What is DD CEN/TS 16238 - Postal services for MC/RC interface about?
DD CEN/TS 16238 describes the “Open Standard Interface between Image Processor, Machine
Control and Image Controller” (IP/MC/IC Interface) in the context of postal automation equipment.
DD CEN/TS 16238 was agreed to unify the interfaces between:
- Image Processor and Image Controller,
- Image Processor and Machine Control and
- Machine Control and Image Controller and to produce one common specification for this so-called IP/MC/IC Interface.
Who is DD CEN/TS 16238 - Postal services for MC/RC interface for?
DD CEN/TS 16238 on postal services is useful for:
- Courier service providers
- Post offices
- Regulatory authorities
- Post office employees
- Postal operators
Why should you use DD CEN/TS 16238 - Postal services for MC/RC interface?
Image controller (IC) is the device that handles all the image data and results exchange between the transport and the enrichment devices – it is part of the RC system and image processor (IP) is the device that manages and processes images from the camera device – it is in the Transport or in the RC system, depending on implementations
DD CEN/TS 16238 describes:
- UCM (Use Case Model) the use cases for the IP/MC/IC Interface using sequence diagrams with messages.
- IDD (Interface Design Description) is the data model for the IP/MC/IC interface.
- SDD (System Design Description) is the mandatory specification of the IP/MC/IC interface in terms of architecture, services, and behavioural models.
- SDD-TCP/IP, SDD-CORBA, and SDD-SOAP specifications for three compatible transport solutions TCP/IP, CORBA and SOAP are provided.
Overall, DD CEN/TS 16238 specifies the interface between an image controller (IC), the scanner subsystem including the scanner related image processing (IP) devices and the machine control (MC) subsystem for a better understanding of postal automation equipment.
