ISO 15638-1:2012 provides the following for cooperative telematics applications for regulated commercial freight vehicles:

1. A framework for the provision of cooperative telematics application services for regulated commercial freight vehicles;
2. A description of the concept of operation, regulatory aspects and options and the role models;
3. A conceptual architecture using an on-board platform and wireless communications to a regulator or his agent;
4. References for the key documents on which the architecture is based;
5. Details of the architecture of the facilities layer;
6. A taxonomy of the organisation of generic procedures;
7. Common terminology for the ISO 15638 family of standards.

ISO 15638-1:2012 is based on a (multiple) service provider oriented approach.