ISO/IEC TR 15067-4:2001 PDF

Overview

ISO/IEC TR 15067-4:2001 - "Information technology - Home Electronic System (HES) Application Model - Part 4: Security system for HES" is a technical report that defines a generic, high-level model for residential security within a Home Electronic System. It describes typical security modes, components, and message flows to promote interoperability in home automation and security products. Note: this document is a Technical Report (type 3) and is informative rather than a formal International Standard.

Key topics and technical scope

• Scope & intent
  • Generic model for residential security that can extend to commercial building security functions.
  • Covers applications beyond intrusion detection: activity monitoring, duress notification, and safety monitoring (fire, gas, water, temperature, etc.).
• Modes of operation
  • Intrusion detection, restricted-movement sensing (e.g., nighttime perimeter arming), activity/absence monitoring (elderly or latch-key children), panic/medical duress, and safety monitoring.
• Core components
  • Sensors: contact switches, motion detectors (PIR, dual-tech), glass-break/acoustic sensors, photo-electric cells, smoke/heat detectors, gas and water detectors, driveway pick-up coils.
  • Control panels: wall keypads, portable remotes, voice-response panels, PC-based programming interfaces.
  • Security controller: zones/partitions management, sensor monitoring, alarm/notification handling, remote link to monitoring stations, diagnostics and network management.
• Architectural models
  • Physical deployment models: fully HES-compatible, partially compatible, and isolated networks.
  • Logical model and message flows (sensor ↔ zone control ↔ partition control → alarms/external systems), enabling interaction with other HES subsystems (lighting, HVAC).
• Interoperability focus
  • Designed to validate HES application services and protocol definitions and to facilitate multi-vendor product interoperability.

Practical applications

• Implementers and integrators use this model to design interoperable home security systems that interact with lighting, energy management, and monitoring services.
• Use cases:
  • Elderly activity monitoring and medical-alert integration.
  • Residential intrusion systems with perimeter/partitioning strategies.
  • Combined safety/security installations (smoke, CO, water leak detection) tied into home automation.
• Enables vendors to harmonize sensor behaviors, zone/partition semantics, and alarm/message exchanges across HES platforms.

Who should use this standard

• Home automation product designers, security system integrators, IoT solution architects, and building automation professionals seeking guidance on HES-compatible security models and interoperability best practices.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC TR 15067 parts 1–3 (application services/protocol, lighting model, energy management) - use together for a complete HES application model.