Transit Management (Subsystem*)

The Transit Management Subsystem (TRMS) manages transit vehicle fleets and coordinates with other modes and transportation services. It provides operations, maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property. It spans distinct central dispatch and garage management systems and supports the spectrum of fixed route, flexible route, paratransit services, transit rail, and bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The subsystem's interfaces allow for communication between transit departments and with other operating entities such as emergency response services and traffic management systems. This subsystem receives special event and real-time incident data from the traffic management subsystem. It provides current transit operations data to other center subsystems. It interfaces with the Emergency Management Subsystem to allow coordinated use of transit vehicles to facilitate response to major emergencies or evacuations. The Transit Management Subsystem collects and stores accurate ridership levels and implements fare structures for use in electronic fare collection. It collects operational and maintenance data from transit vehicles, manages vehicle service histories, and assigns vehicle operators and maintenance personnel to vehicles and routes. The Transit Management Subsystem also provides the capability for automated planning and scheduling of public transit operations. The scheduling capability includes schedule writing, block building and runcutting. The subsystem furnishes travelers with real-time travel information, continuously updated schedules, schedule adherence information, transfer options, and transit routes and fares. In addition, the subsystem supports transit security features. This includes monitoring silent alarms, both passenger and operator initiated, on-board transit vehicles. It also includes the capability to support transit vehicle operator authentication and the capability to remotely disable a transit vehicle. The subsystem includes the capability to monitor for a transit vehicle being off the assigned route. The subsystem also includes the capability to alert operators and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.

Subsystem Interfaces Diagram

This is a context diagram for the entity Transit Management Subsystem that shows the interfaces to subsystems and every architecture flow that this entity sends or receives, as defined in the National ITS Architecture.  A complete list of  all architecture flows shown on this diagram, is available under the Inputs/Outputs section on this page.
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Terminator Interfaces Diagram

This is a context diagram for the entity Transit Management Subsystem that shows the interfaces to subsystems and every architecture flow that this entity sends or receives, as defined in the National ITS Architecture.  A complete list of  all architecture flows shown on this diagram, is available under the Inputs/Outputs section on this page.
Transit ManagementOther Transit ManagementMultimodal Transportation Service ProviderTransit Vehicle OperatorTransit Operations PersonnelSurface Transportation Weather ServiceMediaMap Update ProviderFinancial InstitutionEvent PromotersWeather ServiceEnforcement AgencyAlerting and Advisory Systemstransit fare coordinationtransit service coordinationtransit traveler information coordinationservice requesttransit multimodal informationmultimodal service dataservice responseroute assignmenttransit vehicle operator availabilitytransit operations statustransit operations personnel inputstransportation weather information requesttransportation weather informationtransit incidents for mediatransit information for mediamap update requestmap updatespayment requesttransaction statusevent confirmationevent plansweather informationpayment violation notificationalerts and advisories
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Security Considerations:

The Transit Management Subsystem (TRMS) represents centers that control public transportation vehicle fleets, including buses and light and commuter rail, in rural, suburban, or urban settings. It provides operations (schedules, routes, fare structures), maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property, and spans the central dispatch and garage management systems. Security considerations for the TRMS include safety critical control of the physical transit assets, operational security of the facilities that house the transit management center and the maintenance garage, and transit personnel security. The TRMS also supports coordination with other centers to adapt transit management to address incidents, event data, and the special needs of other systems and agencies, and to provide real-time information on current transit services. The majority of the information handled by the TRMS is not particularly sensitive; public disclosure of transit operational data, passenger loading, ridership, and vehicle maintenance data, and the bulk of the other information managed by the TRMS is not a key security concern. The integrity of this information is more important since the principal threats are those that allow undetected errors or unauthorized control of physical transit assets, i.e., buses or light rail. For example, malicious attacks on the computer system that controls light rail would be a serious security concern. Both insider and outsider attacks must be considered in developing the overall security strategy for a transit management center. Security considerations at the Transit Management Center itself should include closing and locking outside doors, badge access to outside doors, at least password control when logging onto computers, a dispatcher in-house at all times service is operational, etc. Security considerations at the garage should include badge access to outside doors, password access when logging onto the bus (including transit vehicle operator authentication by the center). From an information standpoint the primary security issues relate to financial transactions associated with electronic payment media or certain security sensitive operations, such as remote disabling of a transit vehicle during an incident such as a hijacking.

Functionality: Equipment Packages* and PSpecs*

Inputs/Outputs: Architecture Flows* and Data Flows*

Alerting and Advisory Systems flows into Transit Management

  • alerts and advisories (Architecture Flow*) - Assessments (general incident and vulnerability awareness information), advisories (identification of threats or recommendations to increase preparedness levels), and alerts (information on imminent or in-progress emergencies). This flow also provides supporting descriptive detail on incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities to increase preparedness and support effective response to threats against the surface transportation system.
    Data Flows*:

Archived Data Management flows into Transit Management

Emergency Management flows into Transit Management

Event Promoters flows into Transit Management

Financial Institution flows into Transit Management

Information Service Provider flows into Transit Management

Maintenance and Construction Management flows into Transit Management

Map Update Provider flows into Transit Management

Multimodal Transportation Service Provider flows into Transit Management

Other Transit Management flows into Transit Management

Parking Management flows into Transit Management

Personal Information Access flows into Transit Management

Remote Traveler Support flows into Transit Management

Surface Transportation Weather Service flows into Transit Management

Traffic Management flows into Transit Management

Transit Management flows into Archived Data Management

Transit Management flows into Emergency Management

Transit Management flows into Enforcement Agency

Transit Management flows into Event Promoters

Transit Management flows into Financial Institution

Transit Management flows into Information Service Provider

Transit Management flows into Maintenance and Construction Management

Transit Management flows into Map Update Provider

Transit Management flows into Media

Transit Management flows into Multimodal Transportation Service Provider

Transit Management flows into Other Transit Management

Transit Management flows into Parking Management

Transit Management flows into Personal Information Access

Transit Management flows into Remote Traveler Support

Transit Management flows into Surface Transportation Weather Service

Transit Management flows into Traffic Management

Transit Management flows into Transit Operations Personnel

Transit Management flows into Transit Vehicle

Transit Management flows into Transit Vehicle Operator

Transit Operations Personnel flows into Transit Management

Transit Vehicle flows into Transit Management

Transit Vehicle Operator flows into Transit Management

Weather Service flows into Transit Management