3.7 ebXML Messaging Service

Generally speaking the ebXML Messaging Service (ebXML MS) handles the delivery and receiving of the XML messages from point A to point B and is defined in ebXML Messaging Service Specification [11]. ebXML MS is based on the common protocol TCP/IP and on a higher level on protocols like FTP, HTTP, SMTP plus others. Further ebXML MS is based on SOAP Messaging with Attachments (Simple Object Access Protocol) ¹²

ebXML calls the software which deals with the messaging the Message Service Handler (ebXML MSH). The ebXML MSH is an entity which is used by the Business Service Interface to finally send and receive messages.

The ebXML Messaging Service Team divided their work into the packaging specification, ebXML SOAP extensions, message service handler services, reliable messaging, error reporting and handling and security.

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