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5.0 FINDINGS
This section presents the findings resulting from the analysis of the standards and
specifications contained in this report effort. The five
standards and specifications
illustrated
in Figure 5-1 were reviewed and analyzed in accordance with the
methodology and the techn ical criteria presented in Sections 2.0 and 3.0. Moreover, five
additional criteria, as illustrated in Exhibits 5-1 and 5-2, were used to evaluate these
standards and specifications in terms
of their general usability and relevance to the
UTFS effort. Both the exhibits provide a qualitative measure of the analysis
results.
Exhibit
5-1
Standard/ Technical UTFS Adoption
UTFS
Adoption UTFS Effort
Specification
ISO/IEC 8583
Compliance
4
Costs
1
Time
1
Required
1
ITSO 3 4
4 3
VEI 3 N/A
N/A 2
OFX 1 4 1 0
CID Edge
Interfaces
1 4 4
1
TransLink® 4 N/A N/A 4
ERG APTA-000 3 4 4 3
RIS PART 4 3 4 4 3
N/A – Cost and adoption time were not able to be obtained during phone interview
Legend
4 More Favorable 0 Less Favorable
Each of the sponsoring organizations for the respective standard or specification was
contacted to discuss the process for obtaining permission to use the documentation.
The results of those conversations were factored into the findings in this section.
•
The following categories have been established as measuring criteria:
Technical Compliance is measured in terms of how the standard or specification
complies with the detailed analysis criteria in Section 4.0. The following criteria has
been established and measured in quantities relative to other
standards/specifications analyzed:
o Definition of message structure
o Number of message types matching with that of WG 4
Approximately >90% match – Very Favorable
Approximately 75% match – Favorable
Approximately 50% match – Somewhat favorable
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