This document defines the data transfer models between roadside equipment (RSE) and integrated circuit card (ICC) and the interface descriptions between the RSE and on-board equipment (OBE) for on-board accounts using the ICC. It also provides examples of interface definitions and transactions deployed in several countries.

This document covers:

Figure 3 shows the configuration of an on-board account and the scope of this document. The descriptions in this document focus on the interface between the RSE and OBU to access the ICC.

Figure 4 shows the layer structure of the RSE, OBU and ICC where the mid-layer of application interfaces are denoted as the practical scope of this document.

There are two types of virtual bridges contained in an OBU. The first type is Bridge-1 on which an RSE command sent from the RSE is decomposed and the ICC access command contained in the application protocol data unit (APDU) part of the RSE command is transferred to ICC I/F to access the ICC. The second type is Bridge-2 in which an RSE command sent from the RSU is transformed to ICC access command and transferred to ICC I/F to access the ICC.

Bridge-1 corresponds to the transparent type and the buffering type defined in this document, whereas Bridge-2 corresponds to the cashing type.