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Toll Plaza Toll Collection Equipment Package

Architecture Geographic Scope

Description:

Roadside collection of tolls from vehicle toll tags and violation identification.

 

Included in:

Regional Mobility Authority Reconciliation Network
Regional Mobility Authority Toll Plazas

Functional Requirements:

1The field element shall read data from vehicle toll tags to support toll payment transactions.
2The field element shall calculate the toll due based on the vehicle characteristics (vehicle size, weight, axle count, etc.), tag data, and stored toll prices.
3The field element shall update the toll tag value after debiting the toll amount and send a record of the transaction to a center.
4The field element shall read the credit identity on the toll tag and send that identity and the amount to be debited to a center.
5The field element shall support advanced toll payment by checking the vehicle's toll tag information against a stored list of advanced payments, and debiting the toll from the list in the case of a match.
6In the case of closed toll systems, the field element shall update the toll tag with the system entry point, and upon toll system exit, used in the calculation of the toll.
7The field element shall control roadside displays indicating success or failure of the toll transaction to the driver.
8The field element shall control cameras, obtain images, and forward images of toll violators to a center.
9The field element shall respond to changes in tolls from the Toll Operator.
10The field element shall forward wide-area alert information to the Toll Operator.
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.8.2TDM shall include a processing function.
1.8.2.13The processing function's dynamically generated management and control strategies for air pollution control shall be based on factors that include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.8.2.13(c)Individual vehicle database files.
3.0ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
3.1ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES
3.1.1Electronic Payment shall provide an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) capability.
3.1.1.1ETC shall provide the capability for vehicle operators to pay tolls without stopping their vehicles.
3.1.1.2ETC shall provide the capability to implement pricing structures for locally determined needs.
3.1.1.3ETC shall provide confirmation of the transaction to each customer.
3.1.1.4ETC shall include the capability to identify those vehicles and/or operators that violate its toll collection process.
3.1.1.5ETC shall accommodate single billing to commercial carriers.
3.1.1.6ETC shall provide the capability to automatically access and process each commercial vehicle's required documentation.
3.1.1.8ETC shall be implemented in a manner that seeks to minimize the opportunities for fraud.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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