ANNEXSupplementary provisions
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY COMMON HOST CENTRE 1. Description The host centre must be operational by 1 July 1992 at the latest. It must be composed of the following elements in particular: - memory for storing information. It is intended to store messages for four weeks, - computers capable of managing large quantities of data; to be consulted by many users simultaneously, - management and documentation software permitting information to be distributed, - equipment (hardware and software) for the management of communications between the public networks (network x 25 and telephone network), - electronic messenger services which conform to the international standards, - file transfer services, - facilities for archiving during one year, - restart facilities in case of failure. The host centre must be able to interoperate with existing systems or systems which will be in place in the national veterinary services, in accordance with the international standards. The host centre must be available seven days a week and 24 hours out of 24. 2. Security rules The host centre must have a set of strict and coherent provisions for data protection and integrity. Access to the system must be controlled by a series of security procedures, particularly by changeable passwords with rules regarding the number of retries, so as to minimize the danger of accidental or improper consultation. 3. Size and format of information The size of the message formatted for transmission may be up to 4 000 characters. The formatted message will be in ASCII format with defined characters. The estimated number of messages per day will be about 3 000. Estimated management will require about 3 000 entry operations and 6 000 dispatch operations per day. 4. System capacity The system must be able to manage 2 450 potential users. However, usertime overlaps may vary. The estimated number of simultaneous users (sending and receiving) will be on average 70 and not more than 100. Capacity must be expandible if necessary. The system must be able to manage waiting codes. 5. Assistance A help service must be available 12 hours a day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the location of the host centre, in order to deal with any communication problems. 6. Maintenance A series of safeguard measures and facilities for restoring the files must be available for the system and operational at the host centre to ensure that no information is lost. The host centre must have all the qualified staff necessary.