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IEEE Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee

MEETING OF WORKING GROUP #2

COMMUNICATION BASED TRAIN CONTROL

PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

March 25, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

1201 New York Ave., Washington D.C. (APTA), Conference Rooms A and B.

Meeting Objective: To follow-up on action items from last WG2 meeting, and review key sections of draft D2.0 (to be issued March 15, 1998) of the proposed standard.

Meeting Agenda

9:00 - 9:45 HOUSE KEEPING ITEMS

Introductions
Minutes of Meeting held on January 21, 1998
Action Items from Meeting held on January 21, 1998
Status of Project Authorization Request (PAR)
Working Group Membership
Potential Impacts of FRA Notification of Proposed Rule Making
Database for Tracking Working Group Member Comments
Next Meeting

9:45 - 10:30 REVIEW OF SECTION 3.2 ("DEFINITIONS")

(10:30 - 10:45 Break)

10:45 - 11:30 REVIEW OF SECTION 4.5 ("TRAIN OPERATING MODES)

11:30 - 12:30 REVIEW OF SECTIONS 5.1/2 ("HEADWAY/TRIP TIME CRITERIA")

(12:30 - 1:30 Lunch)

1:30 - 2:15 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.3 ("SYSTEM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS")

2:15 - 3:15 REVIEW OF SECTION 5.4 ("SYSTEM ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS")

(3:15 - 3:30 Break)

3:30 - 4:30 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON DRAFT D2.0 OF STANDARD

4:30 - 5:00 SUMMARY OF MEETING ACTION ITEMS AND OBJECTIVES FOR NEXT MEETING