Transit Management Center --> Payment Administration Center:
trip access coordination

Definitions

trip access coordination (Information Flow): Access token granting the bearer the right to use a given transportation resource; typically used when one payment provider is paid for a trip using multiple travel providers; the token is used by the Traveler to gain access to one or more of the travel provider resource (e.g., a transit ride).

Transit Management Center (Source Physical Object): The 'Transit Management Center' manages transit vehicle fleets and coordinates with other modes and transportation services. It provides operations, maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property. It spans distinct central dispatch and garage management systems and supports the spectrum of fixed route, flexible route, paratransit services, transit rail, and bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The physical object's interfaces support communication between transit departments and with other operating entities such as emergency response services and traffic management systems.

Payment Administration Center (Destination Physical Object): The 'Payment Administration Center' provides general payment administration capabilities and supports the electronic transfer of funds from the customer to the transportation system operator or other service provider. Charges can be recorded for tolls, vehicle-mileage charging, congestion charging, or other goods and services. It supports traveler enrollment and collection of both pre-payment and post-payment transportation fees in coordination with the financial infrastructure supporting electronic payment transactions. The system may establish and administer escrow accounts depending on the clearinghouse scheme and the type of payments involved. It may post a transaction to the customer account, generate a bill (for post-payment accounts), debit an escrow account, or interface to a financial infrastructure to debit a customer designated account. It supports communications with the ITS Roadway Payment Equipment to support fee collection operations. As an alternative, a wide-area wireless interface can be used to communicate directly with vehicle equipment. It also sets and administers the pricing structures and may implement road pricing policies in coordination with the Traffic Management Center.

Included In

This Triple is in the following Service Packages:

• TI04: Trip Planning and Payment

This triple is associated with the following Functional Objects:

• PAC Payment Administration
• Transit Center Connection Protection

This Triple is described by the following Functional View Data Flows:

• None

This Triple has the following triple relationships:

Communication Solutions

Characteristics

Security