ABDUR ROHMAN MUHAMMAD

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Introduction to ITS and

NTCIP
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP)
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Definition

System utilizing newly developed information and

communications technology to transportation
infrastructure, management systems, and vehicles to
improve : safety, efficiency, travel time and comforts
and reduce vehicle wear, delay, and fuel consumption.

2014 - https://ntl.bts.gov/lib/54000/54200/54247/BCLL_2014_Combined_JPO-FINAL5.pdf
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Benefits
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Subsystems of ITS

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)

Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)
Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS)
Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety Systems (AVCSS)
Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)
Electronic Payment Systems (EPS)
Emergency Management Systems (EMS)
Vulnerable Individual Protection Systems (VIPS)
Information Management Systems (IMS)
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Advanced Traffic Management
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Highway Management
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Crash Prevention and Safety
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Not a single communication protocol

Maintenanced by
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
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Goals

Interoperability
multiple types of devices can work together
Ex : using the same communication channel to connect traffic signal,
message sign, cctv, and ext

Interchangeability
multiple brands able to work on the same communication channel
Ex : any brand of NTCIP-compatible in the same system at the same time
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ITS communication

Center to Field (C2F)

Communication between an ITS management center and multiple devices
managed by that center

Center to Center (C2F)

Communication between two or more ITS management center
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Center to Field (C2F)

Example
Traffic-Signal-MS controlling traffic signal
Traffic-MS controlling message sign, reading environmental sensor
Highway-MS communicating with detector and ramp meter

Application protocols
SNMP
STMP
SFMP
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Center to Field (C2F)

Key Variable
Transmission scheme
Time synchronization
Transmission rate
Frequency of communication
Transmission delay
Response delay in the field device
Length of message
Number of devices per channel
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Center to Center (C2C)

Example
An Emergency-MS reporting an incident to Highway-MS and Traveler-IS
Highway-MS informing an Emergency-MS of warning message

Application Protocol
DATA Exchange (DATEX)
C2C XML (v4, 2009)
COBRA
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Center to Center (C2C)

Communications Patterns
Request-Response
Subsciption-Publication
One-Way
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