PD IEC/TR 62325-501:2005

What is PD IEC/TR 62325-501 — Use of ebXML about? 

PD IEC/TR 62325-501 is an international standard that discusses the framework for energy market communications. 

PD IEC/TR 62325-501 provides general guidelines on how to use the ebXML technology and architecture in energy markets based on the ISO 15000 ISO series “Electronic business eXtensible Markup Language (ebXML)” together with migration scenarios and an implementation example. 

PD IEC/TR 62325-501 is mainly based on the public description of the ebXML initiative and is intended to provide a basic understanding of the technology. 

Note: For recommended profiles, see IEC 62325-502. 

Who is PD IEC/TR 62325-501— Use of ebXML for?  

PD IEC/TR 62325-501 on the use of ebXML is relevant to: 

• Software developers 
• ebXML program designers 
• ebXML programmers 
• Software engineers 
• Software/IT companies 
• Regulatory authorities 

Why should you use PD IEC/TR 62325-501— Use of ebXML? 

The ‘electronic business Extensible Markup Language’ (ebXML) specification and architecture stem from UN/CEFACT and OASIS and these are now partly standards within the ISO 15000 series being complemented in the future to cover all aspects of ebXML. 

PD IEC/TR 62325-501 provides you with the guidelines on using the architecture of ebXML. ebXML is a complete set of specifications and standards to enable secure electronic business using proven, open standards such as TCP/IP, HTTP, SOAP, XML, and SOAP signature and encryption. PD IEC/TR 62325-501 explains the evolutionary nature of ebXML, built on 25 years of EDI experience, designed to work with existing EDI solutions. PD IEC/TR 62325-501 is used to develop an emerging class of internet-based electronic business applications based on XML. This means that existing EDI messages (EDIFACT, and X12), as well as XML messages, can be exchanged.  PD IEC/TR 62325-501 describes the vision of ebXML, to create a single global electronic marketplace where enterprises of any size and in any geographical location can meet and conduct business with each other through the exchange of XML-based messages. ebXML is a set of specifications that together enable a modular, yet complete electronic business framework for using the Internet. In accordance with PD IEC/TR 62325-501, the ebXML architecture provides: 

• A way to define business processes and their associated messages and content 
• A way to register and discover business process sequences with a related message exchanges 
• A way to define company profiles 
• A way to define trading partner agreements 
• A uniform message transport layer