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ITS Toll Collection Communication Solutions

Solution Overview

Building a stable and reliable communications cornerstone for smart transportation

As highway and expressway toll collection systems evolve toward digitalization and intelligence, the communication network’s high reliability, real‑time performance, and security have become core requirements. Drawing on over 15 years of expertise in industrial communications, MRD delivers full‑scenario, highly resilient industrial Ethernet solutions for toll collection systems – ensuring efficient, lossless, and secure data transmission from lane to center.

Industry Challenges

Industry Challenges: Three Pain Points of Traditional Toll Communications

  • Cybersecurity Challenges

    Frequent data interaction between lanes and toll stations and hearts, susceptible to network storms, illegal access, etc.
  • Environmental Adaptation Challenges

    Toll stations and road cabinets face high and low temperatures, dust, and EMI, making it difficult for ordinary switches to operate stably for a long time.
  • O&M Efficiency Challenge

    It is difficult to locate the faults of terminal equipment (such as fee display, railing machine), and there is a lack of effective remote management and environmental monitoring methods.
Industry Challenges

MRD Solution Matrix

MRD™ Meridian ® Solution: Two Scenarios, Accurate Adaptation

Needle for semi-automatic and non-stop charging two mainstream scenarios, we provide customized industrial Ethernet networking solutions to ensure the robustness of each level of the network.

Scenario 1: Semi-automatic toll collection (MTC) network topology

Program features:The TCC4100 series access switch is deployed in each lane control cabinet. passes industrial ring network redundant technology, lane data is gathered to the toll station switch, and then the passes Gigabit backbone is transmitted to the distraction and the heart.

Customer ValueEven if the single point link is broken, the ring network can resume communication in 20ms to ensure that the toll flow data is not lost and the transaction processing is continuous.

Scenario 2: Non-stop Electronic Toll Collection (etc) system network topology

Program features:The needle for etc gantry system and lane system strengthens the Layer-3 switching function, effectively isolates the broadcast domain, and prevents network storms from affecting the core business.

Customer ValueEnsure RSU (roadside unit) and control the low-when and high-security transmission of massive transaction data between the hearts, supporting high-speed passage and accurate billing.

Core products: TCC4100 series - dedicated for transportation scenario design access to industrial switch

TCC4100 is MRD dedicated to transportation toll collection, road monitoring, etc. The scenario creates a high-performance terminal access device, whose interface and function design closely follow the operation and maintenance pain points:

key characteristics TECH SPECS bringing value to the for transportation industry
Layer-3 Switching Capabilities Support static routing and VLAN isolation Eliminate cyber storms, improve network security, and ensure that charging services are prioritized
Rich Interface Portfolio 4 Gigabit/Fast EthernetSFPfiber port +8 Gigabitcopper port +4 serial port Flexible access to a variety of terminals (license plate recognition, railings, fee display)
Intelligent I/O Interface Supports 4 DI +4 DO Remotely restart the crash terminal, when the alarm cabinet door is illegally opened, reducing on-site processing
Environmental monitoring interface Supports 1 temperature and humidity sensor interface On-demand access to sensors, real-world when monitoring the cabinet microenvironment, to prevent high-temperature downtime

MRD  Product Advantage: Derived from a deep understanding of the quality of this for industry

We not only provide products, but also deliver long-term stable operation certainty. This certainty stems from the rigorous handling of every detail of our for product design:

1. High MTBF (average failure-free working time): The product design is based on SR-332standard can reliability algorithm, from components selection to circuit design, to ensure that the failure rate of the system in continuous operation is extremely low.

2. Long Lifetime (product service life): Evaluate the life based on the minimum working parameter @ Operating temperature algorithm to ensure that the wide-temperature environment of in -40 ℃ ~ 75 ℃ still has an ultra-long service life.

3. Key design details and experience:

Thermal design: clearly distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of fan suction and blowing in different scenarios to ensure long-term Thermal efficiency.

protection process: Using conductive oxidation and EniG plating, for significantly improves corrosion resistance and signal transmission performance compared to ordinary paint and tin plating.

Network transformer: Multi-port network transformer is selected to optimize PCB layout, improve port isolation and surge protection capability.

