SIST EN ISO 10374:2000

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 10374:2000
01-december-2000
Freight containers - Automatic identification (ISO 10374:1991, including
Amendment 1:1995)
Freight containers - Automatic identification (ISO 10374:1991, including Amendment
1:1995)
Container - Automatische Identifizierung (ISO 10374:1991, einschließlich Änderung
1:1995)
Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises - Identification automatique (ISO
10374:1991, amendement 1:1995 inclus)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 10374:1997
ICS:
55.180.10 9HþQDPHQVNLNRQWHMQHUML General purpose containers
SIST EN ISO 10374:2000 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 10374:2000
IS0
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD 10374
First edition
1991-10-01
Freight containers - Automatic identification
ldentifkation
Conteneurs p our le transport de marchandises -
automatique
Reference number
IS0 10374:1991(E)

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Foreword
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (IS0 member bodies). The work
of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IS0
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for
which a technical committee has been established has the right to be
represented on that committee. International organizations, govern-
mental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the
work. IS0 collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are
circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an lnter-
national Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member
bodies casting a vote.
International Standard IS0 10374 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, Sub-Committee SC 4, Identification and
communication.
Annex A forms an integral part of this International Standard. Annex B
is for information only.
0 IS0 1991
Ail rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without
permission in writing from the publisher.
International Organizati for Standardization
on
Case Postale 56 l CH-1 21 1 Genhe 20 + Switzerland
Printed in Switzerland
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Introduction
This International Standard specifies a system for the automatic identi-
fication of freight containers and the electronic transfer of the identity
of the container and permanent related information to third parties in a
standard format. It is intended that the Automatic Equipment Identifi-
cation (AEI) system will facilitate documentation, resource control, and
communications (including electronic data processing systems). The
visual container identification markings specified by IS0 6346 are not
affected. Future additions to this International Standard will specify
modulation, encoding and an open protocol.
Annex B, which is an informative annex only, describes the technical
specification of a system that complies with the requirements of this
International Standard. Parts of annex B are covered by patents held
bY
Amtech Corporation
17304 Preston Road E 100
Dallas, Texas 75252
USA
The patent-holder has stated that licences will be granted under
reasonable terms and conditions.
. . .
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
Freight containers - Automatic identification
For this reason, any AEI system used for identifying
1 Scope
containers shall conform to and be compatible with
this International Standard.
This international Standard establishes
a container identification system which allows 2 Normative references
a)
the transfer of information from a freight con-
tainer to an automatic processing system by
The following standards contain provisions which,
electronic means,
through reference in this text, constitute provisions
of this International Standard. At the time of publi-
a data coding system for container identification
cation, the editions indicated were valid. All stan-
W
and permanent related information which resides dards are subject to revision, and parties to
within an electronic device called a tag installed
agreements based on this International Standard
on a freight container,
are encouraged to investigate the possibility of ap-
plying the most recent editions of the standards in-
a data coding system for the electronic transfer
C) dicated below. Members of IEC and IS0 maintain
of both container identification and permanent
registers of currently valid International Standards.
related information from an electronic device in-
stalled on a freight container to automatic data
IS0 646:1983, Information processing - /SO 7-bit
processing systems,
coded character set for information interchange.
the description of the data to be included in the
IS0 668:1988, Series I freight containers - Classi-
d)
tag for transmission to the sensing equipment,
fka tion, dimensions and ratings.
performance criteria necessary to ensure con-
f9 IS0 6346:1984, Freight containers - Coding, identifi-
sistent and reliable operation of the automatic
cation and marking.
equipment identification (AEI) system within the
international transportation community,
IEC 68-2 (all parts), Environmental testing - Part 2:
Tests.
requirements for the physical location of the
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electronic device on freight containers, and
Economic Commission for Europe, Customs conven-
tion on the international transport of goods under
security features to inhibit malicious or uninten-
cover of TIR carnets (T/R convention), and its
9)
tional alteration of the information content of the
amendments and corrigendum. 1975 to 1991.
electronic device when installed on a freight
container.
