PSItraffic - traffic’s control system

Overview:
Increasing traffic volumes in Europe require intelligent solutions in the telematics sector. Networks spread over large geographical areas require telematics systems with multiple functions and services and result in complicated challenges for management and maintenance.

PSItraffic, the process control and management system of the PSI group, meets the proposed objectives. It provides both process interfacing with the corresponding visualisation and the complete execution of the maintenance in a form-based system on the basis of an intersystem centralised data storage.

Implementation:
When designing PSItraffic, in addition to usual requirements for operational guidance, operating safety, redundancy and availability above 99%, there is particular emphasis on seamless integration of all functions areas.

Through the complete integration of all functions in PSItraffic, a ticket for interference suppression can be automatically or manually created and applied from the alarm of the infrastructure monitoring.

A special feature of the design lies with the fact that the system‘s expansion can be done, in principle, with no interruption to the current operation, no matter whether it concerns the functional expansion of PSItraffic or additional workplaces.

Conclusion:
With the concept of a maintenance management system integrated with an operational monitoring system, it was to enter a brand new territory. A similar concept was not previously assigned in the field of traffic telematics. The advantage is the clear separation of the operational management (traffic control) from the safety function required for the equipment.

PSI Production GmbH was able to meet the requirements of specified functions and processes with the integrated system approach which consists in facilities monitoring in real-time and workforce management for the maintenance.

PSItraffic has been successfully in operation with the ASFINAG (ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH Wien Österreich) since autumn 2008.