CSS Retry Strategy

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Summary
There is currently a mismatch within the Central Switching Service (CSS) system functionality and the legal text within the REC Switching Data Management Schedule. Within the schedule the retry strategy is defined as “retry sending the Market Message at intervals of 10 seconds, 20 seconds and 30 seconds from each attempt to send the Market Message. If these retry Market Messages also fail, then the Market Message shall be retried at intervals of one hour up to a maximum of 12 hours; after which delivery of the Market Message shall be abandoned and a Switching Incident raised in accordance with the Switching Service Management Schedule”. However, in response to an incident in 2022, the CSS Provider updated the retry strategy. This change seeks to amend the legal text in Section 2.4 of the Switching Data Management Schedule to reflect the retry strategy which is currently in operation in the CSS system.

Latest update and next planned activity

Date of latest update
Latest Update
08/11/2024 - This Change Proposal has been implemented as part of the November 2024 REC Release.

Impacts Overview

Priority and rationale
Standard

Priority last updated on 29 May 2026

Solution development

Problem Statement
The CSS system is currently out of sync with the REC legal drafting for the retry strategy.
Proposed solution summary
  1. The Switching Data Management Schedule Section 2.4 should be updated to reflect the current retry strategy: 1. a short interval retry sequence of 3 attempts at 20 second intervals 2. a long interval retry sequence of 12 attempts at 1 hour intervals. The CSS Provider has confirmed that there is now a process in place that would prevent any future updates to the retry strategy without a change request being raised in the first instance.

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Change Plan

Change Proposal Plan

Completed

Start:

15 Aug 2024

Due:

17 Sep 2024

Completion:

17 Sep 2024

Consultation to be issued

Completed

Start:

17 Sep 2024

Due:

20 Sep 2024

Completion:

20 Sep 2024

Consultation to close

Completed

Start:

20 Sep 2024

Due:

04 Oct 2024

Completion:

04 Oct 2024

Final Recommendation Vote

Completed

Start:

04 Oct 2024

Due:

15 Oct 2024

Completion:

15 Oct 2024

Original submission

Change details

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15 Aug 2024

Change details

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Activity

Implementation Date has been updated to 08 Nov 2024.
james.hardy has been allocated as Lead Analyst.