US: WAVE Tolling -  Local Unicast Wireless (1609.2)
Description:
This solution is used within Canada and the U.S..  It combines standards associated with US: WAVE Tolling with those for V-X: Local Unicast Wireless (1609.2). The US: WAVE Tolling standards include upper-layer standards required to implement V2I tolling flows.  The V-X: Local Unicast Wireless (1609.2) standards include lower-layer standards that support local-area unicast wireless solutions applicable to North America, such as WAVE DSRC, LTE-V2X, LTE, Wi-Fi, etc.
Comm Profile: V-X: Local Unicast Wireless (1609.2)
 
Standards in Profile:
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Access
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Bundle: Local Unicast Wireless SubNet (US)
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A set of alternative standards that can be used to wirelessly unicast information device-to-device in a range of a few hundred meters without requiring the aid of a 3rd entity base station. This includes technologies such as WAVE, C-V2X, and the device-to-device mode of 3GPP 4G and 5G. NOTE: WAVE and C-V2X are both intended for the same 5.9 GHz spectrum, which is currently assigned to WAVE within the US; however, as of late 2019, the FCC is considering a proposal to reassign portions of this spectrum.
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Security
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Bundle: IEEE 1609.2
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A bundle of standards that groups a set of IEEE security standards together for easy reference.
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TransNet
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IEEE 1609.3
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IEEE 1609.3 WAVE - Networking Services
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This standard defines the network and transport layer options for the WAVE environment. The standard defines three options: a bandwidth efficient single-hop solution known as WSMP, UDP/IP, and TCP/IP. It has been harmonized with ISO FNTP and FSAP - a common message format specified in ISO 16460.
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Data Profile: US: WAVE Tolling
 
Standards in Profile:
| Level | Doc # | Standard | Description | 
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Facilities
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IEEE 1609.11
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IEEE 1609.11 WAVE - Elec Payment
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This standard defines a basic level of technical interoperability for an over-the-air electronic payment (e.g., tolling) protocol for the vehicle-to-roadside link for electronic payment equipment. It does not provide a full solution for interoperability, and it does not define other parts of the electronic payment system, other services, other technologies and non-technical elements of payment interoperability.
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Facilities
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ISO 15628
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ISO 15628 DSRC Application Layer
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ISO 15628 specifies the upper layers originally developed for EU 5.8 GHz backscatter communications, and US DSRC. Likely not very relevant for C-ITS. Application identifier is continued now as part of EN ISO 17419 ITS-AID.
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ITS Application Entity
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ISO 14906
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ISO 14906 EFC - DSRC
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ISO 14906 specifies the application interface in the context of electronic fee collection (EFC) systems using the dedicated short-range communication (DSRC).
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Readiness Description: 
One serious or several significant issues. This category often includes proprietary or partial solutions.  The communications solution may fail to provide even a base level of interoperability and security.  Consider alternative solutions, or define specific revisions or upgrades that would provide a level of interoperability or security that are needed for the deployment.
Last Updated 8/28/2025