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National Interoperability July 16, 2015. Why NTP?. 5 regions in the US, 5 different protocols, none interoperable IBTTA requested Congress give the association until 2016 to work on its own on a national protocol rather than have one imposed on it
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National Interoperability July 16, 2015
Why NTP? • 5 regions in the US, 5 different protocols, none interoperable • IBTTA requested Congress give the association until 2016 to work on its own on a national protocol rather than have one imposed on it • Since adoption of MAP-21, IBTTA and its members have been meeting and building a process for deciding on a protocol for nationwide use.
Basic Principles • One single protocol • Must be open • Must be in use now • May be used in conjunction with existing local protocol so that toll road users may chose the local protocol or the national protocol • Must meet miminum performance requirements as established by the Roadside Subcommittee
The Process • Several years of working many key IBTTA members including IAG, FTE, California agencies, Texas agencies • Back office Committee • Governance Committee • Marketing Committee (signage, messaging) • The full group met last weekend in Miami and approved 6C and TDM as two protocols. The group voted to allow more time for the SeGo protocol to meet requirements of the group.
The Process • Testing RFP • The IBTTA committee decided to put an RFP for the Certification and Conformance Program for the proposed NTP • OmniAir’s OCS was the only respondent to the RFP, and won the award • Contracts are being negotiated now • Conformance testing program to begin very soon