e-Delivery Infrastructure and Access
Points
Connectivity Today
…
Integrator
…
Integrator
…
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Two Main Chalenges
• Simplify message transport
• Improve the way we are dealing with
semantics
…Also
– Must be done in a way that allows easy access to
SME’s…
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Integration Hubs and VAN’s …
One Hub
Another Hub
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More than a Hub
Single Point
Of Access
• Globally Addressable
• Secure
• Independent from Semantics or Applications
• Independent from Vendor or Provider
• Simple and Easy to Use
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Addressing
Existing
system
DNS
EAP
EAP
INTERNET
EAP
Existing
system
Existing
system
EAP
Existing
system
Still need to resolve:
• Security
• Semantics
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Overall challenge
Why should I trust?
Trust
Sender
Who can I reach?
Where can I send my
document?
How do I transport my document?
Registry
Receiver
How do I advertise
my capabilities?
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Busdox – Business Document Interchange
Preparing the e-freight Access Point Architecture
•
Service Metadata Locator (SML):
•
•
•
The SML is the key component of enabling the register for exchange of business
documents.
ROOT PKI (Circle of trust)
•
The ROOT PKI is used to create the core circle of trust between AP’s, SMP’s and SML.
•
Together with the usage of SAML Sender Vouches assertion tokens this create a flexible –
yet trustworthy – 4-corner model for realising the foundation of electronic documents
exchange
The BusDox specifications
•
Is now target of a OASIS technical committee working on the standardization of the
current specification
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Simple, Easy to Use and… little
investment requirements
• Development and Integration cannot not be
mandatory, SME’s must be able to use off-theshelf compatible apps
• Guidance and Support for legacy system
integration must be a part of the overall
architecture, even if this interface will be the
last to be developed
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Semantics
• Profiles define na actor comunicaion capability.
• Profiles represent a process not a message, in
processes a conversation or protocol envolving a set
of messages is clearly defined
• All profiles have a core imutable version, ensuring
minimum compatability, but can be extended using
conbinations ofspecific modules for specific
scenarios
• THERE ARE NO “IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES”
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Technical Overview
E-Delivery Infra-structure
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The e-Delivery Infrastructure
E-freight
Compatible solutions (e.g.
NSW, authorities, GDS,
Shipping Portals)
Major LSP’s and
LSC’s
SME’s (LSP’s and
LSC’s)
EAP
Existing
system
EAP
EAP
INTERNET
Efreight
App
EAP
EAP
EAP
Legacy
system
AppStore
E-freight service providers will have to be able to interconnect, building a global network. This is a similar
model to the one supporting e-mail today!
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Access Points
E-freight Access Points
E-freight
Compatible solutions (e.g.
NSW, authorities, GDS,
Shipping Portals)
• Single connections point for applications, able to
relay information to other access points.
EAP
• Can be implemented in-house if data security or
privacy is a concern. This is a decision
comparable to use an external e-mail provider or
implement the server in-house.
Existi
ng
syste
Major LSP’s and LSC’s m
SME’s (LSP’s and LSC’s)
EAP
EAP
Efreig
ht
App
INTERNET
EAP
• Actors declare support for profiles, ensuring
interoperability at the semantic level
• Extensible to host other services like Stores,
Tracking,TSD or STD repository
EAP
EAP
Lega
cy
syste
m
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Stores And Apps
Stores and Apps
Make e-freight compatible
applications available to actors.
E-freight
Compatible solutions (e.g.
NSW, authorities, GDS,
Shipping Portals)
• Typically , small and off-the-shelf
applications serving specific functions
and market requirements
• Readily available applications,
supporting e-Freight profiles
EAP
Existi
ng
syste
Major LSP’s and LSC’s m
SME’s (LSP’s and LSC’s)
EAP
EAP
Efreig
ht
App
INTERNET
• Multiple stores and vendors may and
shall coexist, allowing the actors to
chose the best suited solution for their
needs, without compromising
interoperability
EAP
EAP
Lega
cy
syste
m
EAP
AppStore
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Compatible Solutions
E-freight compatible solutions
Existing, in-house or tailored
solutions for actors participating in efreight enabled transport chains
E-freight
Compatible solutions (e.g.
NSW, authorities, GDS,
Shipping Portals)
• Typically these will be large scale systems design to
meet specific needs of a given actor or customized
solutions
• These will use the e-freight framework and services
by connecting to a E-Freight provider, exposing
support for a given number of profiles
• Examples are: Single windows, large transport
provider systems, authorities, existing and legacy
systems, typically , small and
off-the-shelf
applications serving specific functions and market
requirements
EAP
Existi
ng
syste
Major LSP’s and LSC’s m
SME’s (LSP’s and LSC’s)
EAP
EAP
Efreig
ht
App
INTERNET
EAP
EAP
Lega
cy
syste
m
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EAP
Thank You
Questions & Discussion
nuno.bento@marlo.no
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