Power and software: The power supply isolation scheme is adopted to resist the interference of Power fluctuations; the firmware implantation software periodic memory check algorithm actively detects and repairs potential dangers.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Benchmark

Core Product

TCC4100 Series 24-Port Premium DIN-rail Layer-3 Industrial Switch

TCC4100 Series 24-Port Premium DIN-rail Layer-3 Industrial Switch

Supports 24 Ethernet ports including 8×2.5G SFP; any two ports can form a self-healing ring with multiple independent rings; QoS (IEEE 802.1p/1Q and ToS/DiffServ); SNMPv1/v2c/v3

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ProductsCritical capabilitySortDescriptions
TCC4100 series railway train on-board industrial switchSupports Ethernet ring network function based on MRD-Ring ® technology, nodes self-healing time under 5 milliseconds, ring network self-healing time under 50 milliseconds (typical value) Supports IEC-based...eth-poeSee product details
TCC4100 Series Railway Train Car IP54IP67 SwitchSupports up to 8 PoE ports Supports Ethernet ring function based on MRD-Ring ® technology, supports multiple self-healing rings, nodes self-healing time under 5 milliseconds, ring network self-healing when...eth-poeSee product details
TCC4100 series 24-port high-end Din-RailLayer-3industrial switchSupports 24 Ethernet ports, including 8 2.5g SFP fiber ports Any two ports can be used to form a self-healing ring network, and supports multiple independent self-healing rings...eth-l3-mgtSee product details
TCC4100 Firm Interface Din-Rail Switch - GigabitBackplane bandwidth up to 68Gbps Supports Ethernet ring network function based on MRD-Ring ® technology, supports multiple self-healing rings, nodes self-healing time under 5 milliseconds, ring network self-healing...eth-l3-mgtSee product details

MRD Product Reliability Design DNA

Every solution is built on relentless pursuit of product fundamentals. We disclose the following design details for the most demanding engineering review:

  • MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    Device-level stress prediction based on the SR-332 algorithm; system MTBF exceeds one million hours.
  • Service Life

    Not only datasheet ratings—measured estimates based on electrolytic capacitor capacitance fade at minimum operating parameters @ operating temperature.
Product Comparison
Thermal
Corrosion Protection
PCB
Network Isolation
Power
Software Robustness
Our Products
Natural convection cooling
Conductive oxidation (ensures grounding continuity)
ENIG plating (anti-oxidation, high mating durability)
Per-port independent magnetics (cleaner fault isolation)
Isolated power (surge immunity, crosstalk prevention)
Periodic memory checks (prevent memory-leak buildup)
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Typical Alternatives
Forced-air design
Paint coating
Tin plating
Multi-port integrated magnetics
Non-isolated
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Why Choose MRD

  • Deep Industry Expertise
    Deep Industry Expertise

    10+ years of transportation communications experience; widely deployed on highways and urban expressways nationwide.

  • Quality Assurance
    Quality Assurance

    From design algorithms to manufacturing processes, reliability is committed via quantified MTBF and lifetime metrics.

  • Service & Support
    Service & Support

    Lifecycle services from solution design and commissioning to O&M support.

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Solution 1

Semi-Automatic Toll Collection (MTC) Network Topology

Deploy TCC4100 access switches in lane control cabinets; aggregate via industrial rings to the toll plaza.

Solution Features

passes industrial ring network redundant technology, lane data is gathered to the toll station switch, and then transmitted to the distraction and center through the Gigabit backbone, forming a "lane — toll station — distraction — center" four-level can rely on the link.

Customer Value

Even if the single point link is broken, the ring network can resume communication in 20ms to ensure that the toll flow data is not lost and the transaction processing is continuous.

Solution 2

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Network Topology

Strengthen Layer-3 switching for ETC gantries and lane systems; isolate broadcast domains and prevent storms.

Solution Features

The needle for etc gantry system and lane system strengthens the Layer-3 switching function, effectively isolates the broadcast domain, and prevents network storms from affecting the core business.

Customer Value

Ensure RSU (roadside unit) and control the low-when and high-security transmission of massive transaction data between the hearts, supporting high-speed passage and accurate billing.

key characteristicsTECH SPECSValue
Layer-3 Switching CapabilitiesSupport static routing and VLAN isolationAvoid cyberstorms and prioritize billing
Rich Interface4 SFPfiber port +8 Gigabitcopper port +4 serial portFlexible access to license plate recognition, railings, fee display
Smart I/O4 DI+4 DORemote restart of the crash terminal, illegal opening of the cabinet door real when alarm