Summary

Smart cities and communities (SC&C) share the goal of achieving urban sustainability without sacrificing the quality of life (QoL) of their citizens. SC&C strive to create a sustainable living environment for citizens using Internet of things (IoT) technologies and information communication technologies (ICTs).

SC&C standardization is ongoing in ITU-T and other relevant standards developing organizations, related to aspects including, but not limited to, SC&C framework, infrastructure, integrated sensing and management systems, platforms, data processing and services and applications (e.g., smart water management, smart buildings, smart residential community, smart tourism and smart parking lots, amongst many others). Based on the fundamental characteristics of smart cities and communities, Recommendation ITU-T Y.4223 specifies common requirements and capabilities of SC&C from IoT and ICT perspectives.

The specified common requirements and capabilities are intended to be generally applicable in SC&C.