High-speed Processing by Autonomous Decentralized Architecture and Decentralized Algorithm in a Wired-and-Wireless Integrated IC Card Ticket System

Author

Shiibashi, A. ; Hama, K. ; Mori, K.

Author_Institution

East Japan Railway Co., Tokyo

fYear

2006

fDate

26-29 June 2006

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Automatic fare collection systems (AFCSs) require high speed and high reliability. The automatic fare collection gates (AFCGs) must let the passengers pass as quickly as possible because the congested passengers rush to them during rush hours. High-speed processing on wireless communications lowers reliability. It had been a problem when East Japan Railway Company was developing a wireless IC card ticket system. Autonomous decentralized processing technology and decentralized algorithm on the fare calculations with an IC card and AFCGs were designed as the solutions. This paper introduces the two models - the decentralized process and the centralized one - to simulate the performances and shows the satisfactory results on the decentralized one. These technologies are implemented to the practical "Suica" system and have proven the effectiveness

Keywords

electronic money; railways; smart cards; East Japan Railway Company; Suica system; automatic fare collection gates; automatic fare collection systems; autonomous decentralized processing; decentralized algorithm; fare calculations; high-speed processing; wired-and-wireless integrated IC card ticket system; wireless communications; Aging; Algorithm design and analysis; Automatic frequency control; Costs; Globalization; High speed integrated circuits; Manuals; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

E-Commerce Technology, 2006. The 8th IEEE International Conference on and Enterprise Computing, E-Commerce, and E-Services, The 3rd IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2511-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEC-EEE.2006.53

Filename

1640261