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Internet Open Trading Protocol - IOTP Version 1

Network Working Group                                          D. Burdett
Request for Comments: 2801                                   Commerce One
Category: Informational                                        April 2000


                 Internet Open Trading Protocol - IOTP
                              Version 1.0

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) provides an interoperable
   framework for Internet commerce. It is payment system independent and
   encapsulates payment systems such as SET, Secure Channel
   Credit/Debit, Mondex, CyberCoin, GeldKarte, etc. IOTP is able to
   handle cases where such merchant roles as the shopping site, the
   Payment Handler, the Delivery Handler of goods or services, and the
   provider of customer support are performed by different parties or by
   one party.

Table of Contents

   1.  Background .....................................................7
     1.1  Commerce on the Internet, a Different Model .................7
     1.2  Benefits of IOTP ............................................9
     1.3  Baseline IOTP ..............................................10
     1.4  Objectives of Document .....................................10
     1.5  Scope of Document ..........................................11
     1.6  Document Structure .........................................11
     1.7  Intended Readership ........................................13
         1.7.1  Reading Guidelines ...................................13
   2.  Introduction ..................................................14
     2.1  Trading Roles ..............................................16
     2.2  Trading Exchanges ..........................................18
         2.2.1  Offer Exchange .......................................19
         2.2.2  Payment Exchange .....................................21
         2.2.3  Delivery Exchange ....................................24
         2.2.4  Authentication Exchange ..............................26
     2.3  Scope of Baseline IOTP .....................................28



Burdett                      Informational