| Title: | SUNSET DATE FOR RJE DIALUP AND MQ FRAME ANNOUNCED |
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| Date: | 2007-04-26 |
| To: | abi |
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US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) WILL BE FINALIZING THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING 800 DIAL-UP AND SPRINT FRAME RELAY/MQ SERIES
SERVICES THAT CURRENTLY SUPPORT OLDER TRADE SYSTEM INTERFACES TO THE
AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) AND AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES.)
THE UPGRADE OF THESE MISSION CRITICAL INTERFACES IS NECESSITATED BY
RAPIDLY ACCELERATED CHANGES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. AS A
RESULT, CBP HAS BEEN CHANGING EXISTING IBM SNA (LU6.2/RJE) AND FRAME
RELAY INFRASTRUCTURES WITH SOLUTIONS THAT UTILIZE INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP)
SERVICES. THE IP SOLUTION WE HAVE BEEN MIGRATING TO IS VIRTUAL PRIVATE
NETWORK (VPN.)
ABI ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 05-0954 ANNOUNCED THE EFFORT TO REPLACE THE
800 DIAL-UP SERVICE IN AUGUEST, 2005, WHILE ESTIMATING THE CONVERSION
TO CONCLUDE IN EIGHTEEN(18) MONTHS. AT THIS TIME, CBP HAS ESTABLISHED
SEPTEMBER, 30, 2007 AS THE FINAL SUNSET DATE FOR 800 DIAL-UP SERVICE TO
END. IN ADDITION, THE SUNSET DATE FOR SPRINT FRAME RELAY/MQSERIES
USERS WILL BE AUGUST 31, 2008.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE DATES, TRADE PARTNERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION
TO IMPLEMENT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE METHODS OF COMMUNICATING TO CBP:
1) PUBLIC INTERNET CISCO VPN/MQ SERIES VIA A CLIENT PROVISIONED
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP)
2) SPRINT OF VERIZON MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS) VPN, A
PRIVATE CISCO VPN/MQSERIES SOLUTION
3) SERVICE CENTER
4) VAN (VALUE ADDED NETWORK)
5) VPN VIA TOLL FREE DIAL WHERE AN ISP IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY STARTED YOUR CONVERSION EFFORT, CONTACT YOUR
SOFTWARE PROVIDER OR SERVICE CENTER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM YOU ASSIGNED CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR ON THE CBP WESITE AT
WWW.CBP.GOV/XP/CGOV/IMPORT/OPERATIONS SUPPORT/AUTOMATED SYSTEMS/DATA COM
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