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The '''Global Data Synchronisation Network''' is an [[internet]]-based, interconnected network of interoperable data pools and a global registry known as the [[GS1]] Global Registry, that enable companies around the globe to exchange standardised and synchronised [[supply chain]] data with their trading partners using a standardised [[Global Product Classification]].

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==Global identification numbers==

The [[Global Location Number]] (GLN) and the [[Global Trade Item Number]] (GTIN) are the global identification numbers in the GDSN. The GLN is the identifier for [[Legal entity|legal entities]], trading partners and locations while the GTIN is the identifiers for trade items.<ref>[http://www.epcglobalinc.org/about/media_centre/EPCglobal_and_GDSN_v4_0_Final.pdf EPCglobal: The EPCgloabal Network and the The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)]</ref>

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