Development of TxDOT Procedures and Specifications for Testing Device Compliance to NTCIP Standards

摘要

The primary objectives of this two-year project are to define a framework for testing conformance to National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) standards, identify the approaches used to describe the extent to which testing is needed, and recommend the appropriate documentation for such testing activities. To meet these objectives, the researcher looked at what other groups and organizations have done in support of testing. The researcher then describes the basic types of testing tools and provides descriptions and comparisons of applicable products. A survey of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) division and district personnel was conducted to help understand the current TxDOT testing process and to identify any specific needs. Elements of a testing framework are then discussed. This discussion covers the basic steps involved in conformance testing, how NTCIP requirements are specified, aspects of management information base (MIB) files, current testing processes, reporting results, and mapping requirements to tests. Recommendations on defining the framework are given. The report concludes with an enumerated list of recommendation to establish a testing framework.