Abbreviations

Results for area 8.1 Business model

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absolute charging error
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difference between the measured charge (toll) value and the actual value as measured by a reference system where a positive error means that the measurement exceeds the actual value.

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foreign power
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government or any agency of any state of nation except the state or nation under whose jurisdiction a particular toll schema is being operated

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road usage data
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data necessary to calculate the fees accumulated by a road user

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vehicle-related data
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any kind of data related to the vehicle’s characteristics (including any trailer), its movements, the vehicle driver or the vehicle’s cargo

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charging data
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toll relevant data produced by the on-board equipment and sent to the Toll Service Provider's back-office systems

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event detection
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element of the system responsible for detecting Chargeable Events associated with a Charge Object

NOTE The output of this element provides the key information to compute a charge in a discrete scheme, or act as input for a function in a continuous scheme (e.g. for zones where distance tariffs apply).

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EFC service
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service for electronic payment offered by a payment service provider

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electronic fee collection (EFC)
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fee collection by electronic means

NOTE The actual payment (collection of the fee) may take place outside the toll system.

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billing details (BD)
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information needed to determine or verify the amount due for the usage of a given service

NOTE 1 to entry If the data is accepted by both the Toll Charger and the Toll Service Provider, then it is called a concluded Billing Detail which can be used to issue a Payment Claim.

NOTE 2 to entry For a given Transport Service, the Billing Detail is referring to one or several valid Toll Declaration(s). A valid Billing Detail has to fulfil formal requirements, including security requirements, agreed between the Toll Service Provider and the Toll Charger.

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charge report (CR)
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information containing road usage and related information originated at the Front End

NOTE 1 to entry In 2009/750/EC, Charge Report is referred to as “toll declaration”.

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on-road service integrator (ORSI)
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toll service provider that in addition delivers services from various value-added service (VAS)231) providers to its clients

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toll context
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logical view of a toll regime as defined by attributes and functions

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context layout
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group of attributes of the context data providing the geographic information of the EFC domain

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toll context data
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information defined by the responsible Toll Charger necessary to establish the toll due for circulating a vehicle on a particular Toll Domain and to conclude the toll transaction

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buyer; customer; ultimate consignee; customer of a toll service provider
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person or legal entity that uses the service of a Toll Service Provider

NOTE Depending on the local situation, the customer can be the owner, lessor, lessee, keeper, (fleet) operator, holder of the vehicle's registration certificate, driver of the vehicle, or any other third person.

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international registrar
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company authorized to register Protection Profiles at an international level

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missed recognition
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usage of a charge object, that is not recorded by the system

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trust object
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information object that is exchanged between entities to ensure mutual trust

EXAMPLE An electronic signature or an electronic certificate.

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operator
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entity involved in the process outside the user

NOTE An operator is a generic term which can be used for a toll service provider or a toll charger.

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personalization assets
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specific data stored in the on-board equipment (OBE) related to the user and the vehicle

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transport service provider (TSP)
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person, company, authority or abstract entity offering a transport service to the user for which the user has to pay a fee (the fee will in some cases be zero, e.g. emergency vehicles)

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toll service provider (TSP)
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entity providing toll services in one or more toll domains

NOTE 1 to entry In other documents, the terms “issuer” or “contract issuer” can be used.

NOTE 2 to entry The toll service provider can provide the OBE or can provide only a magnetic card or a smart card to be used with OBE provided by a third party (just as a mobile telephone and a SIM card can be obtained from different parties).

NOTE 3 to entry The toll service provider is responsible for the operation (functioning) of the OBE with respect to tolling.

