DD CEN TS 15523-2011 PDF

Full title and description

CEN/TS 15523:2011 — Postal services — Statement of mailing submission. This Technical Specification defines a methodology and data model to allow postal operators and mailers to prepare, organise and transmit statements of mailing (mail submission reports) for letter-mail and flats, covering operational, financial and marketing information, message formats and a recommended secure communication protocol for transmission of such statements.

Abstract

The specification describes information requirements, data content, message organisation, formats and communication protocols supporting the exchange of mail submission / statement of mailing information between mailers and postal operators. It includes guidance on application-level security (threats and countermeasures) relevant to revenue protection in controlled mail-entry environments and provides concrete examples of statements of mailing and an example secure transmission protocol.

General information

• Status: Published (CEN Technical Specification CEN/TS 15523:2011).
• Publication date: 2011 (approved by CEN 4 June 2011; noted as valid/available from October 2011).
• Publisher: European Committee for Standardization (CEN) as a Technical Specification; adopted/available through national bodies (examples: DIN, ONR, SIST).
• ICS / categories: 03.240 — Postal services.
• Edition / version: CEN/TS 15523:2011 (Technical Specification, 2011 edition).
• Number of pages: Approximately 100–105 pages in national reproductions (commonly listed as 105 pages in several national publications).

Scope

CEN/TS 15523:2011 sets out a flexible methodology for defining and exchanging statements of mailing (mail submission reports) between mailers and postal operators. It covers the identification of information that may be collected within the mailer domain and transmitted to the postal domain (operations, finance, marketing), the organisation of that information into message structures, recommended data formats and a communication protocol, plus application-level security considerations. The TS addresses letter-mail and flats and is not intended to inspect or describe the content of mail items.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of required data elements for statements of mailing (operations, financial, marketing fields).
• Message organisation and data modelling for transmission from mailer systems to postal systems.
• Recommended data formats and communication protocol for secure transmission.
• Application-level security analysis and countermeasures to protect postal revenue and integrity in controlled mail-entry scenarios.
• Practical examples: sample statements of mailing and an example secure communication protocol.

Typical use and users

Primary users are postal operators, mail service providers, bulk mailers and their IT vendors who implement mail submission and reporting systems. Secondary users include postal regulators, integrators, and consultants working on postal IT interoperability, revenue protection and secure data exchange between mailers and postal domains.

Related standards

Related documents include the earlier CEN/TS 15523:2006 (previous edition) and various postal-service and mail-processing standards and technical specifications addressing quality of service, data interchange and security used by CEN/TC 331 work items; national adoptions and translations exist (examples: DIN, ONR, SIST). Users should review the CEN/TC 331 portfolio and national publications for companion and successor documents.

Keywords

statement of mailing; mail submission; postal services; mail data exchange; message format; communication protocol; mail security; revenue protection; bulk mail; postal IT interoperability.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: CEN/TS 15523:2011 is a CEN Technical Specification titled "Postal services — Statement of mailing submission" that prescribes data requirements and message structures for mail submission reports exchanged between mailers and postal operators.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the information elements to be collected by mailers, how to organise those elements into messages, recommended data formats and a secure communication protocol, plus guidance on application-level security and examples of concrete statements of mailing. It focuses on letters and flats, not the content of items.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Postal operators, bulk mailers, postal IT vendors, integrators and consultants involved in mail intake, reporting and revenue protection use this Technical Specification. National standards bodies and regulators may also reference it.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: CEN/TS 15523 was published as a 2011 Technical Specification. The TS was approved for provisional application in 2011; users should verify current national adoption or any newer CEN projects that may replace or update it via their national standards body or CEN/TC 331 because Technical Specifications can be converted, updated or maintained at national level. No widely published CEN EN replacement is indicated in the sources consulted here.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a standalone Technical Specification within the postal services work of CEN/TC 331; there are related CEN/CENELEC postal standards and other TS/EN documents addressing postal quality, data interchange and security that together form the broader postal standards portfolio.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Statement of mailing, mail submission, postal data exchange, message format, communication protocol, mail security, revenue protection.