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Tag

Also known as an On-Board Unit and Transponder. The in-vehicle device component of a DSRC (or ETC) sytem. A receiver or transceiver permitting the Operator's Road-side Unit (RSU)to communicate with, identify, and conduct an electronic toll transaction.

TCP/IP

Transfer Protocol Control/Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is a set of protocols developed to allow co-operating computers to share resources across a network.

TCS Revenue

Toll Collection Services Revenue.  Cash, Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI)/Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), fines and ISF (Internal Service Fund) revenue as recorded on Authority financials.

TDM

Time Division Multiplexing - Simultaneous electronic transmission of two or more messages in one or both directions over a single transmission path, with signals separated in time or frequency. In time-division multiplexing, different time intervals are employed for different signals.  This is used to differentiate between ETC tags in a roadway environment.

Team Florida

Transportation and Expressway Authority Membership of Florida (TEAMFL) - The Transportation and Expressway Authority Membership of Florida (TEAMFL) was formed in 1997 to facilitate the exchange of information among toll agencies and the transportation industry.  The membership is made up of board members and executive staff of statewide expressway and transit authorities, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida Transportation Commission and private sector transportation partners. TEAMFL members discuss statewide issues in an effort to develop high quality roadway systems throughout the state.

Team Texas

Transportation and Expressway Authority Membership of Texas (TEAMTX) - The transportation and expressway authority membership of Texas, organized to offer an opportunity for those involved in developing, operating, funding, and arranging express toll roads and bridges to communicate and trade information, questions, experiences, and data.

Telematics

Technologies in automotive communications, combining wireless voice and data capability for management information and safety applications.

TELEPASS

Italy brand name of the national ETC system.

TELTEN

TELematic implementation on the Trans-European Road Network. A Report prepared by ERTICO and published in October 1994.

TERN

Trans European Road Network. Main Corridors linking European Member States.

Throughput Volume

The number of vehicles passing through a Toll Lane, in one direction, over a defined period of time.

Ticket Systems

*UPDATED* Ticket Systems are traditional entry-exit toll systems, using tickets issued on entry and collected on exit to determine the trip length.

TIS (Télépéage Inter-Sociétés)

Télépéage Inter-Sociétés. Technical and contractual context of electronic fee collection (EFC) interoperability in the French concession system.

Title 21

State mandated standards for electronic toll collection and interoperability in California.

Toll

A fee charged by a toll facility operator in an amount set by the operator for the privilege of traveling on said toll facility.

Toll Collection System

The combination of elements and components that constitute the means to collect a fee for use of a tolled facility.

Toll Concept

*NEW* The arrangement of toll points on a toll facility to set tolls. These can be with any type of toll point (toll plaza or ORT toll zone) for entry-exit systems or barrier systems.

Toll Facility

*NEW* The bridge, tunnel, toll road, or managed lanes to be tolled. Bridges and tunnels typically have one toll point on their facility; toll roads and managed lanes may have one or more toll points.

Toll Lane

A lane or location where tolls are collected. Typically refers to traditional toll plazas.

Toll Plaza

*UPDATED* A toll plaza is a toll point location designed for vehicles to come to a stop and pay a toll with one or more technologies and payment methods. Some toll plazas also allow some degree of non-stop travel.

Toll Plaza with Dedicated ETC Lanes

*NEW* A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all conventional toll lanes, and also with some ETC-Only lanes typically allowing roll-through up to about 25 mph / 40 kph. May or may not include license plate tolls. Dedicated Lanes are minimally modified from the original construction designed to accept cash payment.

Toll Plaza with ETC

*NEW* A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all conventional toll lanes. May or may not include license plate tolls.

Toll Plaza with Non-Stop ETC Lanes

*NEW* A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all lanes, and with one or more lanes modified and widened to safely allow higher-speed ETC-Only travel. These typically include enforcement and payment options based on license plates.

Toll Plaza without ETC

*NEW* A conventional toll plaza where all drivers must stop and pay, without the ability to use an ETC account or pay by license plate. In the US, these are typically small facilities with low traffic volumes.

Toll Point

*NEW* The physical location on a roadway where toll collection is conducted and enforced. A toll point may be a toll plaza of any type, or an ORT Toll Zone. A toll point may be on a mainline roadway or on a ramp. It may be on any type of facility: a bridge or tunnel crossing, a highway or a managed lane.

Toll Receipt

Receipt given to customer while in the toll lane that can show amount paid, date, time, lane, Toll Service Attendant and vehicle classification. The concept of a toll receipt may be extended to that of a monthly statement listing all toll transactions for that period.

Toll Service Attendant

TSA. An employee of an operator or other entity who is assigned the duty of collecting tolls from toll facility customers.

Toll Site

*NEW* See Toll Point.

Toll Zone

*NEW* Also Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Toll Zone, or ORT Toll Zone. A physical location of an all-electronic toll gantry with ETC and license plate toll technology, support infrastructure and maintenance area. There are no lanes or facilities for cash toll payment.

Transaction

A time-framed event occurring in the toll lane representing either a cash or electronic toll. The transaction is identified by all or a combination of the following parameters; location, time, date, vehicle class, vehicle ID, toll amount, etc.

Transaction Model

Assembly of exchanging information between the Roadside Equipment (RSE) and the On-Board Unit (OBU), which is associated to the passage of a vehicle through an electronic toll collection (ETC) lane. The transaction includes the whole set of required data collecting the toll and clearing the funds.

Transponder

The in-vehicle device component of a DSRC (or ETC) system. A receiver or transceiver permitting the Operator's Road-Side Unit to communicate with, identify, and conduct an electronic toll transaction. Also called On-Board Unit and Tag.

Transport Service Provider

TSP. A provider of both road transport service and ETC service. Both services may be provided by two different entities: the Road Operator who provides the transport service and the ETC Operator who collects the transit data.

TRB

Transportation Research Board  - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multi-modal.  TRB is one of six major divisions of the (US) National Research Council— a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academies in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The National Research Council is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Treadle

An axle-counting device, located in the lane and activated by the presence of a tire included as part of an Automatic/Automated Vehicle Classification (AVC) or surveillance system.

TSP

Transport Service Provider. A provider of both road transport and ETC service. Both services may be provided by two different entities: the Road Operator who provides the transport service and the ETC operator who collects the transit data.

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