AMPA Regional ITS Architecture Update

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: NMDOT Road Closure Gates

Functional Area: Field Barrier System Control
  1. The field element shall activate barrier systems for transportation facilities and infrastructure under center control. Barrier systems include automated or remotely controlled gates, barriers and other systems that manage entry to roadways.
  2. The field element shall return barrier system operational status to the controlling center.
  3. The field element shall return barrier system fault data to the maintenance center for repair.
  4. The field element shall receive requests for access from approaching vehicles using field-vehicle communications and validate and authenticate the requests.
  5. The field element shall grant access only to qualified vehicles.
  6. The field element shall communicate access permission status and access instructions to approaching vehicles using field-vehicle communications.
Functional Area: Roadway Field Device Monitoring
  1. The field element shall monitor the operational status (state of the device, configuration, and fault data) of connected sensors (such as traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed) and devices (such as highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, automated roadway treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, cameras, traffic signals, ramp meters, short range communications equipment, security surveillance equipment).
  2. The field element shall send operational status of connected field equipment to the maintenance center.
  3. The field element shall send collected fault data to the maintenance center for repair.
  4. The field element shall include a local interface that provides operational status and fault data for connected field equipment to field personnel.
  5. The field element shall include a local interface that allows field personnel to command diagnostic tests on connected field equipment.