What is PD CEN/TR 16690 - Guidelines for EFC applications based on in-vehicle ITS stations about?
PD CEN/TR 16690 contains an analysis of the technical and operational feasibility of using a generic ITS Station as specified in ETSI EN 302 665, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Communications Architecture, for EFC applications compliant to the requirements specified in ISO 17573, EN ISO 12855, CEN ISO/TS 17575 (all parts), EN ISO 14906, EN 15509, CEN ISO/TS 12813, CEN ISO/TS 13141, and CEN/TS 16439.
PD CEN/TR 16690 Technical Report includes:
- Description of the context of Cooperative ITS and the ITS Stations
- Providing details of the context of EFC applications
- Outlining the basic architectural concepts and role model of both EFC and Cooperative ITS
- Identification of core requirement areas for operation of an EFC application on an ITS Station
- Specification of a set of recommendations for functional, operational and security requirements to the ITS Station supporting the EFC application(s)
- Description of a role model in which the roles known in EFC applications make use of the roles in the C-ITS system to provide EFC services in a C-ITS context
- Provision of considerations in particular areas of EFC like certification and governances
- Guideless and recommendations for further standardization work in this area
- Emphasizing security-related elements of EFC that need to be considered in a C-ITS environment
Note 1: The scope of PD CEN/TR 16690 is limited to in-vehicle ITS Stations.
Note 2: Outside the scope of PD CEN/TR 16690 is:
- Detailed technical specifications for EFC services and applications on C-ITS systems
- Implementation-specific elements
Who is PD CEN/TR 16690 - Guidelines for EFC applications based on in-vehicle ITS stations for?
PD CEN/TR 16690 on electronic fee collection is useful for:
- Toll chargers and service providers  
- Toll service users  
- Electronic fee collection system  
- Information security system  
- Quality assurance tests organizations  
- Compliance checking interrogator operators
- Architectures
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 16690 - Guidelines for EFC applications based on in-vehicle ITS stations?
The electronic collection is the collection of fees through electronic means. EFC is becoming a common service in Europe as tolling systems become more automated. The broad usage of EFC systems necessitates capabilities that allow users to circulate among many toll domains using a single contract and OBE.
The following approach is used in accordance with PD CEN/TR 16690, which sets the guidelines for how EFC applications can be provided on ITS in-vehicle stations:
- Provide an overview and comprehension of EFC and cooperative ITS designs, definitions, specifications, stakeholders, and operational experiences (commercially available projects as well as research and trial activities)
- Provide a view of how EFC roles and functionalities (according to ISO 17573) will enable and supported in the cooperative ITS context (in separate phases of the entire life cycle of an EFC service)
- Identify a base technical architecture that enables EFC services in an ITS context
- Analyze stakeholders in business architecture and provide an example of business architecture for EFC services in an ITS context
Overall, PD CEN/TR 16690 provides ITS information on the nature and specialities of EFC services and instructs EFC on how to integrate EFC with the ITS environment's set of services.
