Integrated Communications for Highways

Road operators are seeking to improve operational use of transport infrastructure and services. Emerging Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) enable optimal management of traffic flows and development of new revenue opportunities.  Alcatel-Lucent’s Integrated Communications for Highways allow road and toll companies to increase service efficiency by delivering:

• Better control of traffic and security
• Enhanced vehicle passenger and worker safety
• Optimized road usage by providing drivers with key information.

Fully integrated Alcatel-Lucent solutions offer a secure, highly reliable communications architecture, suitable for both inter-urban and urban road operators. The customized, end-to-end solutions improve communication system supervision and control of data traffic. The converged networks deliver reliable voice, video and data applications, including critical services like ANPR and video cameras, ERTs, MIDAS, weather stations, variable message signs, and dedicated FM radio sites.

Ideal for road operators, traffic police and local authorities, the Alcatel-Lucent Integrated Communications for Highways solution improves security and safety, delivers greater driver information, and reduces road congestion more efficiently than new construction.  The solution provides an advanced multiservice communication network to transmit voice, data and video traffic -- establishing real-time wireline and wireless communication to both drivers and road operator staff.

Economic Benefits

A field-tested, highly scalable solution from Alcatel-Lucent supports a full range of profitable new service capabilities:

• Supports business critical operations with a highly resilient, low maintenance network
• Integrates best-in-class multimedia technologies by utilizing IP connectivity
• Leverages existing road infrastructure to reduce capital expense
• Minimizes risk with a pre-integrated IP-based solution and proven field experience

Enables fast introduction of additional revenue streams, including:

• Resale of spare network capacity
• Mobile BTS backhaul for mobile carriers
• Road toll technologies and enforcement
• Points of interest
• Navigation and fleet management

Deployment, Management, End-User Benefits

Alcatel-Lucent's Integrated Communications for Highways solution guides operators from business plan definition to final network implementation. The turnkey services program helps build complex networks and all related Network Operating Centers quickly and within budget.

The scope of Alcatel-Lucent’s turnkey network deployment includes:

PFI project development

• Alcatel-Lucent is equipped to develop PFI contracts and bring financing, design, construction, deployment and operations resources to large-scale government projects.

Network design

• Overall network design for highway operators
• Turnkey construction of roadside network infrastructure, power systems, control centers and disaster recovery centers
• Operational systems provided for network management, asset databases, CRM, contact centers, web site development for highway operations, remote workforce management and PAMS systems

Site preparation services:

• Site search and acquisition for new infrastructures
• Site survey and engineering to assess existing premises and facilities
• Site preparation and civil works to support communication equipment

Product sourcing:

• Provides logistics for the shipment of communication equipment

Installation and commissioning:

• Includes product installation, hardware and software configuration, end-to-end commissioning and service-level performance testing

Service migration:

• Defines and executes the customer-agreed implementation plan for seamless deployment
• Provides the full integration of the new communication solution with existing information systems

Alcatel-Lucent’s turnkey network management service includes:

The Network Operation Center controls the multi-service transport supervision systems (e.g.,  GE/SDH and specific MUX), network security management systems, PBXs and gateways to service providers and Internet.  Before the full transfer to the customer, Alcatel-Lucent supports local operations and maintenance services, and provides full training for operations personnel.