IEC 62056-8-8:2020 describes how the DLMS/COSEM Application layer and the COSEM object model, as specified in IEC 62056-5-3:2017, IEC 62056-6-1:2017 and IEC 62056-6-2:2017, can be used over the lower layers specified in the IEC 14908 series, forming a DLMS/COSEM ISO/IEC 14908 communication profile. This document is part of the IEC 62056 series. Its structure follows IEC 62056-1-0 and IEC TS 62056-1-1.