Communication Mediums for Signal, ITS, and Freeway Surveillance Systems: Final Report

Transportation Research Board

doi:10.17226/6338

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Transportation and Infrastructure

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Transportation Research Board. 1996. Communication Mediums for Signal, ITS, and Freeway Surveillance Systems: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/6338.

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540 pages | 8.5 x 11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/6338

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-iii
Contents	iv-vi
Summary	vi-viii
A0-1 Introduction	1-8
A1-1 Chapter One: Communication Mediums, Protocols, and Terminals	9-9
A.1.1 Wire Mediums and Terminals	10-62
A.1.2 Fiber Mediums and Terminals	63-131
A.1.3 Wireless Communications	132-197
A.1.4 Computer Considerations in Communication	198-203
A.1.5 Communication Networks and Protocols	204-245
A.1.6 Video Applications in ITS	246-262
A.1.7 Commercial Communication Services	263-344
A2-1 Chapter Two: ITS Communication System Design	345-345
A.2.1 Analog versus Digital Communication System	345-347
A.2.2 Theoretical and In Practice Capacity of Digital Communication Mediums	348-352
A.2.3 Repeaterless Link Distances: Link Budgets	353-357
A.2.4 Multimedia Communications Networks	358-360
A.2.5 Communication Load Analysis	361-365
A.2.6 ITS Network Architecture and Topology	366-377
A.2.7 ITS Communication Network Topology	378-378
A.2.8 Fault Tolerant Networks	379-382
A3-1 Chapter Three: Example ITS Communication Designs and Costs	383-383
A.3.1 ITS Communication Infrastructure Cost Estimating	383-397
A.3.2 Example ITS Communcation System Designs and Costs	398-436
A4-1 Chapter Four: Communication System Support	437-437
A.4.1 General Overview: Maintainability of Advanced Communication Systems	437-449
A.4.2 Reliabiligy, Availability, and Maintainability of Advanced Communication Systems	450-452
A.4.3 Maintenance Personnel Staffing	453-460
A.4.4 Spares	461-461
A.4.5 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment	462-471
A.4.6 Life Cycle Cost Estimating	472-490
A.4.7 References and Standards	491-498
A5-1 Chapter Five: Strategies and Tools	499-499
A.5.1 Barriers	499-501
A.5.2 Procurement Policy	502-504
A.5.3 Life Cycle Cost Analyses and Evaluation of a Technology	505-513
A.5.4 Measures of Effectiveness for Communications Technology	514-517
A.5.5 Reliability	518-537

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