OBU fleet administration and status dashboard

satellic device managementreliable management of obus in the field

The reliable operation of a high number of OBUs in the field is key to the success of a toll service operator. The OBUs should be managed exclusively over the air without having to recall vehicles to a certified garage.

As part of the Satellic Tolling Platform, T-Systems provides a device management solution which monitors, maintains and manages OBUs over the air using cellular network communication.

features and functions of satellic device management

Satellic Device Management (DM) manages all data sets on each OBU. The integrated configuration and update management system ensures versioning and releasing of all operational data, plus audit-proof, traceable archiving. The management of single OBUs and fleets of OBUs includes the roll-out of operational data such as new tariffs or OBU software updates, monitoring the OBU fleet and remote management of OBUs or OBU groups.

fleet and device monitoring

This feature supports the monitoring of OBUs and OBU groups. Log information and status messages sent from the OBUs are stored in a central monitoring database. The data can be used for both monitoring and reporting. The functionality allows Toll Service Providers to query the current and previous status of the OBU, monitor the software status of the fleet, view statistical reports about the distribution of operational data in the field, and view reports regarding OBU operation statuses.

Fleet and Device Monitoring offers a range of reports, queries and dashboards as add-ons, making it easy to fulfill further information requests.

Fleet communication monitor

OBU administration and status dashboard

key features

¡ Management of single OBUs and OBU groups in the field

¡ Secure communication with OBUs in the field

¡ Integration and communication with the central systems of the toll service provider (TSP) or toll charger (TC)

¡ Delivery of customer-related processes, such as service personalization, (de-)activation, and de-personalization, to OBUs in the field

¡ Processing and forwarding of data transmitted by OBUs

configuration management

Configuration management encompasses receipt of data packages, management of OBU software and firmware, release management, provisioning of released software configurations ready for roll-out, and archiving. Roll-out can be scheduled manually or fully automatically.

update management

OBU fleets are regularly updated with new releases of operational data. A roll-out plan describes which groups of OBUs will be updated and when. Update management includes the following features:

¡ Selection of the release(s) to be updated from the configuration management database

¡ Definition of OBU groups

¡ Definition of roll-out plans

¡ Configuration of roll‐out definitions

¡ Configuration of stages for the roll-out and assignment of OBU groups to stages

¡ Workflow for roll-out

¡ Monitoring of stages

obu management

OBU management mainly consists of two components. Task management handles communication requests (tasks) requiring selected OBUs to process specified actions (e.g. OBU lock or unlock, OBU restart). The OBU Status Repository contains specific information about OBUs such as status, log information, information about GNSS quality data, GSM signal information etc. As the OBU status contains information about the personalization and configuration of the tolling services, the repository can be used to track any changes made to the configuration.

over-the-air connection

The communication link between the central systems and the OBU is mainly based on standard data services as offered by mobile network operators. For communicating over the air, the OBU establishes a connection to the central systems. OBUs can be operated in “always on” mode or – to reduce mobile communication costs – establish a link only if data transmission is required or predefined rules apply. Additionally, the central system uses SMS (short message service) to send a connection request to the OBU.

Configuration management dialog

publisher

T‐Systems International GmbH Hahnstraße 43 d 60528 Frankfurt am MainGermany

contact

T‐Systems International GmbHPublic Sector & Healthcare Satellic Tolling Competence Centerinfo_satellic@t-systems.comwww.t-systems.com/satellic

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