Network Design and Deployment Considerations for TSMO Managers and Professionals
Length: Approximately 8 hours.
Description
The overall goal of this course is to provide a system-level understanding of the operation of modern broadband transportation communications networks. This course focuses on how to plan and implement telecommunications networks to support a major Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the components and requirements of wide area networks.
- Describe the pros and cons of the different types of fiber optic cable plant construction and discuss their components.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of wireless communications.
- Explain the technologies used and requirements of network electronics
- List ITS field applications
Outline (click to display)
Lesson 1. Wide Area Communications Networks
- Traffic Management Center
- Network Requirements
- Network Requirements: Simple Example
- Network Equipment and the Environment
- Network Design Challenges
- Example: Designing a Network
Lesson 2. Fiber Optic Cable Plant Construction
- Aerial vs. Underground Construction
- Aerial Construction
o Route Planning
o Pole Lease Agreements
o Pole Survey
o Pole Survey: Standards
o Attachment Applications/Make-Ready Study
o Make-Ready Work
o Extension Arms
o Strand Placement
- Underground Construction
o Underground Engineering
o Trenching
o Directional Boring
o Conduit
o Pullboxes
o Pullbox Breakdown
- Common FIber Optic Construction Components
o Splice Enclosures
o Fiber Optic Cable
o Slack
o Entrances
o Indoor Wiring
o Fiber Optic Testing/Leasing
o Plant Maintenance
- Aerial and Underground Construction Costs: Cost Model
- Case Study: ICBN
- Case Study: Lake Forest, Illinois
Lesson 3. Fiber Optic Cable Plant Construction
- Wireless Architectures: Fixed vs Mobile
- Common Components of Wireless Planning and Implementation
- Common Design and Planning Considerations
- Site Selection: Line of Sight
- Rural vs Urban Areas
- Path Analysis
- Link Budget Calculation
- FCC License Requirements
- Unlicensed Frequencies
- Wireless Transmission Link Categories
- Fixed Wireless LOS and the Fresnel Zone
- Fixed Wireless Site Surveys
- Mobile Wireless Frequencies
- Mobile Wireless Site Selection
- Case Study: MIEMSS
- Case Study: Port Angeles, Washington
Lesson 4. Network Electronics
- IP Networks
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPSL)
- MPLS and Traffic Engineering
- Metro Ethernet
- Metro Ethernet Example
- SONET
- Multi-service SONET
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- Network Electronic Selection Considerations
- Space and Power Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Redundancy Requirements
- Interoperability
- Maintenance
- Case Study: City of Alexandria, VA
- Case Study: Annapolis, MD
Lesson 5. ITS Field Applications
- Traffic Signal Systems
- Dynamic Message Signs
- Variable Speed Limit Signs
- Traffic Cameras
- Traffic Advisory Radio Systems
- TARS Network
- ITS Application Summary
- Case Study: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Case Study: Delaware DOT
Contributor(s)
Paul. R. Olson, P.E.
P.R.Olson Associates Ltd
