SWIFTNet InterAct Store and Forward

SWIFTNet InterAct Store and Forward is a protocol designed and supported by SWIFT. The protocol is used to exchange financial messages between organizations connected to services on to the SWIFTNet network cite web | url=http://www.swift.com/index.cfm?item_id=2160 | title=SWIFTNet InterAct | publisher= S.W.I.F.T. SCRL ("SWIFT") | accessdate=2007-05-18] .

Protocol

SWIFTNet InterAct Store and Forward is a Store and Forward protocol, implemented using a client-server protocol. SWIFT stores the message centrally, removing the need for the sender and receiver to be connected to the network simultaneously, unlike SWIFTNet InterAct Realtime.

Sending a message

The sender of the message is the client, and SWIFT is the server:
# client: sends a request to the receiver. The request contains the message payload to be sent.
# server: receives the request.
# server: Stores the message payload for later delivery to the receiver.
# server: sends the response - an acknowledgment that the message has been stored OK.
# client: receives the response.

Receiving a message

There are two delivery modes for receiving messages:
* Pull mode - the receiver of the message is the client
* Push mode - the receiver of the message is the server

Pull mode

In Pull mode, the receiver of the message is the client, and SWIFT is the server:
# client: sends a request to retrieve the message from SWIFT.
# server: receives the request.
# server: Retrieves the stored message payload and puts it in the response.
# server: sends the response.
# client: receives the response containing the message payload.
# client: processes the message payload.
# client: sends a request acknowledging receipt of the message to SWIFT.
# server: receives the request.
# server: processes the receipt and creates a response.
# server: sends the response.
# client: receives the response.

Pull mode takes two requests to receive one message. Pull mode is better suited to low-volume applications.

Push mode

In Push mode, the receiver of the message is the server, and SWIFT is the client:
# client: sends a request containing the stored message payload.
# server: receives the request.
# server: processes the message payload. Creates a response acknowledging receipt of the message.
# server: sends the response.
# client: receives the response.

Push mode takes one request to receive one message. Push mode is better suited to high-volume applications.

Application

SWIFTNet InterAct Store and Forward is best suited to applications where message delivery is not time-critical. For example:
* Relationship Management Application (RMA)
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See also

*SWIFT
*SWIFTNet InterAct Realtime
*SWIFTNet FileAct Realtime
*SWIFTNet FileAct Store and Forward

References

* [http://www.swift.com/index.cfm?item_id=7504 SWIFTNet messaging services]