- To : Automated Broker Interface
Subject: CHANGES TO 800 DIAL-UP SERVICE
TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES TO VENDOR COMMUNITY
THE MEMORANDUM INCLUDED IN THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WAS MAILED TO THE
VENDOR COMMUNITY LAST WEEK. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM ALL
AUTOMATED TRADE PARTICIPANTS OF UPCOMING CHANGES THAT WILL BE OCCURRING
AT THE CBP DATA CENTER. THESE CHANGES WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON ALL
COMPANIES THAT DIAL-IN TO ABI USING THE 800 AND LOCAL ROTARIES.
BROKERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR SOFTWARE PROVIDERS FOR INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THEIR VPN STATUS WITH THE DATA CENTER. FOR FURTHER DETAILS
PLEASE VISIT THE CBP WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/XP/CGOV/IMPORT/
OPERATIONS_SUPPORT/AUTOMATED_SYSTEMS/DATA_COMM_CHANGES/
(USE LOWER CASE CHARACTERS WHEN ACCESSING THIS URL)
JULY 20, 2005
FROM: ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO 800 DIAL-UP SERVICE
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING 800
DIAL-UP SERVICE THAT CURRENTLY SUPPORTS THE TRADE'S INTERFACE TO THE
AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) AND AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES). THE
UPGRADE OF THIS MISSION CRITICAL INTERFACE IS NECESSITATED BY THE
RAPIDLY CHANGING NATURE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT
CBP NEEDS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING IBM SNA (LU6.2/RJE) ARCHITECTURE WITH
A LOW COST SOLUTION THAT UTILIZES TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY. THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY IS KNOWN AS THE TRADE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) SOLUTION.
THE TRADE VPN INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR
PARTICIPATION BY VENDORS AND SELF-PROGRAMMERS. EFFECTIVE ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER NO NEW REQUESTS FOR RJE
AND LU6.2 WILL BE GRANTED. DURING THE 120-DAY GRACE PERIOD, REQUESTS
FOR RJE AND LU6.2 WILL BE ACCEPTED, HOWEVER, THESE NEW RJE/LU6.2
CONNECTIONS WILL ULTIMATELY BE SUBJECT TO CONVERSION AT A LATER DATE.
CBP WILL BEGIN THE EFFORT TO CONVERT ALL EXISTING RJE AND LU6.2
CONNECTIONS TO THE TRADE VPN SOLUTION 120 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS
LETTER. THE SCOPE OF THIS CONVERSION IS ESTIMATED TO CONCLUDE
EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER. THE TRADE WILL HAVE
THE OPTION TO IMPLEMENT ONE OF FIVE METHODS OF COMMUNICATING TO CBP.
THE METHODS ARE: (1) CISCO VPN/MQ SERIES SOLUTION VIA A CLIENT
PROVISIONED INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) CONNECTION, (2) SPRINT
FRAME RELAY/MQSERIES SOLUTION, (3) SERVICE CENTER, (4) VAN (VALUE-
ADDED-NETWORK), (5) VPN VIA TOLLFREE DIAL WHERE AN ISP IS NOT
ACCESSIBLE.
AS OF THIS TIME, NO DATES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE ULTIMATE RETIREMENT
OF THE EXISTING TRADE TOLL-FREE DIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. UNTIL THE
CONVERSION EFFORT BEGINS AND A DEFINITIVE DATE IS DETERMINED FOR
CONCLUDING THE CONVERSION OF RJE AND LU6.2, EXISTING RJE AND LU6.2
CONNECTIONS WILL BE SUPPORTED AND MAINTAINED.
VENDORS AND SELF-PROGRAMMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFERENCE THE CBP
WEBSITE AT WWW.CBP.GOV FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.