To: WG2 Members and Friends

The next meeting of the IEEE RTVISC Working Group #2 will be hosted by SEPTA in Philadelphia on December 1, 1998. The meeting location will be Conference Room 13A on the 13^th floor of the SEPTA offices at 1234 Market Street.

The objectives of this meeting will be to follow-up on action items from the previous WG2 meeting (held on September 30, 1998), and to complete our review of Sections 6.1 (Automatic Train Protection functions), 6.2 (Automatic Train Operations functions) and 6.3 (Automatic Train Supervision functions) of the proposed standard, draft D5.0, issued on November 15, 1998.

The latest revisions to Section 5.3 (System Safety) and 5.4 (System Availability) will also be reviewed, time permitting.

The meeting will commence at 8:30 am and is expected run through until 5:00 pm.

Meeting agenda is attached. 

Regards,

Alan Rumsey

Chair WG2

Phone: (212) 266 8527

Fax: (212) 266 8536

Email: alan_rumsey@parsons.com

IEEE Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee

December 1, 1998

AGENDA

1 HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS (8:30 - 9:00)

1.1 Introductions

1.2 Overview of WG2 status

1.3 WG2 comments database

2 PREVIOUS WG2 MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 (9:00 - 9:30)

2.1 Approval of meeting minutes

2.2 Review of meeting action items

2.2.1 WG2 ballot group

2.2.2 Specific values for CBTC parameters

2.2.3 Definitions

2.2.4 General requirements

2.2.5 System safety requirements

2.2.6 Grade crossing protection

2.2.7 System availability requirements

2.2.8 Measuring passenger service delays

2.2.9 Environmental requirements

2.2.10 ATP functional requirements

2.2.11 Interlocking requirements

2.2.12 Draft D5.0 of proposed standard

3 REVIEW OF SECTION 6.1 ("ATP" FUNCTIONS) (9:30 - 10:30)

(10:30 - 10:45 Break)

4 REVIEW OF SECTION 6.2 ("ATO" FUNCTIONS) (10:45 - 12:00)

(12:00 - 1:00 Lunch)

5 REVIEW OF SECTION 6.3 ("ATS FUNCTIONS) (1:00 - 2:15)

6 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.3 ("SYSTEM SAFETY") (2:15 - 3:00)

(3:00 - 3:15 Break)

7 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.4 ("SYSTEM AVAILABILITY") (3:15 - 4:00)

8 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.5 ("ENVIRONMENTAL") (4:00 - 4:30)

9 CONCLUSIONS (4:30 - 5:00)

9.1 Summary of meeting action items

9.2 "Ballot ready" status of standard

9.3 Date/location of next meeting

9.4 Objectives for next meeting