在ISO/IEEE 11073设备通信标准系列的背景下，本标准以支持即插即用（PnP）互操作性的方式，确立了个人远程健康脉搏血氧计设备和计算引擎（例如手机、个人计算机、个人健康设备、机顶盒）之间通信的规范性定义。它利用了现有标准的适当部分，包括ISO/IEEE 11073术语、信息模型、应用程序配置文件标准和传输标准。它规定了远程医疗环境中特定术语代码、格式和行为的使用，限制基础框架中的可选性，以利于互操作性。 本标准定义了个人远程健康脉搏血氧仪通信功能的共同核心。

Within the context of the ISO/IEEE 11073 family of standards for device communication, this standard establishes a normative definition of communication between personal telehealth pulse oximeter devices and compute engines (e.g., cell phones, personal computers, personal health appliances, set top boxes) in a manner that enables plug-and-play (PnP) interoperability. It leverages appropriate portions of existing standards including ISO/IEEE 11073 terminology, information models, application profile standards, and transport standards. It specifies the use of specific term codes, formats, and behaviors in telehealth environments restricting optionality in base frameworks in favor of interoperability. This standard defines a common core of communication functionality for personal telehealth pulse oximeters.