Results for area 8 Electronic Fee Collection
part of the Front End above the API
data, possibly encrypted, that is used for authentication
technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle registration plates
part of the central equipment serving as a mobile communication interface to the OBE
part of the back office system interfacing to one or more front ends
system components at fixed centralized locations
NOTE Central equipment is not the same as central system. Central equipment is used in the GNSS/CN based EFC system.
authority trusted by one or more users to create and assign public-key certificates
government or any agency of any state of nation except the state or nation under whose jurisdiction a particular toll schema is being operated
function that an application process resident at the roadside equipment can invoke in order to make the onboard equipment execute a specific operation during the transaction
data value in the on-board unit that is incremented by the roadside equipment at each transaction
toll relevant data produced by the on-board equipment and sent to the Toll Service Provider's back-office systems
toll scheme where the charge is calculated based on distinct events associated with the identification of charge objects such as crossing a cordon, passing a bridge, being present in an area, etc.
NOTE Each event is associated with a certain charge.
measures or actions performed to achieve compliance with laws, regulations, or rules
NOTE 1 to entry In the context of EFC, the process of compelling observance of a toll regime
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).
government or any agency of the state or nation under whose jurisdiction a particular toll schema is being operated
logical entity capable of cryptographic functions, used to provide the OBE with security services, including data confidentiality, data integrity, authentication and non-repudiation
service for electronic payment offered by a payment service provider
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
fee collection by electronic means
NOTE The actual payment (collection of the fee) may take place outside the toll system.
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.
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”.
toll service provider that in addition delivers services from various value-added service (VAS)231) providers to its clients
travel diary organized in one or more itinerary records enabling assessment of the correctness of the toll declaration
atomic data element describing use of the road network or use of the vehicle
part of space-time trajectory of a particular vehicle within a toll domain
NOTE 1 to entry The exact definition of the start and end of trip is dependent on the toll domain and technology approach.
tolling technique based on transfer of information via a radio connection between a roadside equipment and an on-board equipment
NOTE 1 to entry This includes 5,8 GHz DSRC as well as ITS-G5 and RFID.
information sent by the roadside equipment to the on-board equipment to augment the positioning for autonomous systems
logical view of a toll regime as defined by attributes and functions
group of attributes of the context data providing the geographic information of the EFC domain
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
concept that allows a Toll Charger to rely on the trustworthiness of toll declarations produced by Toll Service Providers
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.
sequence of sequential itinerary records of the same type all pertaining to a defined set of toll domains
company authorized to register Protection Profiles at an international level
<compliance checking communication> roadside equipment located on-board special vehicles using or standing near the road transport network or hand-held equipment, for the purpose of communication and data exchange with the on-board equipment of passing vehicles
area or part of a road network where a toll regime is applied
organizational view of a toll regime, including the actors and their relationships
location within a toll domain where the OBE has to issue a toll declaration
geographic object where a charge for the use of infrastructure is due according to the definition in the toll regime
charge, tax or duty levied in connection to using a vehicle in a toll domain
NOTE The definition is a generalization of the classic definition of a toll as “a charge, a tax, or a duty for permission to pass a barrier or to proceed along a road, over a bridge, etc.” The definition above also includes fees regarded as an (administrative) obligation, e.g. a tax or a duty.
physical and geographically limited area equipped with, as a minimum, roadside equipment, gantries, poles and outriggers, powers supply, cabinets and cabling and central equipment communication where the installed equipment performs the necessary data exchange with OBEs passing in the charging direction(s).
NOTE: The Urban Charge Point will also in a more enhanced mode collect information about non-equipped vehicles and vehicle characteristics, e.g. information used for classification.
off board equipment and possible other provisions used by a toll charger for the collection of toll for vehicles
observation of road usage, performed by the Toll Charger, which is unknown to the driver or OBE before but might be known after the observation
usage of a charge object, that is not recorded by the system
observation of road usage, performed by the Toll Charger, which is neither known to the driver or OBE before nor after the observation
period covered by a toll declaration
NOTE 1 to entry If the toll declaration period is set to 24 hr then in the Toll Context Data a single Toll Declaration is submitted for each 24-hr period for each Service User.
information object that is exchanged between entities to ensure mutual trust
EXAMPLE An electronic signature or an electronic certificate.
anywhere within the width of the carriageway (all lanes in both directions) at the charge point + 1.0 meter outside the carriageway on both sides of the carriageway limited in the travelling direction by the footprint of the DSRC beacons
NOTE The term is also in other references used for describing the whole geographical area covered by the EFC system.
