ITS INTEROPERABILITY: THE NEXT FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION

The use and diversity of different data communications media, techniques and standards for ITS applications are proliferating as rapidly as ITS itself. As each new application area is added to the list of ITS applications it brings with it disparate technologies and increases the need for co-ordination between emerging ITS applications and between international organisations focusing on common applications. The paper uses, as its starting point, the three levels interoperability hierarchy as proposed by the European 'CARDME' project; 'technical', 'procedural' and 'contractual'. This paper then rapidly extends the model to relate current initiatives in DSRC standardisation to activities focusing on interoperability and, by highlighting real-world examples from the DSRC arena, provides a structure whereby the degree of interoperability between ITS applications can be enhanced. A review of the historical differences between Asia, Europe and the USA actually highlights the issues of viewing standardisation as not the objective itself but the means to achieve ITS service interoperability. Finally the 3-layer model is applied to legacy ITS technologies to show how earlier ITS investments can be protected. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102946.

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  ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 5TH WORLD CONGRESS

  KUSANG BLDG, 4TH FLOOR, 1009-5, DAECHI-DONG KANGNAM-KU
  SEOUL, ZZ KOREA    135-283
• Authors:
  • PICKFORD, A
• Conference:
  • TOWARDS THE NEW HORIZON TOGETHER. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, HELD 12-16 OCTOBER 1998, SEOUL, KOREA. PAPER NO. 2041
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Intelligent transportation systems; Standards
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Europe; United States
• ITRD Terms: 8005: Asia; 8531: Case study; 9013: Development; 8034: Europe; 187: Specification (standard); 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781345
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 89-950073-2-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM