ISO/IEC 23006-5:2013

Overview

ISO/IEC 23006-5:2013 - part of the Multimedia Service Platform Technologies (MSPT) family - specifies the methodology and technologies for service aggregation: how to combine Elementary Services (ESs) into Aggregated Services (ASs). The standard does not mandate particular runtime technologies; instead it defines a formal process, data formats and registration mechanisms (the MPEG‑M Elementary and Aggregated Services Registration Authority) to describe, identify and reuse services within multimedia value chains such as IPTV and Advanced IPTV Terminals (AITs).

Key technical topics and requirements

• Scope and terminology: clear definitions for ES, AS, service definition, service instance declaration, device, content, value chain and related terms.
• Methodology for AS definition: stepwise approach to model how ESs (and external services) compose into ASs, including examples (seller/buyer use cases).
• Formal workflow representation: use of BPMN 2.0 (collaboration and choreography) to represent aggregated service workflows and interactions.
• Service Type data format: XML Schema‑based declarations and namespace conventions (e.g., urn:mpeg:mpegM:schema:06-bpmn-ext-st-NS:2012) for Service Types, syntax and semantics to enable machine-readable service descriptions.
• Namespaces and conventions: standard mapping of XML prefixes and schema locations to ensure interoperability in XML/BPMN artifacts.
• Registration and governance: procedures and acceptance criteria for registering new Aggregated Services and new Elementary Services with the MPEG‑M Services Registration Authority, including identifier assignment and maintenance (see informative Annex A).
• Informative examples: Annexes provide concrete AS examples (Create and Identify Content AS, TV‑Multimedia Processing AS, VOD via Speech Interface), plus XML examples and classification schemes to aid implementation.

Practical applications and who would use this standard

ISO/IEC 23006-5 is intended for:

• Platform architects and middleware engineers designing MSPT-compliant systems and MSPT engines.
• IPTV service operators and vendors building Advanced IPTV Terminals (AITs) or media-handling value chains.
• Application developers and integrators who need standardized service descriptions, workflow modeling (BPMN 2.0) and service registration for interoperability.
• Standards bodies and certification authorities assessing conformance and registering service types.

Typical uses include composing reusable multimedia services, modeling multi‑party service workflows, registering service types for a catalog, and creating interoperable IPTV and multimedia platform solutions.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 23006-1 Architecture
• ISO/IEC 23006-2 MPEG extensible middleware (MXM) API
• ISO/IEC 23006-3 Conformance and reference software
• ISO/IEC 23006-4 Elementary services

Keywords: ISO/IEC 23006-5, service aggregation, Aggregated Service, Elementary Service, MPEG‑M, MSPT, BPMN 2.0, IPTV, AIT, service registration, XML namespaces.