The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced publication of two new standards: ANSI/CTA/NSF-2052.1, Definitions and Characteristics for Wearable Sleep Monitors and ANSI/CTA-2056, Physical Activity Monitoring for Fitness Wearables: Step Counting. These standards define terms and functionality for step counting wearables and sleep measuring devices.
Sleep experts at the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) partnered with CTA to help develop Definitions and Characteristics for Wearable Sleep Monitors. The new standard defines terms for describing sleep states and indicates the functionality required in devices measuring sleep behavior. The standard focuses exclusively on consumer products and does not address functionality within medical devices.