European Telematics & ITS: The complete guide to TPEG

Table of Contents

Part 1 ∼ Understanding the technology

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction to The SBD Guide to TPEG reports
• 1.2 Introduction to this report
• 1.3 Conclusions
• 1.4 Summary of key points

2. Creating TPEG messages

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Differences between RDS TMC and TPEG
• 2.3 Construction of a TPEG message
• 2.4 Message Management Container
• 2.5 Application Event Container
  • 2.5.1. The need for RTM and TEC
  • 2.5.2. Differences between RTM and TEC
  • 2.5.3. Other key applications
• 2.6 Location Referencing Container
  • 2.6.1. TMC location codes
  • 2.6.2. TPEG-Loc
  • 2.6.3. Dynamic Location Referencing (DLR)
• 2.7 Summary

3. Transporting TPEG messages over DAB

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Differences between DAB and FM services
• 3.3 Decoding a TPEG service
  • 3.3.1. DAB descrambler ∼ Detecting the presence of TPEG services
  • 3.3.2. DAB data filter ∼ Separating out TPEG services
  • 3.3.3. TPEG decoder ∼ Decoding TPEG messages
• 3.4 Summary

List of figures

• Figure 1. Summary of differences between TPEG and RDS TMC
• Figure 2. TPEG Message construction
• Figure 3. Current and future TPEG applications
• Figure 4. Example of look-up table used by RTM and TEC
• Figure 5. Structural and content differences between TPEG TEC and TPEG RTM
• Figure 6. Management of different location referencing techniques
• Figure 7. Comparison of TMC, TPEG Loc and DLR location referencing
• Figure 8. Transporting TPEG messages from the service provider to the car over DAB
• Figure 9. Outline of in-car TPEG receiver
• Figure 10. Decoding of TPEG messages

Part 2 ∼ The status of services in Europe

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction to The SBD Guide to TPEG reports
• 1.2 Introduction to this report
• 1.3 Conclusions
• 1.4 Summary of key points
  • 1.4.1. The progress of TPEG
  • 1.4.2. Major developments to RDS TMC services

2. The ongoing development of TPEG

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Background to TPEG development
• 2.3 The continued development of TPEG
• 2.4 The Travellers Information Services Association (TISA)
• 2.5 Threats to future progress of TPEG

3. Planned launches of TPEG services

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Overview of planned services in Europe
• 3.3 Country- by-country outline of planned TPEG services
  • 3.3.1. France
  • 3.3.2. Germany
  • 3.3.3. Italy
  • 3.3.4. UK
  • 3.3.5. Public service providers

4. The ongoing development of RDS TMC services

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Overview of major developments within RDS TMC
• 4.3 Customers of commercial service providers

List of figures

• Figure 1. Outline of commercial service provider activity within TPEG
• Figure 2. Status of TPEG application standardisation
• Figure 3. Overview of TISA activities
• Figure 4. Status of commercial TPEG services in Europe
• Figure 5. Status of RDS TMC services in Europe
• Figure 6. Commercial service provider agreements with OEMs and PND suppliers