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communication provider
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provider of information transmission services

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roaming rules
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set of attributes for Front Ends according to CEN ISO/TS 17575-4, defining the group of associated EFC contexts and their relationships; and/or for Back Ends according to EN ISO 12855, defining the relations for multi-context EFC domains

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average relative charging error (ARCE)
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ratio between the sum of computed charges (measurement) associated to a set of vehicles during a certain period of time and the actual charge due (reference) minus 1

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overview
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attribute and group of data elements providing the information if an EFC context is relevant for a specific vehicle or not

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accepted charging error interval
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interval of the relative charging error that the toll charger considers as acceptable, i.e. as correct charging

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relative time
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point in time relative to a defined event e.g. the entrance of a vehicle into an EFC specific area in minutes and/or hours

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relative charging error (RCE)
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ratio between the absolute charging error and the reference value

NOTE 1 to entry The topic of reference values (actual values) and how to handle them will be dealt with in the examination framework.

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service
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EFC road transport related facility provided by a service provider, normally a type of infrastructure, the use of which is offered to the user, for which the user may be requested to pay

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value added service (VAS)
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service that is offered in addition to the core service in question thus creating additional value

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user complaint
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complaints from users related to a specific service provision

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tarrification
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calculation of the tariff

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tariff scheme
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set of rules to determine the fee due for a vehicle within a toll domain

EXAMPLE A table that shows the toll for various classes of vehicle.

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transaction
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whole of the exchange of information between two physically separated communication facilities

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charging period
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period of time which is used to define the frequency of the Toll Declarations, when Charge Reports are aggregated to form Toll Declarations

NOTE If the Charging Period is set to 24 hrs then in the Toll Context Data a single Toll Declaration is submitted for each 24 hr period for each Service User.

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undercharging
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situation where the calculated charge is below the Accepted Charging Error Interval

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overcharging
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situation where the calculated charge is above the Accepted Charging Error Interval

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charge-relevant event
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event occurring within a tolling system, which is relevant for charge calculation, but not for the detection of a Charge Object itself

NOTE Examples of this type of event are changes in vehicle category or time zone.

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successful charging
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situation where the User has been correctly charged according to the rules of the system

NOTE For discrete Charging Schemes this means that for a given chargeable journey the Chargeable Events have been correctly identified and for continuous schemes that the Charge determined is within the Accepted Charging Error Interval.

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service user; user (SU)
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generic term used for the customer of a toll service provider, one liable for toll, the owner of the vehicle, a fleet operator, a driver, etc. depending on the context

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toll service user
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customer of a toll service provider, i.e. one liable for toll, owner of the vehicle, fleet operator or driver depending on the context

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user account (UA)
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centrally or on-board stored transport related service rights of the user in his relationship to a service provider

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toll charger (TC)
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entity which levies toll for the use of vehicles in a toll domain

NOTE 1 to entry In other documents, the terms operator or toll operator can be used.

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issuer
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entity responsible for the payment system and responsible for issuing the payment means to the user

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toll declaration (TD)
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statement to declare the usage of a given toll service to a toll charger

NOTE 1 to entry A valid toll declaration has to fulfil formal requirements, including security requirements, agreed between the Toll Service Provider and the Toll Charger.

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performance metrics
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specific calculations used to describe the charging performance of a system

NOTE These calculations are technology and schema-independent.

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charge parameter change
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event occurring within a tolling system, that is relevant for charge calculation, such as change of vehicle category, but not for the detection of a charge object itself

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chargeable event
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event in which a vehicle passes through a Charge Object that implies that vehicle has to be charged or a different rate (e.g. price per kilometre) applied

NOTE This event refers to the use of a certain object and not to the mechanisms by which detection is produced.

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payment claim (PC)
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recurring statement referring to concluded billing details made available to the payer by the payee indicating and justifying the amount due

NOTE 1 to entry The payment claim is used by the Toll Service Provider to issue financial objects to its customers (e.g. invoices on behalf of the Toll Charger). A given toll payment claim refers to billing details and takes into account any specific commercial conditions applicable to a vehicle, a fleet of vehicles, a customer of a Toll Service Provider and/or a Toll Service Provider. A valid “payment claim” has to fulfil formal requirements, including security requirements, agreed between the Toll Service Provider and the Toll Charger.

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electronic money
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value having its equivalence in real money, electronically stored e.g. on a bank account or an IC-card, which thus can be used by the user for payments

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