To: WG2 Members and Friends

The next meeting of the IEEE RTVISC Working Group #2 will be hosted by  the Volpe Center in Cambridge on September 30, 1998.

The objectives of this meeting will be to follow-up on action items from the previous WG2 meeting (held on July 15, 1998), to review  revisions to Section 5.3 (System Safety) and 5.4 (System Availability), and to continue detailed reviews of Sections 6.1   (Automatic Train Protection functions) and 6.2 (Automatic Train  Operations functions) of the proposed standard, draft D4.0, issued on August 30, 1998.

The meeting location will be on the 12th floor of the Management  Information Center (MIC). Meeting attendees should sign-in at the  main entrance to the Volpe Center at 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142.  Because of security requirements at the Center, a photo ID may be required, and it is also important that you let me know if you plan  to attend (if you have not already done so) so that badges can be prepared in advance..

The meeting will commence at 8:30 am and is expected run through until 5:00 pm. A lunch will be provided, at approximately $10 per head (unless I can  find a sponsor for lunch in the interim - any volunteers?).

Meeting agenda is as follows:

1 HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS 8:30 - 9:00

1.1 Introductions

1.2 Overview of WG2 status

1.3 WG2 comments database

1.4 Date/location of next meeting

2 PREVIOUS WG2 MEETING HELD ON JULY 15, 1998 9:00 - 10:00

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 Degraded operating modes

2.2.5 System safety requirements

2.2.6 Grade crossing protection

2.2.7 System availability requirements

2.2.8 Work train/work zone protection

2.2.9 ATP functional requirements

2.2.10 Draft D4.0 of proposed standard

(10:00 - 10:15 Break)

3 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.3 ("SYSTEM SAFETY") 10:15 - 11:15

4 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.4 ("SYSTEM AVAILABILITY") 11:15 - 12:15

4.1 A supplier perspective (Omar Rezzoug, MATRA)

4.2 Measuring CBTC contributions to service delays (G. Anagnostopoulos)

5 COMMENTS ON SECTION 5.5 ("ENVIRONMENTAL") 12:15 - 12:30

(12:30 - 1:30 Lunch)

6 REVIEW OF SECTION 6.1 ("ATP" FUNCTIONS) 1:30 - 2:15

7 REVIEW OF ANNEX "C" 2:15 - 2:45

(2:45 - 3:00 Break)

8 REVIEW OF SECTION 6.2 ("ATO FUNCTIONS") 3:00 - 4:00

9 SUMMARY OF MEETING ACTION ITEMS AND 4:00 - 4:30

   OBJECTIVES FOR NEXT MEETING

10 ANY OTHER BUSINESS 4:30 - 5:00

Regards,

Alan Rumsey
Chair WG2

Phone: (212) 266 8527
Fax: (212) 266 8536
Email: alan_rumsey@parsons.com