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Cloud Terminals for Ticketing Systems

Authors:
João Ferreira
Porfírio Filipe
Gonçalo Cunha
João Silva

Keywords: Cloud Computing; Software as a Service (SaaS); Ticketing System; Terminal Device

Abstract:
In this research work, we introduce the concept of a thin device implemented on a cloud platform for terminal devices on the front end of ticketing systems. Therefore, we propose the evolution of the traditional architecture of ticketing for a cloud based architecture in which the core processes of ticketing are offered through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model, which can be subscribed by transport operators that pay-per-use. Ticketing terminal devices (e.g., gates, validators, vending machines) are integrated in the cloud environment creating the concept for a ‘thin’ device. This approach is achieved by moving business logic from terminals to the cloud. Each terminal is registered to be managed by each own operator, configuring a multi tenancy implementation which is vendor hardware independent, allowing to address elasticity and interoperability issues. The elasticity of the cloud will support the expansion/implosion of small (transport) operators business around electronic ticketing. In the near future, this ticketing solution will promote collaboration between operators.

Pages: 19 to 25

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: May 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3549

ISBN: 978-1-61208-270-7

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from May 27, 2013 to June 1, 2013