Infrastructure

SDNv4 in brief

SDN is a secure and virtuel network for data communication in the Danish healthcare sector, connecting public and private parties.

• SDN enables connected parties to both offer their own services and establish agreements for network access to others‛ services.
• SDN consists of a network infrastructure and several support systems, including SDN’s management system, the Agreement System.
• Transmissions in SDN are not stored and no backups are made.

Connection to SDN and SD-WAN

Connection to SDN is established through SD-WAN technology, where SDN, unless specified otherwise, is terminated in a SDN SD-WAN box, which is installed locally at the connected party.

Selection of SD-WAN box and the need for redundant setup are determined during the initial dialogue with MedCom, based on the connected party’s intended use of SDN, including:

• What will the connection be used for – and does the connected party expect to offer services, or does the connected party only need to access services from others?
• How important is the availability of the connection and any services offered on SDN?

The cost for the purchase, configuration, as well as hardware and software support for the SDN SD-WAN box is covered by MedCom.

The technical ressources and network competence for the local installation, the local operating environment for the SDN SD-WAN box, and the network connection to SDN are, according to the Connection Agreement for SDN, the responsibility and cost of the connected party.

The connnection to SDN can also be established through a virtual firewall.

The Agreement System

The connection to SDN does not, in itself, provide access to data. Network access to data is regulated both technically and organizationally in the Agreement System, in where the connected parties themselves administer and manage services, clients, agreements and users.

SDN ensures only the data transmission, while the connected partie sare responsible for entering into agreements on access to services via the Agreement System.

The Agreement System:

• Is a catalog of connected organisations and the services they provide
• Handles the creation of agreements for services
• Documents which organisations use these services
• Forms and provisions centrally configured Access Control Lists (ACL) in accordance with the segmentation in the concluded agreements

The SDN agreement system consists of different sections:

• AftaleDocs (in Danish): Here, you will find user manuals, general information about the Agreement System, and documentation.
• AftalePortal (in Danish): This is used to create and update services, clients, and agreements.

Please note that access to both AftalePortal and AftaleDocs require requires that you have access to SDN.

Useful information on connecting to SDN

Recommendations for package size when using SDN can be downloaded here (PDF, in Danish only) Please contact us for further details.