data exchanged and shared by the smart lamppost network supports a
range of meaningful services, which includes:
a) weather-related sensing;
b) illumination intensity sensing;
c) traffic flow monitoring;
d) infrared sensing;
e) Wi-Fi services;
f) air quality sensing;
g) electric vehicle (EV) charging;
h) advertising platforms;
i) over-the-air (OTA) firmware upgrades.
See Annex A for examples of use cases in different regions.
5 Principles for data exchange and sharing
For the purposes of effective data exchange and sharing for the smart lamppost network, guided by
relevant provisions given in ISO 37156, the following principles can be considered:
a) The data gathered by the smart lamppost network are accessible with sufficient security measures
in place.
b) The operator in charge of the smart lamppost network maintenance and operation maintains a
catalogue of the data types within its ownership that are available for exchange and sharing, and
periodically updates this catalogue.
c) The integrity of the data meets minimum requirements for exchange and sharing.
d) The entire process of data exchange and sharing meets corresponding national and industrial
regulations.
e) The entire process of data exchange and sharing ensures the interoperability and compatibility
between hardware and software products that are developed under a common framework.
6 Data spectrum
The data spectrum for the lamppost network is determined by security, access and control requirements.
It also depends on the nature of the entities providing data.
The majority of the data described by this document belong to the categories of shared data and open
data, as given in ISO 37156.
7 Data transmission
7.1 Interfaces
The smart lamppost network combines a range of sensing facilities, supported by appropriate types
of interfaces for the purpose of data transmission. Table 1 shows the mainstream interfaces and
transmission manners applicable to transmission processes between lamppost terminals and a cloud
platform at the local level.
Table 1 — Interfaces for data transmission
Functionality Interface (recommended) Transmission manner
DALI D4i, RS485, NEMA standard
Smart/adaptive lighting Wired/wireless
0V to 10V, PWM output
Ethernet/EMVA, GigE, USB, GeniCAM/
Video surveillance Wired/wireless
JSON
WLAN Ethernet /Wi-Fi/5G Wired/wireless
Broadcast Ethernet /Wi-Fi/5G Wired/wireless
Radio detection Ether
...