Intermodal Customer System --> Rail Operations Center:
intermodal payment information
Definitions
intermodal payment information (Information Flow): The payment arrangement made by the beneficial cargo owner (Intermodal Customer) or the shipper and the receipt that is sent to the destination terminal.
Intermodal Customer System (Source Physical Object): The 'Intermodal Customer System' represents organizations that engage in the shipment of freight, either originator (consigner or shipper) or recipient of the cargo shipment. They enable the movement of goods on routes that require the use of other modes of transportation such as heavy rail, air, sea, etc. The Intermodal Customer System includes those personnel responsible for the movement of freight across international borders.
Rail Operations Center (Destination Physical Object): 'Rail Operations Center' represents the (usually) centralized control point for a substantial segment of a freight railroad's operations and maintenance activities. It is roughly the railroad equivalent to a highway Traffic Management Center. It is the source and destination of information that can be used to coordinate rail and highway traffic management and maintenance operations. It is also the source and destination for incident, incident response, disaster, or evacuation information that is exchanged with an Emergency Management Center. The use of a single object for multiple sources and destination for information exchange with railroads implies the need for a single, consistent interface between a given railroad's operations and maintenance activities and ITS.
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This triple is associated with the following Functional Objects:
This Triple is described by the following Functional View Data Flows:
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This Triple has the following triple relationships:
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Communication Solutions
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Port: Intermodal payment - Secure Internet (ITS) (0)
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(None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS) (43)
Selected Solution
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Characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
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| Time Context | Recent |
| Spatial Context | Regional |
| Acknowledgement | True |
| Cardinality | Unicast |
| Initiator | Source |
| Authenticable | True |
| Encrypt | True |
| Interoperability | Description |
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| Regional | Interoperability throughout the geopolitical region is highly desirable, but if implemented differently in different transportation management jurisdictions, significant benefits will still accrue in each jurisdiction. Regardless, this Information Flow Triple should be implemented consistently within a transportation jurisdiction (i.e., the scope of a regional architecture). |
Security
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| Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability | ||
| Rating | Moderate | High | Low | |
| Basis | Contains an identifier linked to a transaction and an electronic signature. In some cases may contain account information, and so should be considered HIGH. | Payment related information needs to be correct or the user may be inconvenienced or defrauded. Individual transactions may seem small in scope, but as this information is likely used in similar ways for many transactions, compromise could have a significant ripple effect. | No time pressure likely on this flow. | |
| Security Characteristics | Value |
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| Authenticable | True |
| Encrypt | True |


