Abbreviations

Results for area 1.4 Application concepts

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toll domain; EFC domain
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same as toll domain: area or part of a road network where a toll regime is applied

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cordon
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border line of an area

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toll
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charge, tax, fee, or duty in connection with using a vehicle within a toll domain

NOTE The definition is a generalization of the classic definition of a toll as “a charge, a tax, or a duty for permission to pass a barrier or to proceed along a road, over a bridge, etc.” The definition above also includes fees regarded as an (administrative) obligation, e.g. a tax or a duty.

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toll scheme
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organizational view of a toll regime, including the group of actors of one toll domain and their relationships

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EFC point; toll point
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location within a toll domain where the OBE has to issue a toll declaration

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EFC object; charge object
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geographic object where a charge for the use of infrastructure is due according to the definition in the toll regime

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roaming rules
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set of attributes for Front Ends according to CEN ISO/TS 17575-4, defining the group of associated EFC contexts and their relationships; and/or for Back Ends according to EN ISO 12855, defining the relations for multi-context EFC domains

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urban charge point
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physical and geographically limited area equipped with, as a minimum, roadside equipment, gantries, poles and outriggers, powers supply, cabinets and cabling and central equipment communication where the installed equipment performs the necessary data exchange with OBEs passing in the charging direction(s).

NOTE: The Urban Charge Point will also in a more enhanced mode collect information about non-equipped vehicles and vehicle characteristics, e.g. information used for classification.

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cordon pricing
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charging process based on registering passages of a cordon

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associated EFC context
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EFC context for which an individual user has the contractual consent that his or her Front End is interoperable

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responsibility
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state of being responsible, accountable or answerable, as for an entity, function, system, security service or obligation

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transport service
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service used by a toll-liable vehicle in a given toll regime under the responsibility of a toll charger

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continuous toll scheme
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toll scheme where the charge is calculated based on the accumulation of continuously measured parameter(s), such as distance, time, etc.

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discrete toll scheme
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toll scheme where the charge is calculated based on distinct events associated with the identification of Charge Objects such as crossing a cordon, passing a bridge, being present in an area, etc.

NOTE Each event is associated with a certain charge.

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assurance requirement
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security requirements to assure confidence in the implementation of functional requirements

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area pricing
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charging process based on road usage occurring within a given area

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representative trips
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trips that are of a distance larger than a defined threshold and so have to be considered by the related metrics

NOTE 1 Only trips which exceed the threshold and cover the specific types of roads of the Toll Regime have to be considered.

NOTE 2 The threshold may be defined as zero.

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EFC regime
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set of rules, including enforcement rules, governing the collection of toll in a toll domain

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toll regime
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set of rules, including enforcement rules, governing the collection of a toll in a toll domain

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EFC cluster; toll cluster
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a group of toll schemes operating under a common agreement providing interoperability for vehicles equipped with an appropriate OBE and being contracted under a Toll Service Provider being part of the cluster

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charging scheme
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description of an Electronic Fee Collection system and its context including (but not limited to) the motivation and strategy for the fee collection, the definition of the geographical area, road network or road section where the fee will be collected, vehicles types subject to fee collection, fee payment rules, tariffs, exception handling and enforcement rules, technology to be used, implementation and duration and how the collected fee will be used

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toll service
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service enabling users having only one contract and one set of OBE to use a vehicle in one or more toll domains

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value added service (VAS)
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an additional value that is created in an EFC system to Service Users or the system operator beyond the core service, payment for road use

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charging system
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system for Electronic Fee Collection supporting and fulfilling the requirements of a Charging Scheme

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one(s) liable for toll
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person(s) or legal entities liable to pay toll under the operation of a toll regime

NOTE A toll regime can designate more than one person to be (jointly and severally) liable for paying the toll.

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tolled area
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geographic area where a toll is applied for use of vehicles

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charge area
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anywhere within the width of the carriageway (all lanes in both directions) at the charge point + 1.0 meter outside the carriageway on both sides of the carriageway limited in the travelling direction by the footprint of the DSRC beacons

NOTE The term is also in other references used for describing the whole geographical area covered by the EFC system.

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tolled road
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road where a toll is applied for vehicles

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tolled road network
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road network where a toll is applied for vehicles

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tolled object
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distinguished part of a toll domain for which one or more tariff schemata apply

EXAMPLE An area, all public roads within an area, a bridge, a zone, or a stretch of a road (network).

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tolled passage
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location where a toll is applied for passing vehicles

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tolled road section
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road section where a toll is applied for vehicles

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road section tolling
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processes for EFC based on charges for individual road sections

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tariff scheme
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set of rules to determine the toll due for a vehicle in a toll domain for a tolled object at a certain day and time

EXAMPLE A table that shows the toll for various classes of vehicle.

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charging period
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period of time which is used to define the frequency of the Toll Declarations, when Charge Reports are aggregated to form Toll Declarations

NOTE If the Charging Period is set to 24 hrs then in the Toll Context Data a single Toll Declaration is submitted for each 24 hr period for each Service User.

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toll declaration
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statement to a Toll Charger that confirms the presence of a vehicle in a toll domain in a format agreed between the Toll Service Provider and the Toll Charger

NOTE A valid toll declaration has to fulfil formal requirements, including security requirements, agreed between the Toll Service Provider and the Toll Charger.

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Localisation Augmentation Communication (LAC)
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information sent by the roadside equipment to the on-board equipment to augment the positioning for autonomous systems

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