在ISO/IEEE 11073设备通信标准系列的背景下，ISO/IEEE11073-10406:2012确立了个人基本心电图（ECG）设备和管理人员（如手机、个人电脑、个人健康设备和机顶盒）之间以即插即用互操作性的方式进行通信的规范性定义。 利用现有标准的适当部分，包括ISO/IEEE 11073术语和IEEE 11073-20601信息模型。规定了在远程医疗环境中使用特定术语代码、格式和行为，限制基础框架中的可选性，以利于互操作性。 定义了个人远程健康基本ECG（1至3导联ECG）设备通信功能的共同核心。就可穿戴ECG设备的支持而言，监测ECG设备与诊断ECG设备的区别在于，将设备支持的导联数量限制为三根，并且不需要对检测到的电活动进行注释或分析，以确定已知的心脏现象。 ISO/IEEE 11073-10406:2012与基本框架一致，允许通过遵循多个设备专业化（例如ECG和呼吸频率）实现多功能。

Within the context of the ISO/IEEE 11073 family of standards for device communication, a normative definition of the communication between personal basic electrocardiograph (ECG) devices and managers (e.g. cell phones, personal computers, personal health appliances, and set top boxes) in a manner that enables plug-and-play interoperability is established in ISO/IEEE11073-10406:2012. Appropriate portions of existing standards including ISO/IEEE 11073 terminology and IEEE 11073-20601 information models are leveraged. The use of specific term codes, formats and behaviours in telehealth environments restricting optionality in base frameworks in favour of interoperability is specified. A common core of communication functionality for personal telehealth basic ECG (1- to 3-lead ECG) devices is defined. Monitoring ECG devices are distinguished from diagnostic ECG equipment with respect to support for wearable ECG devices, limiting the number of leads supported by the equipment to three, and not requiring the capability of annotating or analysing the detected electrical activity to determine known cardiac phenomena. ISO/IEEE 11073-10406:2012 is consistent with the base framework and allows multifunction implementations by following multiple device specializations (e.g. ECG and respiration rate).