Benefits of Radio Coverage Planning of Large-Scale Roadside C-ITS (ITS-G5) Communication Networks
摘要
Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) aim to enhance road safety, traffic efficiency and environmental performance of road transportation by enabling communication between the vehicles and the road infrastructure. Today, vehicle manufacturers and road operators are investing significantly in C-ITS technology and infrastructure implementation to realise its potential benefits. In Europe, the C-Roads platform aims to harmonise the deployment of C-ITS infrastructure and services across Europe. As part of the C-Roads platform, Transport Infrastructure Ireland implemented C-ITS pilot infrastructure to deliver C-ITS services to road users via ITS-G5 and cellular communications. For the deployment of ITS-G5 Roadside Units along a 60 km distance of the pilot routes in Ireland, a radio coverage planning exercise was undertaken to optimise the deployment. Several technical and practical factors were taken into consideration during this exercise. This paper outlines Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s C-ITS pilot infrastructure, discusses the key technical and practical factors taken into consideration and summarises the results achieved. As a result of this radio coverage planning exercise, we were able to achieve over 50% cost savings on infrastructure deployment for C-ITS services via ITS-G5 technology on the M50 and M1 motorways.