City of Austin Payment Administration Center
Status: Existing
Description
Provides general payment administration capabilities for City of Austin and supports the electronic transfer of funds from the customer to the transportation system operator or other service provider. Charges can be recorded for tolls, vehicle–mileage charging, congestion charging, or other goods and services. It supports traveler enrollment and collection of both pre–payment and post–payment transportation fees in coordination with the financial infrastructure supporting electronic payment transactions.
Stakeholders
Physical Objects
Functional Objects
| Functional Object | Description | User Defined |
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| PAC Data Collection | 'PAC Data Collection' collects and stores toll, road use, parking, and other payment information that is collected in the course of operations performed by the Payment Administration Center. This data can be used directly by operations personnel or it can be made available to other data users and archives in the region. | False |
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| PAC Payment Administration | 'PAC Payment Administration' provides administration and management of payments associated with electronic toll collection, parking payments, and other e–payments. It provides the back office functions that support enrollment, pricing, reduced fare eligibility, payment reconciliation with financial institutions, and violation notification to enforcement agencies. It also supports dynamic pricing to support demand management, allow/block–list management and token validation. | False |
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Physical Standards
| Document Number | Title | Description |
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| NEMA TS 8 | Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems | This specification describes how agencies and other transportation infrastructure owner/operators should implement cyber– and physical–security for ITS. |
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Interfaces To
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