Transit Center Security Functional Area
Description
'Transit Center Security' monitors transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms received from on–board a transit vehicle. It supports transit vehicle operator authentication and provides the capability to remotely disable a transit vehicle. It also includes the capability to alert operators and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
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Functional Requirements
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| 01 | The center shall monitor transit vehicle operational data to determine if the transit vehicle is off–route and assess whether a security incident is occurring. |
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| 02 | The center shall receive reports of emergencies on–board transit vehicles entered directly be the transit vehicle operator or from a traveler through interfaces such as panic buttons or alarm switches. |
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| 03 | The center shall support the back–office portion of functionality to authenticate transit vehicle operators. |
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| 04 | The center shall provide transit incident information along with other service data to emergency centers. |
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| 05 | The center shall receive information pertaining to a wide–area alert such as weather alerts, disaster situations, or child abductions. This information may come from Emergency Management or from other Alerting and Advisory Systems. |
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| 06 | The center shall send wide–area alert information to travelers (on–board transit vehicles or at stations/stops) and transit vehicle operators. |
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| 07 | The center shall coordinate the response to security incidents involving transit with other agencies including Emergency Management, other transit agencies, media, traffic management, and traveler information service providers. |
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| 08 | The center shall receive threat information and status on the integrity of the transit infrastructure. |
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| 09 | The center shall provide support to remotely disable (or reset the disabling of) a transit vehicle in service. |
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| 10 | The center shall provide transit incident information to traveler information providers and the media. |
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