Abbreviations

Results for area 5.1 Data

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route description point
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TPEG-locs with additional flags to indicate whether they are start, end and stopping as well as non-stopping points; they are listed in TPEG table pti15

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message expiry time (MET)
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date and time in accordance with ISO 8601 when the message should be deleted from all TPEG-decoders

NOTE Used for message management purposes.

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location table number (LTN)
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number with the value 0 to 63 used to identify the Location Table used by the service provider

NOTE 1 The LTN is generally allocated to each service provider in a country by the relevant government or roads authority from a range assigned to that country. It is transmitted in type 3A groups.

NOTE 2 Value 0, when transmitted in type 3A groups, shows that the service provider is encrypting the location codes.

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location table number before encryption (LTNBE)
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number with the value 1 to 63 used to identify the Location Table used by the service provider prior to the codes within the table being encrypted for transmission

NOTE LTNBE is transmitted in type 8A groups.

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version number (VER)
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serial number to distinguish successive messages having a particular message identifier

NOTE Version numbers are used incrementally, allowing the progress of an event to be tracked from first notification (VER = 0), through updates, to eventual cancellation (VER = 255).

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floating car data (FCD)
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measured data which are collected in floating cars on a certain time cycle and which contain data on the trip profile and derived quantities

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message generation time (MGT)
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date and time stamp in accordance with ISO 8601 originated at the actual time and point of message generation

NOTE Used for message management purposes.

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length of a speech report
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length of a Speech Report, including pauses, in tenths of a second

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expiry date
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date determined by the service provider on which a particular terminal’s ability to decrypt an encrypted service should cease (i.e. end of the paid subscription period)

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duration
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gives an indication of how long the problem is expected to last

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diversion advice
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shows whether or not end-users are recommended to find and follow an alternative route

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severity factor (SEV)
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amount of disruption to traffic likely to be caused by a particular event

NOTE This definition varies from the DATEX Data Dictionary definition (ENV 13106).

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specification Identification
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string that uniquely identifies a certain version of a certain TPEG application or toolkit

EXAMPLE The TPEG Traffic Event Compact application, version 2.0 is identified by the Specification Identification string “TEC_2_0”.

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programme identifier
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assigns a unique value to each audio programme source

NOTE 1 to entry Defined in the RDS specification IEC 62106.

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service identifier (SID)
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SID Code uniquely identifying a service provided by a service provider (e.g. TMC, TPEG)

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application identification (AID)
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identification that indicates how to process TPEG content and routes information to the appropriate application decoder

NOTE 1 to entry Each TPEG application has a unique number, which identifies the application according to Clause 5 of ISO TS 18234-7. The application identification is part of the TPEG specification and is defined as and when new applications are developed.

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electric vehicle supply equipment identity (EVSEID)
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ID that uniquely identifies a concrete charging point globally

NOTE 1 to entry If a charging station has multiple charging points, multiple EVSEIDs are used. See also DIN SPEC 91286.

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information element
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IE a functional category of road traffic signs and pictograms performing broadly similar functions

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other network (ON)
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notation appended in drawings, where necessary, to indicate that the code being transmitted [e.g. SID (ON)] relates not to the Tuned Service, but to a referenced Other Network

NOTE Data about the Other Network(s) can be pre-stored in terminal equipment.

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pictogram category code
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codes assigned to the more detailed category of a pictogram type under the service category

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service category code
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codes assigned to distinguish the service category such as a regulation or public facilities

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PIN code
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numeric or alphanumeric code required to be entered into a terminal before that terminal is permitted to present decrypted RDS-TMC messages

NOTE The value of the PIN code is calculated by the terminal manufacturer from an algorithm using terminal serial number and one or more application profiles as factors.

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location code (LC)
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numeric or alphanumeric representation of a location according to a pre-determined database, known as a Location Table

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country code (CCD)
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assigns a code to each country internationally recognised codes stipulated by ISO 3166-1 when referring to countries and subdivisions of countries

NOTE 1 to entry Country codes are not unique to one country and can be repeated in non-neighbouring countries.

NOTE 2 to entry In RDS, The Country Code is transmitted in the first 4-bits of the PI code to signal the origin of the audio programme, which may be different to the country where the transmitter is located.

NOTE 3 to entry Defined in the RDS specification IEC 62106.

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location table country code (LTCC)
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assigns a code to each location table, based on the country of origin of the locations referenced in this table

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qualifier
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parameter for an attribute used to express the meaning of pictogram quantitatively

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tuning information
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enables a RDS-TMC terminal to change from one transmitter to another at boundaries of a particular transmitter's coverage

NOTE 1 to entry Each transmitter should direct the RDS-TMC terminal to specific frequencies or TMC services in adjacent areas.

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queue speed limit
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start time
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beginning time of a traffic event

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programme identifier country code (PICC)
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first four bits of the Programme Identifier are identical with Country Code if the RDS specification IEC 62106 is implemented

NOTE 1 to entry The CC is signalled in the RDS PI Code for purposes of identifying the country of origin of the audio programme.

NOTE 2 to entry Usually the Programme Identifier Country Code and the Location Table Country Code on an RDS-TMC transmission have the same value, but not always nor necessarily.

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continuity index field
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helps distinguish between different multi-group messages

NOTE 1 to entry All groups within any particular multi-group message contain the same value of this continuity index.

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radius of expansion
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in TPEG-Loc, a radius of expansion is described by a circle of a certain radius value around a fixed point

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extended country code (ECC)
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assigns a unique code to each country

NOTE 1 to entry The combination of ECC and CC algother assigns a unique code for each country.

NOTE 2 to entry Defined in the RDS specification IEC 62106.

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location table extended country code (LTECC)
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assigns a code to each location table, based on the country of origin of the locations referenced in this table

NOTE 1 to entry Together the LTECC, LTCC and LTN identify a location database uniquely.

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direction and extent
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identifies the adjacent segments or specific point locations also affected by the incident, and where appropriate the direction of traffic affected

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message report type
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element to signal the type of message for presentation purposes

NOTE It may be an incident message report, station/terminal information, route information or individual service information, as defined in TPEG table pti27.

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