Intelligent Transportation System Solutions

ITS success hinges on implementing the right technology

The goal of “intelligent transportation” is to create a safer, more efficient, maintainable, accessible transportation environment. With the help of advanced networking technology, smart sensors, innovative engineered solutions and more, real-time data and monitoring is making this goal a reality. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can include everything from traditional traffic management to advanced traveler information systems to smart city connectivity.

No matter the application, a successful ITS system comes down to utilizing the right data and network communication solutions. Many answers to improving what we already have can be found in new technologies. How do you know what technology is right for your application? B+B SmartWorx offers the following M2M (machine-to- machine) transportation solutions for trouble-free connectivity and data communications:

• NEMA TS1/TS2-rated products
• LTE cellular routers
• Wireless radio modems and remote I/O
• WiFi routers, bridges, serial servers, embedded modules, access points
• Ethernet switches, routers, extenders
• Ethernet serial servers, gateways
• Ethernet media converters
• Serial converters and protectors, repeaters, isolators, cards
• USB converters, hubs, isolators, surge protectors and more

Applications At a Glance

Traffic Signals & Management

A traffic engineering department needed to upgrade its network in traffic signal cabinets as needed applications continued to evolve—video detection cameras, traffic cameras and potential DSRC radios. To solve network complexities, B+B SmartWorx powered by Advantech provided a managed EKI Ethernet Switch, a 16-port 10/100M and 4 GbE SFP Full L2 Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch. The traffic engineers needed a switch that could operate and fit in the existing network structure within the existing cabinet. With the compact size of the switches, it allowed engineers to swap out the existing equipment directly while saving additional space outside of the original design.

The B+B SmartWorx EKI-7712G-4FPI-AE switch supports a full suite of L2 managed features including VLAN for the network segmentation between video detection cameras, traffic controllers, traffic cameras and wireless radio. With RSTP configured, the managed switch lives within the existing network with wireless radio to build up the overall networking redundancy.