Talking Technology and Transportation Program

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State-of-the-State Update on U.S. Fare Collection
Standards Opportunities for U.S. collaborations
with international standards activities
Chung-Chung Tam Chair APTA, Fare Systems
Programs Committee Chair APTA, UTFS, Financial
Management Committee Co-Chair APTA, TCIP, TWG
7 Fare Collection Business Area US Expert
ISO/TC 204 WG8
Talking Technology and Transportation
Program State-of-the-State Update on U.S. Fare
Collection Standards December 8, 2005
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Universal Fare Collection Related Standards
Specifications
InterBOB
ISO/IEC 14443
ISO/IEC 8573
UTFS
VDV
TCIP
ITSO
OFX
ISO/IEC 7816
IOPTA
IFMS
RIS
AITP
RKF
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Interoperable Fare Management System (IFMS) Part
1 Architecture

• Lead by CEN/TC278 WG3
• Collaborate with ISO/TC204 WG8 (U.S. Voting
  Member)
• Countries participated
• China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea,
  Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, U.K., U.S.

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IFMS Part 1 Architecture - Objective

• To define a reference functional architecture for
  IFMS and to identify the requirements that are
  relevant to ensure interoperability between
  several actors in the context of the use of
  electronic tickets
• The IFMS includes all the functions involved in
  the fare management process such as
• Management of Application
• Management of Products
• Security Management
• Certification, Registration and Identification

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IFMS Part 1 Architecture - Model
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IFMS Part 1 Architecture - Progress to Date

• Part 1 draft standard is available
• http//www.itsa.org/resources.nsf/Files/DIS_2
  4014-1/file/ISO_DIS_24014-1__E_.pdf
• Annex C Cross Reference List between IFMSA
  APTA UTFS
• Objective To provide a better understanding of
  this ISO document in relation to the APTA - UTFS
• Adopted by CEN/TC 278 WG1 for Electronic Fee
  Collection (Toll Collection)
• Further discussion on
• a. Overall architecture
• b. IC Card/Smart Card (shared by Transit Toll
  Collection)
• c. Back Office Messaging Interfaces
• d. Security

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IFMS Part 1 Architecture - Progress to Date

• Voted on New Work Item Under ISO/TC 204
  Approved on August 1, 2005
• ISO/DIS (Draft International Standard) 24014-1
• Voting began August 4, 2005
• Voting Ends January 4, 2006

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IFMS Part 2 Messaging (Under discussion)

• Objective To provide messages and interfaces
  between entities of the IFMSA as described in
  Part 1
• Contribution by France and Germany
• US to contribute to IFMS Part 2 based on the UTFS
  Financial Management Committee Work Package 4
  development

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APTA Fare Collection Workshop 2006 March 19
22, 2006 Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
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Thank you
Chung-Chung Tam Chicago Transit Authority 901
West Division Street Chicago, Illinois
60622 Phone [phone] Email
ctam_at_transitchicago.com