CEN/TS 16238:2011
(Main)Postal services - Open Interface between Machine Control and Reading Coding System - MC/RC-Interface
Postal services - Open Interface between Machine Control and Reading Coding System - MC/RC-Interface
This Technical Specification describes the “Open Standard Interface between Image Processor, Machine Control and Image Controller” (IP/MC/IC Interface) in the context of postal automation equipment.
The following architectural overview is the basis for this interface standardization:
It was agreed to unify the interfaces between
a) Image Processor and Image Controller,
b) Image Processor and Machine Control and
c) Machine Control and Image Controller
and to produce one common specification for this so-called IP/MC/IC Interface.
The communication partners of this interface will be called Machine or Machine Control (MC) on the one side and Reading/Coding (RC) System on the other side.
There may be several instances of this interface, depending on the implementation of the MC and the connected RC.
NOTE interfaces for synchronizing the lifted images with their mailpiece_IDs provided by the machine are not shown in the figure above and are not subject of standardization within the first release of this interface.
From the customer point of view the following two scenarios are relevant. The systems MACHINE and RC SYSTEM are to be considered as "black boxes" thus not detailing internal system structure and interfaces.
1) The Machine already includes Camera and Image Processor and will be connected to a 3rd-party RC System including Image Controller and Enrichment Devices.
2) The Machine will be connected to a 3rd-party RC System including Camera, Image Processor, Image Controller and Enrichment Devices. The Camera and (possibly) the Image Processor will have to be mechanically integrated into the machine.
NOTE The camera can be provided by any 3rd-party. This should not impede on the IP/MC/IC interfaces !
This standard is arranged under 4 main clauses as described in Figure 4.
- UCM (Use Case Model) describes the use cases for the IP/MC/IC Interface using sequence diagrams with messages.
- IDD (Interface Design Description) defines the data model (...)
Postalische Dienstleistungen - Offene Schnittstelle zwischen Maschinensteuerung und Lese- und Codier-System - MC/RC-Schnittstelle
Diese Technische Spezifikation beschreibt die "Offene Normschnittstelle zwischen Bildbearbeitung, Maschi-nensteuerung und Bildsteuerung" (IP/MC/IC-Schnittstelle) im Kontext der postalischen Automatisierungs-einrichtungen.
Der folgende Überblick über die Architektur stellt die Grundlage für diese Schnittstellennormung dar:
Bild 1- Überblick über das System
Es wurde vereinbart, die Schnittstellen zwischen Folgendem zu vereinheitlichen:
a) Bildbearbeitung und Bildsteuerung;
b) Bildbearbeitung und Maschinensteuerung und;
c) Maschinensteuerung und Bildsteuerung
sowie eine gemeinsame Spezifikation für diese so genannte IP/MC/IC Schnittstelle zu erarbeiten.
Der Kommunikationspartner auf der einen Seite dieser Schnittstelle wird mit Maschine oder Maschinen-steuerung (MC) und der auf der anderen Seite mit Lese-/Codier-System (RC) bezeichnet.
Für diese Schnittstelle können mehrere Instanzen vorliegen, abhängig von der Implementierung der MC und dem angeschlossenen RC.
ANMERKUNG Schnittstellen zur Synchronisierung der eingescannten Bilder mit deren durch die Maschine erzeugten Attributen mailpiece_ID sind im vorstehenden Bild nicht dargestellt und sind nicht Gegenstand der Normung im Zusammenhang mit der ersten Freigabe dieser Schnittstelle.
Aus Sicht der Kunden sind die beiden folgenden Szenarien von Bedeutung. Die Systeme MASCHINE und RC-SYSTEM sind als „Black Boxes” anzusehen, sodass die interne Systemstruktur und die internen Schnitt-stellen nicht ausführlich dargestellt werden.
