IEC 62698-2013 PDF
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Full title and description
Multimedia home server systems - Rights information interoperability for IPTV (IEC 62698:2013). This International Standard specifies common semantics and core elements for rights information interoperability (RII) used in IPTV and multimedia home-server environments, describing rights-related metadata to enable legal use of multimedia content across platforms.
Abstract
IEC 62698:2013 defines a rights‑information interoperability model for IPTV systems that describes how permissions and related metadata (for example content identifiers, permission issuer and receiver identifiers, and usage conditions) are represented and exchanged between service providers and terminals. The standard clarifies minimum components required in permission records to enable interoperable handling of rights across devices and services while excluding specific rights‑management or content‑protection technologies.
General information
- Status: Published (International Standard).
- Publication date: 11 March 2013 (edition 1.0).
- Publisher: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
- ICS / categories: 33.160.60 (Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment); 35.240.99 (IT applications in other fields).
- Edition / version: Edition 1.0 (2013).
- Number of pages: 124 pages (bilingual English/French base publication).
Scope
IEC 62698:2013 covers the semantics and core elements required for exchanging rights information (permissions) in IPTV and multimedia home‑server environments. It specifies how permission expressions represent "what, from whom, to whom, under what conditions" and identifies minimum subject and usage components that must be carried to enable terminals and services to interpret permissions. The standard intentionally does not prescribe rights‑management systems or content‑protection mechanisms.
Key topics and requirements
- Definition of Rights Information Interoperability (RII) semantics and core elements for IPTV systems.
- Permission structure and components: subject (issuer/receiver), content identifiers, and usage conditions (the "what/from whom/to whom/under what conditions" model).
- Minimum required components for permissions when transmitted to terminals (subject information and content usage information).
- Relationship and mapping to high‑level IPTV metadata recommendations (references ITU‑T H.750).
- Guidance to enable interoperability across service providers, home servers and client devices without mandating specific DRM or content‑protection technologies.
Typical use and users
Used by IPTV platform architects, multimedia home‑server and set‑top‑box manufacturers, DRM and metadata implementers, content providers and service integrators to design interoperable rights metadata exchange. Standards committees and test labs also use the document when assessing interoperability of rights‑information flows between services and consumer devices.
Related standards
IEC 62698:2013 is associated with ITU‑T Recommendation H.750 (high‑level metadata for IPTV services) and has been adopted/endorsed in regional collections as EN 62698:2013 (identical adoption). It complements other multimedia and IPTV metadata and home‑server work produced under IEC/TC 100.
Keywords
rights information interoperability; RII; IPTV; multimedia home server; permissions; metadata; content id; permission issuer id; permission receiver id; ITU‑T H.750; IEC TC 100.
FAQ
Q: What is this standard?
A: IEC 62698:2013 is an international standard that defines semantics and core elements for rights information interoperability in IPTV and multimedia home‑server systems, enabling consistent representation and exchange of permissions and related metadata.
Q: What does it cover?
A: It covers the structure and minimum components of permission expressions (who grants what to whom and under what conditions), the essential metadata fields to be exchanged with terminals, and mappings to relevant IPTV metadata recommendations. It excludes specific DRM implementations and content‑protection technologies.
Q: Who typically uses it?
A: IPTV system designers, content and service providers, device and home‑server manufacturers, metadata/DRM implementers, and standards or interoperability testing organizations.
Q: Is it current or superseded?
A: The publication date is 11 March 2013 (edition 1.0). As listed in the IEC webstore the edition is the base publication (stability information is provided by IEC); users should check the IEC catalogue for any amendments or newer publications before relying on it for new designs.
Q: Is it part of a series?
A: It is a standalone IEC International Standard produced under IEC/TC 100 (multimedia/home systems) and has been adopted as EN 62698:2013 in European collections; it is related to other IPTV and multimedia metadata recommendations such as ITU‑T H.750.
Q: What are the key keywords?
A: Rights information interoperability, RII, permissions, IPTV metadata, content id, issuer id, receiver id, multimedia home server.