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4.5 CEN TC278 – Interoperable Public Transport Fare Management System
Architecture (IFMSA)
4.5.1 Description of the Standard
CEN TC278 provides the basis for the development of a multi-operator/multi-modal
interoperable
Public Transport Fare Management System (IFM). The IFM system
provides a reference functional architecture for electronic fare payment systems and
identifies
requirements that are relevant to ensure interoperability between the entities
in the system.
The IFM system addresses all the functions involved in the fare management
process
including:
• Management of application(s)
• Management of products
• Security management
• Customer management
• Inspection/enforcement
• Reporting and monitoring
When
completed, this standard will comprise several parts; currently only Part 1 is
available in draft format. Part 1 describes the following main elements:
• Identification of the different functional entities in relation to the overall fare
management system
• Definition of a generic model of IFM system describing the logical and
functional architecture and the interfaces within the system and with other IFM
systems
• Use cases describing the interactions and data flows between the entities
• Definition of the security requirements
4.5.2 Applicability
to UTFS Effort
Although IFM provides a well-defined
model for the management of an interoperable
transit fare collection system, it is an incomplete draft as of today. In its current
form,
IFM is a high level document and does not include the
level of detail that APTA is
looking for and therefore is not applicable to APTA’s scope of work.
On a higher level, this document is useful in defining the components and entities
involved in an electronic fare payment system as illustrated in Exhibit 4.5-1.
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