The gas suppliers are now obligated to exchange data with up- and downstream network operators and traders. These include in particular the necessary messages for accounting grid like nominating and allocation. inubit offers with the communication hub an efficient platform for exchanging data between gas suppliers. Besides the secure and safe communication with all market partners the communication hub provides the conversion of data into the respective formats.

Performance characteristics of the inubit communication hub

• Reception of data from the up- and downstream network operators via different communication ways (e-mail, http, WebServices, ISDN-FTP, TCP-IP FTP, S-FTP, FTP-S, X.400, AS2) in different formats (CSV, XML, Excel, KissGas, MSCONS, EDIG@S V2, V3, V4, …)
• Conversion and transmission of data to the upstream network operator in any formats (e.g.  B. ALOCAT 4.0) using any way of communication
• Operating 24/7
• Optionally flexible reports like e.g. consumption history, diverse analyses, status summaries are provided by the portal component of the inubit BPM-Suite
• For a secure exchange of data embedding of signature and encryption are supported

Advantages of the inubit communication hub

• Adaption to new market standards
• Rapid and easy circuit-entering of new market partners
• Calculable costs
• No own infrastructure – (the downstream network operator will not need additional equipment and no additional software – he only have to send the data to the communication hub in one of the above mentioned formats via one of the above mentioned protocols)