3 Definitions
It specifies all necessary user requirements in order
For the purposes of this International Standard, the
to permit international use of the tag without modi-
following definitions apply.
fication or adjustment.
3.1 freight container: An IS0 freight container as
This International Standard applies to freight con-
specified in IS0 668.
tainers as defined in IS0 668 (see 3.1).
“mandatory” and “optional”: The terms
The use of AEI systems and the equipping of con- 3.2
and “optional” are employed in this
tainers for automatic identification is not mandatory. “mandatory”
The purpose of this International Standard is to op- International Standard to indicate the status of re-
timize the efficiency of equipment control systems. quirements from the IS0 standpoint, and not to im-
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ply that a particular status does or does not result b) encoding its information into a form suitable for
from intergovernmen tal agreeme legisl ation , etc. conveyance to sensing equipment,
nt
c) being programmed in the field; however, the
3.3 physically and electronically secure: Capable
permanent data shall not be reprogrammable
of meeting the operational requirements specified in
while the tag is fixed to the container,
this International Standard (clause 4) after success-
fully completing the tests specified in A.1.
d) being physically and electronically secure and
tamper-proof,
3.4 physically tamper-proof: Designed such that
malicious disassembly and re-assembly, using
e) being fixed to a container in accordance with the
commonly available tools, will be detected upon
provisions of the TIR convention,
visual inspection.
being mounted between the typical vertica
3.5 electronically tamper-proof: Designed such that
ribbing of the freight container side - it shall
malicious modification of electronically stored infor-
have dimensions as small as possible but not
mation by subjection to electromagnetic signals
exceeding 30 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm,
from commonly available electronic devices is not
possible.
) a minimum life of 10 years normal operationa
use and shall not require periodic maintenance,
3.6 range: Di stan ce between the sensing equip-
men t and the t
w-
h) providing, through the sensing equipment, an in-
dication of impending battery failure if it contains
passing speed Speed at which a tag passes
3.7
a battery,
sensing equipm e nt.
the
being read when it is
3.8 container movement status: Information which.
indicates the position, speed or direction of the
1) operated in the environmental conditions
container relative to the sensing equipment.
specified in 4.6.1,
3.9 AEI system rellabillty: Ability of an AEI system
2) within range (see table I),
to capture mandatory information from every tag,
which is mounted, programmed and presented in
moving in relatio n to the sensing equ ipment
3)
accordance with this International Standard, and
ee table I),
at an acce ptable spee
cl 1s
which enters its coverage area under environmental
conditions as specified in A.3.
suffkie ntly separated from adja cent similar
4)
tags to allow discrimination (see table I), and
3.10 AEI system accuracy: For an AEI system for
which it is assumed that the defined conditions for
5) suitably oriented (see 4.6.2), and
system reliability are met, the capability of the AEI
.
system to detect any misinterpretation of mandatory
international operat ion, without the necessity of
I)
information including bit errors.
licensing tags indivi dually.
4.1.2 The sensing equipment shall be capable of
4 Operational requirements
nformation contai ned in the tag when it
reading i
a)
is prope ‘ly presented, and
4.1 Basic components of the AEI system
b) decoding the information contained in the tag
The AEI system shall consist of two basic compo-
into a form suitable for transmission to automatic
nents, i.e.
data processing systems.
a) an electro nit dev ice (tag) installed on the freight
4.2 Information content of the tag
co ntainer, an d
The information contained in the tag is in one or
uipment I ocated apart from
electronic sensing eq
b)
more of the following categories:
the freight container.
-
mandatory, permanent (non-changeable) infor-
mation;
4.1.1 The tag shall be capable of
-
ht container optiona permanent (non-changeable) infor-
maintaining t he i nte grity of the freig
a)
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- optiona non- permanent (changeable) infor-
4.5 Safety and regulatory considerations
mation.
The system when installed or operated in a particu-
Optional information contained in a tag shall not
lar country shall comply with national and local
adversely affect the operation of systems requiring
governmental safety and radio frequency (r.f.) regu-
only the mandatory information contained in the tag.
lations, and any other governmental rules and
regulations which may apply, including those relat-
ing to human radiation exposure levels.
