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Odette FTP (OFTP)
Odette File Transfer Protocol (OFTP) is a specialized protocol designed for secure and reliable data exchange primarily within the European automotive industry. It facilitates large-scale Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners, enabling streamlined and automated file transfers across different enterprises..
Odette File Transfer Protocol (OFTP) was developed by the Odette Organization to enable standardized, efficient and interoperable file exchanges mainly between companies in the automotive sector. Operating over TCP, UDP, and more recently optional secure protocols, OFTP supports bulk data transfers such as invoices, orders, technical documents, and engineering designs.
OFTP implements features such as session establishment, flow control, put/get operations, and error recovery to ensure reliable delivery of files. While OFTP was initially designed to work over dedicated X.25 networks, Version 2 (OFTP2) extended capabilities to facilitate use over TCP/IP networks, supporting compression, encryption, digital signatures, and large file transfer (up to several gigabytes).
Traditionally used within closed B2B environments, OFTP has become an industry standard for exchanging high-value and sensitive data in supply chains. The protocol supports checkpoint restart mechanisms and can resume interrupted transfers, which is essential for industrial-scale operations.