EC sets out required standardisation actions for Intelligent Transport in 2010-2013 ICT Standardisation Work Programme

Date: 1/3/2010

Source: www.ertico.com/

The European Commission has published the 2010-2013 ICT Standardisation Work Programme covering 13 priority domains, of which Domain 3 is “Intelligent Transport”. The Work Programme discusses the policy area, justification for standardisation, reference documents and required standardisation activities.

Required standardisation actions

The European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) are invited to participate in each of the following areas listed below. Extracts have been taken from the document, for the full details of each area see: www.ertico.com/.../standardisation_work_porgramme.pdf#page=10

• Public Transport interoperability – to complement the existing IOPTA (Interoperable public transport architecture) standard
• Emergency Communications – to continue submitting proposals for standards taking into account the current status of the eCall systems and the future evolution of the mobile communication networks and the IP environment, in particular IPv6 networks, while taking into account privacy and data protection aspects
• Electronic Fee Collection – to continue submitting proposals in order to support Directive 2004/52, “on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems”. The following work items are of particular interest in relation to the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS):
  •  Security framework of EETS – this specification should provide the necessary security elements which are needed to implement an interoperable EETS and to enable trust between all stakeholders
  • Charging performance metrics and examination framework for EETS – this specification should consider: the definition of metrics for measuring charging performance in terms of the acceptable level of errors associated with charging computation (charging reliability), and the definition of examination methods to compute the identified metrics
• Co-operative systems – to develop standards in order to ensure deployment and interoperability of co-operative systems and services, in particular those operating in the 5.9 GHz frequency band. Proposals should take into account the new mandate on co-operative systems
• In-vehicle open architectures – to consider the need of producing standards for the adoption of an open in-vehicle architecture for the provision of ITS services and applications, including standard interfaces guaranteeing interoperability / interconnection with infrastructure systems and facilities
• ITS Framework Architecture – to submit proposals for standards to complement and streamline the existing standardisation activities (especially those on Communication Architecture), within the context of the multi-modal European ITS Framework Architecture proposed by the ITS Action Plan
• Travel and Traffic Information – to submit proposals for standards related to the definition of common specifications for data and procedures for the provision of EU-wide real-time traffic and travel information services, including those for the free provision of minimum universal traffic information services
• Management Services for Traffic and Freight – to submit proposals for standards related to the definition of a set of common procedures and specifications to ensure the continuity of ITS services for passenger and freight in transport corridors and in urban and interurban regions.

Actions launched under this work programme are expected to be finalised by 2013.

The Work Programme also lists 11 EC Mandates and Decisions since 2004, such as: the ITS Action Plan; the reservation of the 5875-5905 MHz frequency band for safety-related ITS; and the definition of EETS and its technical elements.

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor developments

Keywords: Architecture, Communications, Cooperative vehicle systems, Emergency, European Commission, Freight, In-vehicle systems, Payment, Standard, Traffic information