National Interoperability Efforts in the United StatesPJ WilkinsExecutive Director, E-ZPass Group

The Current Picture

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Current Interstate Interoperability

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Seven Languages

Imagine how difficult it would be if you had to do business in one place where the people spoke one of seven different languages:

• English• German• Russian• French• Mandarin Chinese• Spanish• Arabic

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Seven “Languages”

1. TDM (E-ZPass) 2. TDMA3. ISO 18000-6B SeGo4. ISO 18000-6C5. ATA6. Title 217. Allegro

TDM (E-Pass) Title 21

ISO 18000- 6B SeGo

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TDMAISO 18000- 6C

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The Current Picture - Protocols

TDM (no IOP)

SeGo / SunPass

Other road tolling applications

TDM & SeGo

ISO 1800-6C

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No road tolling

Title 21

TDM (E-Zpass)

MAP 21 Legislation• Requires interoperability of

electronic tolling systems on Federal Aid Highways

• Unfunded mandate• Requires NIOP by Oct 2016• Feds providing limited ($1.5m)

funds for testing

• NIOP likely to cost toll industry between $155 million and $350 million

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How will we do this?• Everyone agrees to “speak”

one language for interoperable transactions

• Much like the aviation industry agreed to use English for Air Traffic Control world-wide

• But, How do we choose which language to use? We all want to use our own!

• Maybe it’s time for an IBTTA “bake off” !!

The Goal

TDM (no IOP)

SeGo / SunPass

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E-Zpass & SeGo SunPass (IOP)

ISO 1800-6C (no IOP)

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Title 21

E-ZPass

The Plan for Interoperability - PROTOCOLS

• Step 1 – Requirements Based Process• Determine what capabilities the national protocols must support

• Step 2 – Determine which protocols meet those requirements• Develop short list of candidate protocols

• TDM• SeGo• ISO 18000-6C

The Plan for Interoperability - PROTOCOLS

• Step 3 – Conformance Testing (In-Process)• Verifies adherence to published protocol standards

• Step 4 –Performance Testing• Verifies protocol suitability in all tolling environments

• Step 5 – Financial Analysis• Takes all protocols who passed through Step 4 and looks at

conversion and capital / operational life cycle costs• Outcome should drive a recommendation for a single national toll

protocol

The Plan for Interoperability – Other

• Develop Business Rules • Develop File Specifications• Determine Governance Structure• Choose a Logo• Develop Communication Materials

for customers

• This effort is mostly completed

End Result• Agencies can keep their present

systems and protocols until they are able to convert to the new system

• No need to immediately swap out tens of millions of tags

• Will require some changes by most toll agencies

• Dual protocol readers• Some roadside & back office changes

likely

Schedule

Spring 2017

Fall 2017

Summer 2017

Equipment testing completeAll back office decisions complete

National Toll Protocol selected

Agencies could start implementing NIOP