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.
process of transferring personalization assets to the OBE
specific data stored in the on-board equipment (OBE) related to the user and the vehicle
set-up card IC card to transcribe individual data such as vehicle information into On-Board Equipment
roadside equipment installed at a fixed position along the road transport network, for the purpose of communication and data exchange with the on-board equipment of passing vehicles
carrier of payment means, such as paper ticket, IC-card, smart phone or on-board unit (OBU)
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.
data that is transferred to on-board equipment (OBE), in order to establish the claimed identity of a roadside equipment (RSE) application process entity
NOTE Access credentials carry information needed to fulfil access conditions in order to perform the operation on the addressed element in the OBE. Access credentials can carry passwords as well as cryptography-based information such as authenticators.
interface, or in general identifiable access to a system, where conformance can be stated and verified
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
optional component of the Front End that communicates with on-board equipment and processes road usage data into a format compliant with ISO TS 17575 and delivers the data to the Back End
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
DSRC directory containing application information in the form of attributes
attribute and group of data elements providing the information if an EFC context is relevant for a specific vehicle or not
EFC context for which an individual user has the contractual consent that his or her Front End is interoperable
interval of the relative charging error that the toll charger considers as acceptable, i.e. as correct charging
exchange of information and interaction occurring at a specific electronic fee collection station between the roadside equipment and the user/vehicle
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.
set of rules, including enforcement rules, governing the collection of a toll in a toll domain
technical description of the location of a tolled object including, if applicable, auxiliary data for determining the vehicle's position relative to the tolled object
role that manages the toll charging environment, i.e. defining and maintaining a set of rules that, taken together, defines the policy of a given toll regime or of the overall toll charging environment
group of toll schemes operating under a common agreement providing interoperability for road users having a contract with a toll service provider being part of the cluster
description of an Electronic Fee Collection system and its context including (but not limited to) the motivation and strategy for the fee collection, the definition of the geographical area, road network or road section where the fee will be collected, vehicles types subject to fee collection, fee payment rules, tariffs, exception handling and enforcement rules, technology to be used, implementation and duration and how the collected fee will be used
in a simulation of an DSRC-based EFC system, selected behavioural characteristics of the EFC system are represented by a computer model to enable the testing of the EFC equipment in a realistically modelled environment
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
toll scheme where the charge is calculated based on the accumulation of continuously measured parameter(s), such as distance, time, etc.
system for Electronic Fee Collection supporting and fulfilling the requirements of a Charging Scheme
calculation of the tariff
whole of the exchange of information between two physically separated communication facilities
functional model describing the structure of electronic payment transactions
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.
situation where the calculated charge is below the Accepted Charging Error Interval
situation where the calculated charge is above the Accepted Charging Error Interval
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.
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
customer of a toll service provider, i.e. one liable for toll, owner of the vehicle, fleet operator or driver depending on the context
centrally or on-board stored transport related service rights of the user in his relationship to a service provider
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.
specific calculations used to describe the charging performance of a system
NOTE These calculations are technology and schema-independent.
specific calculations used to describe the charging performance of a system
NOTE 1 to entry These calculations are technology and schema-independent.
equipment comprising roadside equipment (RSE) and on-board equipment (OBE)
parameter that specifies one or more characteristics of a system to be tested
registering an itinerary and undeniably committing oneself to it
freezing of each itinerary record as soon as its acquisition has terminated using a trusted recorder
process that freezes the itinerary related to the toll declaration by sending a cryptographic commit or the whole itinerary to the Toll Charger
road network where a toll is applied for vehicles
road section where a toll is applied for vehicles
DSRC Message Authentication guaranteeing Non-Repudiation to the Toll Charger
DSRC Message Authentication Code for Toll Charger
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.