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Within an agency, one FE may send/receive EIDOs to other FEs directly.
Within an agency, one FE may send/receive EIDOs to other FEs directly.


For FEs outside the agency, see [[EIDD & IDX FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)#How does an FE locate the IDX.3F|FAQ 2.8]]
For FEs outside the agency, see [[EIDD & IDX FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)#How does an FE locate the IDX.3F|FAQ# 2.8]]


While it is not mandatory that FEs within an agency use the IDX, there are situations and functions that benefit from having the IDX do mediation. In particular, the coalescing algorithm used by the IDX is complex, and should not be duplicated in other FEs.
While it is not mandatory that FEs within an agency use the IDX, there are situations and functions that benefit from having the IDX do mediation. In particular, the coalescing algorithm used by the IDX is complex, and should not be duplicated in other FEs.