A framework for the Tactile Internet, including descriptions of various application scenarios, definitions and terminology, functions, and technical assumptions, is defined by this standard. Also included prominently in this framework is a reference architecture, which defines common architectural entities, interfaces between those entities, and the mapping of functions to those entities. Mission critical applications (e.g., manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and mobility) and noncritical applications (e.g., edutainment and events) are encompassed by the Tactile Internet.
- Standard Committee
- COM/MobiNet-SC - Mobile Communication Networks Standards Committee
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2016-03-03
- Board Approval
- 2024-09-26
- History
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- Published:
- 2026-01-23
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Communications Society
- Standard Committee
- COM/MobiNet-SC - Mobile Communication Networks Standards Committee
- Working Group
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TI - Tactile Internet
- IEEE Program Manager
- Dalisa Gonzalez
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- Oliver Holland
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1918.1.1-2024
IEEE Standard for Haptic Codecs for the Tactile Internet
Haptic codecs for the data reduction of kinesthetic and tactile signals are described in this standard. Three types of codecs are presented in this document, including the no-delay kinesthetic codec (Part I), the delay-robust kinesthetic codec (Part II), and the tactile codec (Part III). Additionally, this document introduces handshaking and metadata exchange mechanisms for the exchange of the capabilities of haptic devices (Part IV). This standard also provides additional information (in informative annexes) for codec implementation and evaluation, such as the reference software and hardware setups for kinesthetic and tactile codecs, and cross-validation results. Additional Open Source content available here: https://opensource.ieee.org/haptic-codecs/kinesthetic/-/releases/0.1.0.
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