Services postaux - Interface ouverte entre le système de Contrôle de la Machine et le système de Reconnaissance et de Codage - Interface MC/RC
Poštne storitve - Odprti vmesnik med strojnim procesorjem in bralnim kodirnim sistemom - Vmesnik MC/RC
Ta tehnična specifikacija opisuje »odprti standardni vmesnik med slikovnim procesorjem, strojnim procesorjem in slikovnim krmilnikom« (vmesnik IP/MC/IC) v zvezi s poštno avtomatizirano opremo. Dogovorjeno je bilo, da bi poenotili vmesnike med a) slikovnim procesorjem in slikovnim krmilnikom, b) slikovnim procesorjem in strojnim procesorjem in c) strojnim procesorjem in slikovnim krmilnikom ter izdelali eno skupno specifikacijo za ta tako imenovani vmesnik IP/MC/IC. Komunikacijski partnerji tega vmesnika se bodo imenovali stroj ali strojni procesor (MC) na eni strani in bralni kodirni sistem (RC) na drugi strani. Obstaja lahko več primerkov tega vmesnika, odvisno od izvedbe MC in povezanega RC. Z vidika stranke sta pomembna naslednja dva scenarija. Sistem STROJ in SISTEM RC se štejeta za »črni skrinjici«, zato ni podrobne opredelitve notranje strukture sistema in vmesnikov.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2011
Poštne storitve - Odprti vmesnik med strojnim procesorjem in bralnim kodirnim
sistemom - Vmesnik MC/RC
Postal services - Open Interface between Machine Control and Reading Coding System
- MC/RC-Interface
Postalische Dienstleistungen - Offene Schnittstelle zwischen Maschinensteuerung und
Lese- und Codier-System - MC/RC-Schnittstelle
Services postaux - Norme ouverte pour l'interface entre le processeur d'image, la
commande numérique et le contrôleur d'image
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16238:2011
ICS:
03.240 Poštne storitve Postal services
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 16238
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
September 2011
ICS 03.240; 35.240.60
English Version
Postal services - Open Interface between Machine Control and
Reading Coding System - MC/RC-Interface
Services postaux - Interface ouverte entre le système de Postalische Dienstleistungen - Offene Schnittstelle
Contrôle de la Machine et le système de Reconnaissance zwischen Maschinensteuerung und Lese- und Codier-
et de Codage - Interface MC/RC System - MC/RC-Schnittstelle
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 4 June 2011 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Introduction .5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative References .8
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 10
5 Use Case Model (UCM) . 11
5.1 Conventions . 11
5.2 Use Case Overview . 11
5.3 Detailed Use Case Descriptions . 13
5.3.1 UC01 – Publish and Select Server . 14
5.3.2 UC02 – Connect . 16
5.3.3 UC03 – Disconnect . 19
5.3.4 UC04 – Submit Mailpiece . 21
5.3.5 UC05 – Request Mailpiece Attributes . 24
5.3.6 UC06 – Transmit Mailpiece Attributes . 26
5.3.7 UC07 – Update Mailpiece Attributes . 29
5.3.8 UC08 – Request Image . 31
5.3.9 UC09 – Transmit Image . 33
5.3.10 UC10 – Get RC System Status . 35
5.3.11 UC11 – Put RC System Status . 36
5.3.12 UC12 – Get Machine Status . 38
5.3.13 UC13 – Put Machine Status . 40
5.4 General error handling . 42
6 Interface Design Description (IDD) . 43
6.1 TIFF Definition . 43
6.1.1 Tiff Usage . 43
6.2 Mailpiece Data Definition . 43
6.2.1 Requirements . 43
6.2.2 Model Commitments . 45
6.2.3 Domain Data Model & Types . 47
7 System Design Description (SDD) . 90
7.1 Overview . 90
7.2 Architectural Goals and Constraints . 91
7.2.1 Client-Server Model . 91
7.2.2 Client-Server Relationships . 92
7.2.3 Server Selection . 93
7.3 Service Model . 94
7.3.1 Overview . 94
7.3.2 Exception Handling . 96
7.3.3 Interface: IReadingCoding . 97
7.3.4 Interface: IMachineController . 101
7.3.5 Data definition . 104
7.4 Behavioural Model . 104
8 Middleware dependent parts of the SDD . 105
8.1 SDD TCP/IP Implementation . 105
8.1.1 Communication layer . 105
8.1.2 Server selection . 105
8.1.3 Message definition. 105
8.2 SDD CORBA Implementation . 107
8.2.1 Server Selection . 108
8.2.2 ORB Implementation . 108
8.2.3 Interface Definition . 108
8.3 SDD SOAP Implementation . 111
8.3.1 Server Selection . 111
8.3.2 Interface Definition . 114
8.3.3 Used Types . 118
8.3.4 Exceptions Handling . 120
Annex A (informative) XML data structure . 121
A.1 Introduction to XML . 121
A.1.1 XML Document Structure . 121
A.2 Introduction to XML Schema . 122
A.2.1 XML schema components . 122
A.3 Listing of XML Schema . 124
Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16238:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 “Postal
Services”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
There is a growing demand for postal operators to combine parts of their sorting automation equipment from
different suppliers in order to optimise performance. In the past, this has led to project-specific interfaces
being negotiated between one postal operator and one or multiple suppliers. These project-specific interfaces
were developed by the suppliers and maintained for an agreed period. This approach has several
disadvantages:
The interface is derived from an interface that was not intended to be open.
The interface is developed for a single project and works only in the context of that project (extra costs).
Each participating supplier has to implement the interface (multiple effort).
Experience shows that integration of components with project-specific interfaces is complex and
expensive.
Project-specific interfaces are not integrated into the product line and once the initially agreed
maintenance period is over it may be difficult and expensive to maintain and/or may hinder the adoption
of equipment upgrades.
This has led to “open interfaces” defined by one supplier. These still have the disadvantage of being in
product use only by one supplier. Within a group of pos
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