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Description / Abstract:
The scope of NTCIP 1211 v02 is the definition of management
information and the operations related to Signal Control and
Prioritization (SCP). It covers the management of preferential
treatment (priority) of different classes of vehicles (such as
transit, emergency service, other priority vehicles, which might
include commercial fleet vehicles, etc.) and the implementation of
special coordination operation within a Traffic Signal Controller.
To affect a priority request, its scope includes the content of
messages to be exchanged between a prioritizing entity and a
controller, the sequence in which messages are exchanged, and
associated functions within a controller related to SCP. The scope
includes the configuration and monitoring of a prioritizing entity
and those aspects of coordination that relate to SCP. The process
of generating priority requests is not defined by NTCIP 1211
v02.
NTCIP 1211 v02 deals, primarily, with granting priority while
still maintaining coordination with adjacent intersections. The
functionality expressed here is intended to work in conjunction
with the coordination object definitions and functions as defined
in NTCIP 1202. The coordination objects and functions can also be
invoked when an intersection is operating in a non-coordinated
mode.
Granting absolute priority irrespective of coordination is
considered pre-emption and is covered in NTCIP 1202:2005. The
process of generating a priority request is also not covered here.
For transit vehicles, this process is defined in the American
Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Transit Communications
Interface Profiles (TCIP) standard.
The remainder of NTCIP 1211 v02 provides the following main
sections, each building on the previous section(s):
a) Concept of Operations – This section provides a description
of user needs (needs for features and needs related to the
operational environment) applicable to SCP.
b) Functional Requirements – This section defines the functional
requirements that address the user needs identified in the Concept
of Operations. It includes a Protocol Requirements List (PRL) Table
that defines conformance requirements thereby allowing users to
select the desired options for a particular project.
c) Dialogs – This section describes how functional requirements
that require more complex implementations are fulfilled. The
dialogs define the standardized procedure for a management station
to manage a device and define the responses expected by the
device.
d) Management Information Base (MIB) – This section defines the
data exchanged during communications (an update of NTCIP 1211 v01
Sections 3 and 4)
e) Requirements Traceability Matrix – This annex provides a
table that associates each requirement to a dialog, an interface,
and its associated list of objects.
f) Test Procedures – This annex is a placeholder for future test
procedures, which ensure that a requirement is met and is
validated.
The first two of these sections are presented at a high level
and areof interest to most readers of NTCIP 1211 v02; the later
sections entail more detailed design issues that are of interest to
implementers, integrators, and testers.
Additional annexes provide information on certain topics such as
changes between NTCIP 1211 v01 and NTCIP 1211 v02, and the Generic
SNMP Interface description.