PD CEN/TS 16919:2016

What is PD CEN/TS 16919 - IDT-PAE about?  

PD CEN/TS 16919 specifies an Interface and Data Transfer format for capturing Postal Automation Events (IDT-PAE) interface enables interoperability among several systems and processes by providing specifications to the following requirements:  

• Data Collection and Transfer: Specification of data transported from the devices to higher-level systems. There may be more than one permissible protocol referring to different OSI layers. The standard will define where the communication requires polling and where asynchronous messages are used. The basis is messages triggered by events 
• Data Storage and Format: Specification of how data is formatted and structured. This concerns the choice between XML, CSV, EDI, JSON and other formats including possible binary representations 
• Data Model: Specification of the semantics (meanings) behind the data. This is the most important part and one of the most important objectives for the specification. This means that the conceptual data model and its mapping to the Data Format will be developed. Major focus on specifications level of detail will be placed in order to provide a document that will provide detailed specification information without being too general or too specific 

PD CEN/TS 16919 describes the Management Information System (MIS) interface including information about processes that move Items, classification of postal business events in the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) data model, and the impact of events on MIS. 

Who is PD CEN/TS 16919 - IDT-PAE for? 

PD CEN/TS 16919  on IDT-PAE interface is useful for: 

• Postal IT systems 
• Postal Industry 
• Postal service providers 
• Software companies/developers 
• The IT industry 

Why should you use PD CEN/TS 16919 - IDT-PAE?  

PD CEN/TS 16919 walks through a number of significant events of the process that the MIS interface should contain in order to guarantee the interoperability of different proprietary MIS systems and different Postal Sorting equipment. 

PD CEN/TS 16919 allows interfacing postal processes in order to gather information which is prepared for presentation/aggregation to higher-level systems. 

PD CEN/TS 16919 addresses how raw data is transported from the devices to the MIS. There may be more than one permissible protocol referring to different OSI layers. The standard should define where the communication requires polling and where asynchronous messages are used. 

PD CEN/TS 16919 specifies EPCIS Data Model assessment with respect to a standardised MIS along with EPCIS specification framework. PD CEN/TS 16919 also provides you with an overview of the data storage in a repository with the necessary data format.