safety systems using electronics and or wireless communications

provision of eCall service plus availability of wireless communication network to undertake other application services

eCall sent directly using, in the case of GSM/UMTS circuit switched networks circuit switched networks, ETSI defined Teleservice 12 over mobile telephone networks designed to work throughout European Union Member States

provider of 'eCall' in-vehicle equipment which is given access to the relevant minimum set of data by the vehicle manufacturer for a vehicle in order to effect the 'eCall' service

NOTE 1 to entry The in-vehicle equipment provider may be the vehicle manufacturer or the provider of aftermarket equipment that is given access to MSD data by the vehicle manufacturer.

organisation specifically trained for managing emergency situations, which performs a TPS-eCall notification; as a consequence of a TPS-eCall responder receiving a TPS-eCall likely to require assistance from the emergency services

NOTE 1 The TPS-eCall notifier also makes best efforts to provide voice communication between the PSAP and the vehicle occupants, at least by setting up a conference call, if this is required by any of the parties involved.

NOTE 2 The TPS-eCall responder and TPS-eCall notifier will often be the same organisation but, to clarify the separate stages involved, distinct roles and definitions are used in EN 16102 standard for each stage of the TPS-eCall. Within the TPS¬eCall responder different organisations can handle the voice connection and the data management of an eCall event.

Third Party Service Provider organisation, recognised by the national rescue authorities as being allowed to transmit TPS-eCall to them, and compliant with the requirements of EN 16102

NOTE The TPSP has two roles, TPS-eCall responder and TPS-eCall notifier.

establishment of a mobile wireless communications session across a public wireless communications network and the transmission of a minimum set of data from a vehicle to a public safety answering point and the establishment of an audio channel between the vehicle and the PSAP

shortened form of the TPS-eCall-UID, which is restricted to current and recent incidents, designed to be appropriate for forwarding verbally to a PSAP operator, to allow less-equipped PSAPs to refer to a specific TPS-eCall set of data for a current or recent incident

set of data in addition to the 'Minimum Set of Data' comprising additional data elements to be commonly agreed

NOTE Not yet defined.

telephone number of a prioritised voice contact at the TPSP call centre which can be used by the PSAP in case a subsequent callback is required to request more details about the emergency or even to speak to vehicle occupants

automatic system to provide data notification to public-safety answering points, by means of any available wireless communications media, that a vehicle has crashed, and to provide coordinates and other relevant information in a message of standardized data concepts, not limited in length

eCall variant as described and defined in EN 16102

NOTE In summary, it includes the transmission of the ‘IVS dataset’ (plus possibly additional data) from the vehicle to a TPSP, and the establishment of a voice call with this TPSP. In the event of an emergency situation likely to require assistance from the emergency services, the TPSP establishes a voice connection with the most appropriate PSAP. The TPSP also forwards all relevant information concerning the event, including the information specified as mandatory by the MSD standard (EN 15722) as a minimum, to this most appropriate PSAP. The TPSP also provides voice communication between the PSAP and the vehicle occupants, at least by setting up a conference call, if this is required by any of the parties involved.

physical location working on behalf of the national authorities where emergency calls are first received under the responsibility of a public authority or a private organisation recognised by the national government

unit which deals with emergency calls and which has the capacity to consider professionally the need for response, and which has the provision to mobilise the needed resources to deal with the emergency in question

wireless medium defined in an ETSI Standard to be suitable for transmission of an 'eCall' transaction

occupant of a vehicle or equipment within a vehicle that has cause to trigger a TPS-eCall transaction by automatic or manual means

certification scheme for mobile phones and wireless devices that are based on 3GPP standards; GCF aims to ensure that a mobile device will work effectively on mobile networks anywhere in the world