ISO 20022-6-2013 PDF

Full title and description

Financial services — Universal financial industry message scheme — Part 6: Message transport characteristics. This part of ISO 20022 specifies the characteristics of the MessageTransportSystem required for an ISO 20022 BusinessTransaction and MessageDefinition, and explains how MessageTransportMode values determine MessageTransportCharacteristics.

Abstract

ISO 20022-6:2013 defines the transport-related characteristics required to support ISO 20022 business transactions and message definitions. It describes the MessageTransportMode concept and the MessageTransportCharacteristics that can influence message behaviour at the business and message-definition layers, while leaving wire-level transport interoperability to other specifications.

General information

• Status: Published (confirmed at most recent 5-year review).
• Publication date: May 2013 (2013-05).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 03.060 (Financial services).
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2013).
• Number of pages: 7.

Scope

Provides a concise, layer-oriented specification of the transport characteristics required by ISO 20022 BusinessTransactions and MessageDefinitions. The scope covers the definition of MessageTransportMode and the set of MessageTransportCharacteristics that describe behaviour relevant to business-level interoperability (for example delivery semantics, reliability and ordering), and intentionally does not specify low-level wire protocols or wire-format interoperability. Changes in transport-characteristic values can affect associated business transactions and message definitions, so the part is designed to be used with the ISO 20022 Repository and registration processes.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of MessageTransportMode and how it associates with BusinessTransactions in the ISO 20022 Repository.
• Specification of MessageTransportCharacteristics relevant to business- and message-level interoperability (delivery, reliability, ordering, security expectations at the transport level).
• Guidance on how changes to transport characteristics can affect BusinessTransaction and MessageDefinition semantics.
• A layered approach that separates business/message requirements from wire-level transport protocols (wire-level interoperability not defined in this part).

Typical use and users

Used by standards engineers, payment-system architects, banks, clearing and settlement systems, message gateway and middleware vendors, implementers integrating ISO 20022 messages into operational networks, and registration authorities coordinating repository content and transport expectations. It is referenced when defining or selecting transport modes for particular business transactions or when assessing interoperability and operational implications of transport choices.

Related standards

Part of the ISO 20022 series (the 2013 publication comprises parts 1–8). Closely related parts include ISO 20022-1 (Metamodel), ISO 20022-2 (UML profile), ISO 20022-3 (Modelling), ISO 20022-4 (XML schema generation), ISO 20022-5 (Reverse engineering), ISO 20022-7 (Registration) and ISO 20022-8 (ASN.1 generation). Implementers will typically use this part together with repository and registration guidance (ISO 20022-7) and the metamodel (ISO 20022-1).

Keywords

ISO 20022, message transport, MessageTransportMode, MessageTransportCharacteristics, financial messaging, transport semantics, interoperability, ISO/TC 68, payments messaging.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 20022-6:2013 is Part 6 of the ISO 20022 universal financial industry message scheme; it defines message transport characteristics and the MessageTransportMode concept used to associate transport behaviour with business transactions and message definitions.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the transport-level characteristics relevant to business- and message-level interoperability (for example delivery and reliability semantics) and how these characteristics are represented via MessageTransportMode. It does not prescribe wire-level protocols or wire-format interoperability.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Banks, payment systems and scheme operators, middleware and gateway vendors, systems integrators, and standards/registration authorities use it when specifying or evaluating transport modes that must support ISO 20022 business transactions.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 20022-6:2013 is the published (Edition 2) version from May 2013 and the ISO bibliographic record shows the standard was last reviewed and confirmed in the 2024 review cycle, so this edition remains current (it superseded the 2009 edition).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is one part of the multi-part ISO 20022 standard (parts 1–8 in the 2013 consolidated publication), each part covering metamodel, modelling, schema generation, registration and related topics.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: MessageTransportMode, MessageTransportCharacteristics, transport semantics, ISO 20022, financial messaging, interoperability, message repository.