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GB/T 42409-2023Internet of things—Electronic shelf label system—General requirement (English PDF)

物联网电子价签系统总体要求

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

March 17, 2023

Implementation date

October 1, 2023

Scope

GB/T 42409-2023 is the English-translated version of 物联网电子价签系统总体要求.

GB/T 42409-2023 is the Chinese national general requirement for electronic shelf label systems built on Internet of things technology.

It gives the system structure and its interfaces and then specifies what each part must do: the management system, with business management, business information updating, device management, data management and rights management; the IoT gateway, with access management, data processing and sensing and control; and the electronic price tag itself, with identification, information display, display accuracy, data upload, wireless communication, appearance, working environment conditions and battery life, followed by a clause on system security.

Among the standards it quotes are GB/T 4208, GB/T 22239-2019, GB/T 37025-2018 and GB/T 38624.1-2020. It applies to the design, development and application of such systems in retail and other industries. Issued on 17 March 2023, it has applied since 1 October 2023.

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Document preview — GB/T 42409-2023

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 35.110
Classification: L 79

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 System structure
5.1 Overview
5.2 Electronic price tag system structure
5.3 Electronic Shelf Label System Interface
6 Management System
6.1 Business Management
6.2 Business information update
6.3 Device Management
6.4 Data Management
6.5 Rights Management
7 IoT Gateway
7.1 Access Management
7.2 Data processing
7.3 Perception and control
8 Electronic price tag
8.1 Identification
8.2 Information display
8.3 Display accuracy
8.4 Data upload
8.5 Wireless Communication
8.6 Appearance
8.7 Working environment conditions
8.8 Battery Life
9 System Security
Reference

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Standardization Work Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules for Standardization Documents" drafting.

1 Scope

This document gives the structure of the electronic shelf label system of the Internet of Things, and specifies the system interface, function and security requirements.

This document is applicable to the design, development and application of IoT electronic shelf label systems in the retail industry and other industries.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute the essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, dated references For documents, only the version corresponding to the date is applicable to this document; for undated reference documents, the latest version (including all amendments) is applicable to this document.

GB/T 4208 enclosure protection level (IP code)

GB/T 22239-2019 Basic Requirements for Network Security Level Protection of Information Security Technology

GB/T 37025-2018 Information Security Technology Internet of Things Data Transmission Security Technical Requirements

GB/T 38624.1-2020 Internet of Things Gateway Part 1: Gateway Technical Requirements for Sensing Device Access

3 Terms and Definitions

The following terms and definitions defined in GB/T 38624.1-2020 apply to this document.

3.1 Electronic shelf label

An electronic device with the functions of displaying customized business information, sensing and feeding back its own status and wireless communication.

3.2 Business information

Relevant data centered on the price of one or some specific commodities.

Note: Data includes the name, price, promotional information, identifier or product code, etc. of a specific item.

3.3 IoT gateway

It has data storage capabilities, computing capabilities, and protocol conversion capabilities, etc., and can establish communication connections with application platforms through northbound interfaces and pass

The entity that communicates with the perception control device through the southbound interface.

Note: An entity can be a stand-alone device or software. [Source: GB/T 38624.1-2020, 3.1]

3.4 electronic shelf label system

A system that utilizes the Internet of Things technology to realize functions such as business information management, equipment control, electronic price tag display and perception.

Note: The electronic price tag system includes store management terminals, electronic price tags, management systems, and IoT gateways.

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