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ISO/DIS 15118-8
2016-06-10 
2016-09-01
Road vehicles — Vehicle to grid communication 
interface —
Physical layer and data link layer requirements for 
wireless communication
Vehicules routiers — Interface de communication entre vehicule et reseau electrique
Part 8: 
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Contents 
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Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Scope .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
Normative references ......................................................................................................................................................................................1
Terms	and	definitions .....................................................................................................................................................................................2
Symbols and abbreviated terms ...........................................................................................................................................................2
Conventions ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1 
Definition of OSI based services ...............................................................................................................................................3
5.2 
Requirement structure .....................................................................................................................................................................3
System architecture ...........................................................................................................................................................................................3
6.1 
Communication layers overview .............................................................................................................................................3
Wireless communication requirements ......................................................................................................................................4
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................................4
7.1 
7.2 
SECC requirements ..............................................................................................................................................................................5
7.2.1  WLAN technology ...........................................................................................................................................................5
7.2.2  WLAN frequency and channel ..............................................................................................................................5
Transmission power .....................................................................................................................................................7
7.2.3 
7.2.4 
Association support ......................................................................................................................................................7
7.2.5 
Layer 2 interfaces .........................................................................................................................................................10
7.2.6 
Pairing ....................................................................................................................................................................................11
7.3 
EVCC requirements ..........................................................................................................................................................................11
7.3.1  WLAN technology ........................................................................................................................................................11
7.3.2  WLAN frequency and channel ...........................................................................................................................11
7.3.3 
Transmission power ..................................................................................................................................................12
7.3.4 
Association support ...................................................................................................................................................12
Layer 2 interface............................................................................................................................................................14
7.3.5 
7.4 
Security .......................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Annex A (informative) Examples of mounting location of wireless communication module/
antenna in vehicle and at charging site .....................................................................................................................................15
Annex B (informative) Interference scan and auto channel selection example ...................................................17
 
 
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC22, Road vehicles, SC 31
ISO 15118 consists of the following parts:
—  Part 1: General information and use-case definition
—  Part 2: Network and application protocol requirements
—  Part 3: Physical layer and Data Link layer requirements
—  Part 4: Network and application protocol conformance tests
—  Part 5: Physical layer and data link layer conformance test
—  Part 6: General information and use-case definition for wireless communication
—  Part 7: Network and application protocol requirements for wireless communication
—  Part 8: Physical layer and data link layer requirements for wireless communication
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Introduction
The pending energy crisis and necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has led the vehicle 
manufacturers to a very significant effort to reduce the energy consumption of their vehicles. They 
are presently developing vehicles partly or completely propelled by electric energy. Those vehicles will 
reduce the dependency on oil, improve the global energy efficiency and reduce the total CO2 emissions 
for road transportation if the electricity is produced from renewable sources. To charge the batteries of 
such vehicles, specific charging infrastructure is required.
Much of the standardization work on dimensional and electrical specifications of the charging 
infrastructure and the vehicle interface is already treated in the relevant ISO or IEC groups. However 
the question of information transfer between the EV and the EVSE has not been treated sufficiently.
Such communication is necessary for the optimization of energy resources and energy production 
systems so that vehicles can recharge in the most economic or most energy efficient way. It is also 
required to develop efficient and convenient billing systems in order to cover the resulting micro-
payments. The necessary communication channel may serve in the future to contribute to the 
stabilization of the electrical grid as well as to support additional information services required to 
operate electric vehicles efficiently and economically.
In ISO 15118-3 the messages exchanged between the vehicle and the infrastructure are transported 
by the cable used for power transfer. With the inception of wireless power transfer technologies and 
the tremendous development of wireless communication in our societies, the need for a wireless 
communication between vehicle and charging infrastructure becomes imperative. This is the main 
focus of the ISO 15118-8 standards. The relevant information on use-case definitions and network and 
application protocol requirements can be found in ISO 15118-1 (2. Edition) and ISO 15118-2 (2. Edition) 
respectively.
 
 
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ISO/DIS 15118-8:2016(E)
1  Scope
Road vehicles — Vehicle to grid communication 
interface —
Physical layer and data link layer requirements for 
wireless communication
Part 8: 
This part of this International Standard specifies the requirements of the physical and data link layer for 
a High Level Communication (HLC), directly between battery electric vehicles (BEV) or plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicles (PHEV) based on a wireless communication technology and the electrical charging 
installation Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The wireless communication technology is used 
as an alternative to the wired communication technology as defined in ISO 15118-3.
It covers the overall information exchange between all actors involved in the electrical energy exchange. 
ISO 15118 (all parts) is applicable for conductive charging as well as Wireless Power Transfer (WPT).
For conductive charging, only “IEC 61851-1 modes 3 and 4” EVSEs supporting HLC, are covered by this 
part of ISO 15118.
For wireless power transfer, charging sites according to IEC 61980 and ISO 19363 are covered by this 
part of ISO 15118.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies.
IEEE/Std 802.11™-2012, IEEEStandard for Information technology ― Telecommunications and information 
ISO/IEC 10731:1994, Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — Basic Reference Model — 
ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994, Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — Basic Reference Model: 
ISO/IEC 8802-2:1998, Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between 
ISO 15118-1, Road vehicles — Vehicle to grid communication interface — Part 1: General information and 
ISO 15118-2, Road vehicles — Vehicle-to-Grid Communication Interface — Part 2: Network and application 
ISO 15118-3, Road vehicles — Vehicle to grid communication interface — Part 3: Physical and data link 
ISO 19363, Road vehicles ― Electrically propelled road vehicles― Magnetic field wireless power transfer -- 
exchange  between  systems  ―  Local  and  metropolitan  area  networks  ―  specific  requirements:  Part  11: 
Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications.
use-case definition
protocol requirements
layer requirements
systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Specific requirements — Part 2: Logical link control
Conventions for the definition of OSI services
The Basic Model — Part 1
2  Normative references
Safety and interoperability requirements
 
 
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3	 Terms	and	definitions
magnetic field wireless power transfer systems
communication  between  electric  road  vehicle  (EV)  and  infrastructure  with  respect  to  wireless  power 
transfer (WPT) systems
IEC 61851-1, Electrical vehicle conductive charging system ― Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61980-1, Electric vehicle wireless power transfer (WPT) systems ― Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61980-2,  Electric  vehicle  wireless  power  transfer  (WPT)  systems―Part  2:  Specific  requirements  for 
IEC 61980-3: Electric vehicle wireless power transfer (WPT) systems― Part 3: Specific requirements for the 
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions apply in addition to the terms and 
definitions given in ISO 15118-1 Rev. 2 and ISO 15118-2 Rev. 2.
Wireless communication device that allows the user to connect to another wireless or wired 
communication device (Refer to IEEE 802.11™-2012 standard)
Area with one or more EVSEs controlled by one SECC
IEEE/Std 802.11™-2012 where the instances implement High Throughput PHY
For the purposes of this document, the following abbreviations apply:
4  Symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1
Access Point (AP):
3.2
Charging Site (CS):
3.3
IEEE 802.11n:
Access Point
Battery Electric Vehicle
Charging Site
Dynamic Frequency Selection
Electric Vehicle
Electric Vehicle Communication Controller
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
High Level Communication
Higher Layer Entities
Medium Access Control
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Service Access Point
Supply Equipment Communication Controller
AP
BEV
CS
DFS
EV
EVCC
EVSE
HLC
HLE
MAC
PHEV
SAP
SECC
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