IPC-2501-2003 Definition for Web-Based Exchange of XML Data (Message Broker)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC). July 2003. 36 p. The intent of this standard is to establish the governing semantics and an XML based syntax for shop floor communication between electronic assembly equipment and associated software applications. Wherever possible, existing and widely accepted protocols have been utilized. Certain guaranteed behaviors have been defined to ensure that mission-critical data is reliably communicated among Clients.
The purpose of this specification is to outline the communication architecture and supporting XML messages. The required programmatic actions that define the choreography between sender and receiver have also been defined.