Payment Administration Center --> Eligibility Certification Management System:
traveler eligibility request

Definitions

traveler eligibility request (Information Flow): Request for status of traveler's eligibility for discounted transportation

Payment Administration Center (Source 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.

Eligibility Certification Management System (Destination Physical Object): The 'Eligibility Certification Management System' verifies that an individual traveler is eligible for discounted transportation or special services (e.g., paratransit, specialized carpools) as a result of local or national policy, and provides the necessary token, crypto-material and/or device for that individual to use the relevant transportation methods at a discounted rate. This object is ostensibly subject to audit policies and procedures, and while that need has been defined in supporting materials, it is outside the scope of ARC-IT.

Included In

This Triple is in the following Service Packages:

• TI04: Trip Planning and Payment
• TI05: Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment

This Triple is described by the following Functional View Functional Objects:

• PAC Payment Administration

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

• None

This Triple has the following triple relationships:

Communication Solutions

Characteristics

Security