Re: [ipwave] RSU minor textual issue

[François Simon <[e-mail]>]

In the US, RSUs ARE NOT ROUTERS. There are logical boundaries between RSU
and functions accessing the infrastructure (when required):

 

FHWA Definition: 

“1.6. Roadside Units

DSRC enables communication between vehicles and roadside equipment, but does
not

generate data necessary to provide warnings and advisories from
infrastructure to drivers. To

support V2I applications, DSRC must be integrated with existing traffic
equipment, such as

Signal Controllers and backhaul connections to Traffic Management Centers
(TMCs). DSRC

devices that serve as the demarcation component between vehicles and other
mobile devices

and existing traffic equipment will be referred to DSRC Roadside Units (RSU)
in this document.”

 

RSU - A connected device that is only allowed to operate from a fixed
position

(which may in fact be a permanent installation or from temporary

equipment brought on-site for a period of time associated with an

incident, road construction, or other event). Some RSEs may have

connectivity to other nodes or the Internet.

 

 

 

From: its [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Russ Housley
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:34 AM
To: Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: [ipwave] RSU minor textual issue

 

 

On May 18, 2017, at 5:39 AM, Alexandre Petrescu
<[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]> > wrote:

 

OLD:



RSU: Road Side Unit. An IP router equipped with, or connected to, at
least one interface that is 802.11 and that is an interface that
operates in OCB mode.


A comment was made stating that an RSU is not a router, and that an RSU
may be connected to a router via an interface, e.g. Ethernet, to access
the infrastructure if required.

But I think that some Road Side Units are indeed IP routers and they
access the infrastructure and the Internet.  This is an important point
when using the IP protocol - be connected.

I think I keep that text that way at this time.

End issue.

 

Alex:

 

Some RSUs will be routers, but others will not.  For example, an RSU that
sends messages to vehicles about foggy conditions does not need to be a
router.  I think the definition should allow both cases.

 

Russ