THE WAY FORWARD FOR DIGITAL CELLULAR IN ROAD TRANSPORT. NEW SERVICES BASED ON THE EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
This short article describes the Alcatel system for fleet management. It is based on a modular system configuration in which the data and voice communications equipment in the vehicle is linked via a radio interface to an evaluation system at the central control unit. Brief details of the system architecture are provided. The services which can be provided over the system are summarized. These include: a) fleet management; b) vehicle location; c) personal route guidance; d) breakdown and emergency call service; and e) automatic tariff payment. For the covering abstract see IRRD 868006.
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Authors:
- WIEDMANN, H
- DECHAUX, C
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- Publication Date: 1994
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 2652-61
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Conferences; Data communications; Intelligent transportation systems; Itinerary; Location; Payment; Radio; Tariffs; Telecommunications; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
- ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 8652: Data transmission (telecom); 699: Itinerary; 9061: Location; 272: Payment; 6947: Radio; 9072: Selection; 241: Tariff; 9117: Telecommunication; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00676262
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-89006-825-9
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Apr 12 1995 12:00AM