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Course Description

This 2-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of wireless vehicle communications [WVC] in vehicle-to-vehicle [V2V] and vehicle-to-infrastructure [V2I] (roadside and national telecommunications networks). The primary motivation for these new applications of the well-known and widely-used IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi technology is the prospect of dramatic improvements in road safety through reduction in accidents, fatalities and injuries to person and property. New protocol stacks deliver high availability, low-latency [HALL] mobile services between vehicles beyond line of sight and via roadside units for wider area applications using advanced internet connectivity. In-vehicle units will be provided by vehicle original equipment manufacturers and accessory suppliers. However the roadside units and interconnecting broadband networking will require major investment with significant involvement by private sector service providers.

Target Audience

The course is intended for vehicle manufacturers, road safety and regulatory authorities, standardisation engineers, telecommunications network architects and operators, road fleet operators, researchers, system developers, students, technical media representatives.

Assumed Knowledge

Desirable prior knowledge: general appreciation of road traffic issues including road safety, traffic management methodology, vehicle/driver control and monitoring interfaces, causes and mitigation of road congestion; however all of these aspects will be summarised in the course material and supported with references, either web-based or handout materials, which will be presented in lecture periods. For one of the eight sessions a basic understanding of wireless communications systems will be required although the material will be delivered such that it is still digestible by those with only a very limited background.

Benefits to participants

Comprehensive overview of the status of WVC and related technologies as they affect Australia. An understanding of the radio-frequency performance of representative radio systems. Appreciation of how the various protocols and standards fit together in a coherent yet flexible framework. Understanding of the regulatory and legal issues. Hands on experience with fielded systems. A resource folder of standards, white papers and course notes that can be maintained following the course.

Course Outline

• Introduction. Overview. Bibliography. Reference material including standards, white papers and reports in a resource binder for convenient maintenance. Summary of WVC benefits and services.
• Road safety & macro-economic issues. Roads safety. Road sustainability and emissions. Mobile service provision. Potential revenue streams. Business models. Demonstrations.
• Business architecture & networking principles. Open systems interconnection [OSI] layered architecture. Application to WVC. Internet architecture and applicability to WVC. European approaches including ETSI. US approaches including IEEE. Japan and other national approaches to WVC. Internet Protocol version 6 [IPv6] addressing.
• Radio-frequency [RF] spectrum & standards for WVC. Management of the RF spectrum by the ITU-R. Australian Communications & Media Authority [ACMA] management of spectrum for Australia. Relevant spectrum bands for WVC and current licensing. RF propagation. Overview of IEEE 802.11 standards and equipments. Role of GPS in WVC. Relationship to electronic tolling standards and equipment. Wireless Access Vehicle Environment [WAVE] standards from IEEE. General discussion of Dedicated Short Range Communications [DSRC] and Communications Access for Land Mobiles [CALM] systems architecture.
• Legal and Commercial issues. Security and privacy. Regulatory processes. Standards development and applicability within Australia. Key participants in Australia. Resourcing for R&D of technology and standards.
• Micro-economic issues. Cost-of-ownership for vehicles, roadside and telecommunications networks. Pricing models. Investments and returns. Value-adding service providers.
• On-road Demonstration. System description. Outdoor mobile channel. DSRC use case scenarios. Cooperative safety demonstration, using live equipment in road vehicles in pre-defined scenarios.

Conduct of Course

The course will be conducted from 9.00am to 5.00pm. Morning tea will be available at approximately 10.00am to 10.30am, lunch from 12.30pm to 1.30pm and afternoon tea at approximately 3.00pm to 3.30pm.

Cancellation policy

At least four weeks notice is required for cancellation of a place in a short course for full reimbursement. If cancellation is later than 4 weeks then the place can either be given to another person or the registrant can be provided with a credit towards other NICTA training.

For further information please contact:
Anne-Marie Eliseo
Industry Education Manager
phone: +61-8-8343-8710
email: industryeducation@nicta.com.au