5.7.6.1: Control Safeguard Systems

This process shall automatically activate safeguard systems, equipment used to mitigate the impact of incidents on transportation infrastructure (e.g., blast shields, tunnel exhaust systems, etc.) upon receiving configuration and control commands from another process. Safeguard system operational status (state of the device, configuration, and fault data) is returned to the controlling process as well as to Manage Traffic and Manage Maintenance and Construction processes for repair. This process shall send activation information to another function for roadway information device (e.g. dynamic message sign) display to drivers.

This process is associated with the ITS Roadway Equipment physical object.

This process is associated with the following functional objects:

• Roadway Safeguard System Control

This process is associated with the following data flows:

• dms_safeguard_activated_from_roadway
• safeguard_system_control
• safeguard_system_device_status
• safeguard_system_equip_status_for_m_and_c
• safeguard_system_status
• t_other_rw_dms_safeguard_activated_from_roadway