4.3 Tag requirements - Basic information
Automatic identification equipment systems will be
The tag shall provide, as a minimum, the basic in-
used internationally in areas in which both occu-
formation about the container so that reference to
pational and non-occupational exposure limits apply
other tables or databases is unnecessary. The fol-
for human exposure to radiated energy. In areas
lowing tag basic information is mandatory and per-
readily accessible to the general public, emission
manent:
levels of radiated energy from electronic automatic
identification equipment shall comply with standards
a) tag type;
for non-occupational exposure and shall not exceed
the specified limits for non-occupational exposure
b) equipment identifier;
depending on the country of use.
c) owner code, in accordance with IS0 6346;
4.6 Performance specifications for the AEI
d) serial number, in accordance with IS0 6346;
system
e) check digit, in accordance with IS0 6346;
4.6.1 Environmental conditions
f) length (in centimetres);
AEI equipment is typically subject to the harsh en-
g) height (in centimetres);
vironments of the marine, rail and road transporta-
tion industries. Sand and dust, salt spray, grease,
h) width (in centimetres);
snow, ice and grime can be expected to coat the tag
and sensing equipment. Physical shock and vi-
type code, in accordance with
i) container
bration are commonly encountered as a result of
IS0 6346;
handling and transport operations.
.
maximum gross mass (in hundreds of kilo-
I)
Substantial temperature variations are common in
grams);
worldwide container operations, as well as pro-
longed exposure to sunlight, including ultraviolet
k) tare mass (in hundreds of kilograms).
rays. The tag shall operate satisfactorily at tag sur-
face temperatures between - 50 “C and + 80 OC and
shall maintain the integrity of stored data at tem-
44 . Sensing equipment requirements
peratures from - 70 OC to + 85 OC. The tag shall
survive and maintain the integrity of stored data un-
4.4.1 The sensing equipment shall be capable of
der (as a minimum) the severest of the environ-
providing the information conveyed by the tag, as
mental conditions covered by the test methods
presented in 4.3, to the automated processing sys-
specified in A.1.
tem. .
The system shall be capable of full operation in the
electromagnetic environment typically found at
4.4.2 The sensing equipment shall be of a tech-
transportation facilities. The tag shall survive and
nology adaptable to accommodate fixed or mobile
maintain the integrity of stored data in a maximum
installations, or portable applications.
peak field strength of 50 V/m for 60 s, as may be
encountered from any r.f. source such as a
4.4.3 The sensing equipment and connected real-
shipborne radar under normal operation or other
time electronic data processing (EDP) system shall
such devices [see A.l, item j)].
be capable of adding to the tag data the following
operational information:
4.6.2 “Proper presentation” of the tag
a) sensing equipment unit identification;
The orientation requirements for lr proper presen-
b) date and time; tation” of the tag to the sensing equipment are il-
lustrated in figure 1, which shows four tags labelled
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a) A tag shall be regarded as “properly the “effective” centre of the sensing equipment
presented”, in terms of its orientation, even if it with the centres of the tags) will vary according
has an angular displacement such as illustrated to the circumstances under which the reading is
for tag A in figure 1 (i.e. it is rotated about an axis required, e.g. at gate houses, between the legs
perpendicular to the face of the tag by an amount of a quay crane, etc. and the design of sensing
not exceeding 20” to either side of the vertical) equipment. Hence although the tag is required to
in addition to the angular displacement 0, as perform satisfactorily if the interrogating signal
specified in table 1 for each type of combined reaches it from any direction within a cone of 20
system requirement. included angle (as illustrated for tag D in
figure I), the “window” within which a tag must
b) The requirements governing the angles marked
be presented to a particular sensing equipment
& and $Y in figure 1 (the angles between the axis
will vary with the design of the sensing equip-
of the sensing equipment and the lines joining
ment.
Cone (2 8 included angle)
wlthln which Incoming
signals must reach tag
Figure 1 - Tag presentation requirements

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