Physical Object: Multi-Access Edge Computing

MEC Intersection Safety

Overview

'MEC Intersection Safety' uses cellular communications to support connected vehicle applications that improve intersection safety. It communicates with nearby vehicles and ITS infrastructure to alert and warn drivers of potential stop sign, red light, and non-motorized user crossing conflicts or violations. There may be constraints related to performance related to communications with participants using network operators foreign to the MEC.

This functional object is included in the "Multi-Access Edge Computing" physical object.

This functional object is included in the following service packages:

This functional object is mapped to the following Functional View PSpecs:

Requirements

# Requirement
01The roadway equipment shall collect the current location (latitude, longitude, and elevation) from personal information devices.
02The roadway equipment shall communicate with approaching vehicles to alert and warn drivers of potential stop sign, red light, and non-motorized user crossing conflicts or violations.
03The roadway equipment shall collect vehicle path information sent by a vehicle.
04The roadway equipment shall provide current crossing status including permission to cross, crossing time remaining.
05The roadway equipment shall send to Connected Vehicles intersection signal timing information in order for the vehicle to determine if it will safely cross the intersection given its current speed and location.

Information Flows

Source Flow Destination
ITS Roadway Equipment detected unequipped vehicles and VRUs Multi-Access Edge Computing
ITS Roadway Equipment intersection infringement detection Multi-Access Edge Computing
ITS Roadway Equipment mixed use crossing status Multi-Access Edge Computing
Micromobility Vehicle OBE personal location Multi-Access Edge Computing
Micromobility Vehicle OBE personal signal service request Multi-Access Edge Computing
Multi-Access Edge Computing detected unequipped vehicles and VRUs ITS Roadway Equipment
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection infringement info ITS Roadway Equipment
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection status monitoring ITS Roadway Equipment
Multi-Access Edge Computing personal location information ITS Roadway Equipment
Multi-Access Edge Computing personal crossing safety information Micromobility Vehicle OBE
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection geometry Personal
Multi-Access Edge Computing detected unequipped vehicles and VRUs Personal Information Device
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection geometry Personal Information Device
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection safety warning Personal Information Device
Multi-Access Edge Computing personal crossing safety information Personal Information Device
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection safety application status Traffic Management Center
Multi-Access Edge Computing detected unequipped vehicles and VRUs Vehicle
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection geometry Vehicle
Multi-Access Edge Computing intersection safety warning Vehicle
Multi-Access Edge Computing proxied personal location Vehicle
Personal Information Device personal location Multi-Access Edge Computing
Personal Information Device personal signal service request Multi-Access Edge Computing
Traffic Management Center intersection safety application info Multi-Access Edge Computing
Vehicle detected unequipped vehicles and VRUs Multi-Access Edge Computing
Vehicle intersection infringement info Multi-Access Edge Computing
Vehicle vehicle control event Multi-Access Edge Computing
Vehicle vehicle location and motion Multi-Access Edge Computing

Standards

Currently, there are no standards associated with the functional object itself though the interfaces may have standards associated with them.