scats 6.9.2 release review smug, march 2013 sydney

SCATS 6.9.2 Release Review

SMUG, March 2013Sydney

2SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.1 Release Review

This presentation describes the new featuresintroduced in

SCATS 6.9.2 Commercial Release.

3SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2 Release Scope

• Maintenance release• 16+ new features• 16+ bug fixes

In operation at TMC since March 2013 – V6.9.2.5

Commercial release iscurrently compiled.

SCATS 6.9.2 Release Summary

4SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new

Recommended Model 2 – improved. Re-establish connection to SCMS database

PrimeCM

SCATSCM

CMDB

BackupCM

SCATSCM

CMDB

BackupDongles

PrimeDongles

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Backup RC1

Region 4

Region 5

Region 6

Region 1

Region 2

Prime RC1

Region 6

Prime RC2

…

Prime RC6

Replicated

5SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 2

• System Summary dialogue – details are now shown by default.

6SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 3

• Intersection Alarms: Reset Intersection – AL/ and COM/

7SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 4

• Change Request: SCATS Lamp Operations RK=LS is now retired

8SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 5

• New “No skip” optiondefined for VR22 – Dwell a phase

9SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 6

SCATS Ramp Metering support:

• SI data is provided in ITS interface (SRMS only) Inclusion of VK and DS values for any type SI With a validated timestamp

• SCATS accepts an external dynamic maximum green request for On-Ramp Queue Response

Limits excessive green time when no discharge is possible Applies volume-based "gating“ between the current and upstream

intersection

10SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 7

• All IP addresses are stored in database

• Add a REFRESH button to Controller Equipment dialogue

• Add logging of DIDO version and serial numbers after establishing connection

• Update the look and feel of the Lamp/Lamp Details dialogue

11SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 8

New Licensing Model

• Standalone dongles (green ones) must be present all the time. This is the current operation and a random check is performed.

• Network dongles must be present during start-up for authentication. If backup dongle is provided, either of them enables the authentication.

12SMUG 2013

New Licensing Model – cont’d

If network dongles become unavailable after successful authentication, a grace period is applied;

• Colour code of services reported in Access, right-top corner, will be grey stating either central manager or region dongle is no longer accessible

• A system alarm will be raised

• Applications are allowed to run until 1 PM next working day!

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New Licensing Model – cont’d

Unlimited network licences can be utilised as test-bed

• Test-beds must be configured as non-production server

• Non-production version of central manager will not have following functionalities;

Route pre-emption, Time Distance Diagram, Incident Management, ITS port, Messages, accept non-production region connections only

• Non-production version of Region will not have following functionalities;

ITS port, can only connect to non-production central manager

14SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: What’s new - 9

To be implemented

• Time-Distance display includes TG & FG

• Show the source of SCATS Flags when

• Enhanced Special Dates – support range and priority

• Site communication statics optionally over 1 hour period

15SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: Issues addressed - 1

• An ITS application that sends more than 1100 bytes, crashes Central Manager

• Invalid input to Local (or Controller) Times would yield a deadlock in SCATS Access

• Link plan lock and trim is removed, monitor windows does not update immediately

• Link/Offset Plan dialogue: Changes are lost without warning

16SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: Issues addressed - 2

• Monitoring a site that is not communicating produces excessive updates which overrides user’s changes in PL0

• SCATS Flags (child dialogues) not updated when monitored site changed

• Change of phases, split plan, and walk plans are now logged by Site ID

• ITS interface – region name checking is now case insensitive

17SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: Issues addressed - 3

• Modem Servers settings is lost if region network port is zero

• VR24 should not allow setting Z3 flag – reserved VC >= 4

• Communications status not updated in 'Controller communications' dialogue

18SMUG 2013

SCATS 6.9.2: Issues to be addressed

• The choice of HDLC or non-HDLC is overridden by SCATS

• SCATS clears split plan even though the user has locked the plan

• Special facilities dialogue: Usability issues with locks and trims

• Show full names of CE alarms in Access

• Terminology is reviewed!

19SMUG 2013

Debate

• Intersection - Site

• Cycle Time – Cycle Length

• Phase Flags – Phase Features

• Event/Log Print from Central Manager – proposed to be obsolete

20SMUG 2013

Debate – cont’d

• Action List editor – editing short cuts versus introduced ones

21SMUG 2013

Discussion

HA infrastructure Review / Recommendations

• Why do we virtualise? Save money, conserve energy, secure data more incentives to virtualise: flexibility and redundancy http://www.it-ps.com/assets/files/documents/white_paper_why_virtu

alisation.pdf

• How to deal with complexity?

22SMUG 2013

Discussion – cont’d

RMS Recommendations

• Virtualised Central Manager?

• What sort of database replication is recommended?

• Distributed versus centralised regional computers?

• Link Plan/Rotation monitoring