The TrafficBox is Peek Traffic’s response to a market, requiring a flexible and compact roadside platform for distributed motorway systems. The TrafficBox stands for innovation and reliability. It has been developed for the European market. A TrafficBox monitors and controls a certain part of a motorway. The functionality it offers depends on the applications that are installed. Peek Traffic has an extensive range of applications available for the TrafficBox.

1. TrafficBox
Key platform for distributed
motorway systems

2. TrafficBox components, which are hosted on different TrafficBoxes, to
The TrafficBox is Peek Traffic’s response to a market, share information with each other.
requiring a flexible and compact roadside platform for
distributed motorway systems. The TrafficBox stands for The TrafficBox’ also uses the concept of graceful
innovation and reliability. It has been developed for the degradation. When communication fails the TrafficBox
European market. will continue its safety critical tasks. This is achieved by
dynamically switching to local algorithms.
Functionality
A TrafficBox monitors and controls a certain part of a Applicability
motorway. The functionality it offers depends on the appli- The TrafficBox compact design will make it fit everywhere.
cations that are installed. Peek Traffic has an extensive And long communication ranges to actuators and sensors
range of applications available for the TrafficBox. make it possible to place it at any convenient location.
All applications and configurations are managed from a
Applications are designed to maximize safety, flow and fuel central server. The TrafficBox can also be locally configured
efficiency. For example, the TrafficBox can autonomously by means of a laptop. Service engineers have access to all
detect incidents and warn traffic upstream. Or in case of status and diagnostics reports by means of a user-friendly
heavy pollution the TrafficBox will automatically lower the web interface.
speed limits. Road workers’ safety is guaranteed by placing
cross measures on certain lanes. The TrafficBox is solid by design and built to last. All
components are designed for harsh climatic conditions
In many cases, the MTM applications are installed on a like extended temperatures, moisture and vibration.
TrafficBox. MTM stands for Motorway Traffic Management, Furthermore, the Operation System is based on a robust
which consists of an extensive set of inter-urban applica- version of Linux. All these design choices have resulted in a
tions. product of extremely high reliability and durability.
Architecture
The architecture of the TrafficBox is developed, based on
the principle of distributed intelligence. All components
communicate with an IP network layer. This enables

3. Application portfolio
The four core functions of the TrafficBox are::
Traffic monitoring
Automatic incident warning
safety, flow
Lane control
safety
Speed signalling
safety, flow and environment
Benefits
The application portfolio for the TrafficBox:
Technical
Traffic monitoring
The technical concept is flexible and reliable
Per vehicle: presence, classification and speed
State of the art technology
Per minute: aggregated data and status
Distributed architecture
Automatic incident warning
Graceful degradation
Lane control for example during road works and inci-
Central application management and diagnostics
dents
Open industrial interfaces
Speed signalling
Detection by means of loops, radar or battery powered
Additional functions: magnetometer
In-vehicle speed & incident alert (based on Coopera-
tive Technology) Functional
Control of peak hour lanes Choose the required application(s) from our portfolio or
Monitor emergency refuge areas let us develop an application on your specifications.
Tunnel safety
Weather alerts (e.g. fog, wind) MTM offers many proven positive effects:
Operation of rotation panels Number of serious accidents - 35%
Operation of barriers Road capacity + 4%
Interface with CCTV Travel time - 15%
Interface with bridges that open Maintenance costs - 30%
Interface with height detection Road user appreciation + 83%
Interface with ramp metering systems (TDI 3rd Gen,
based on an EC-2® )
Interface with toll and enforcement systems

4. Specifications
CPU PowerPC
Operating Systeem Linux
Interfaces 1x Ethernet
1x RS232
4x RS485 / RS422 (3x Profibus DP)
Communication Fibre glass
MDSL
HSDPA / UMTS/ GPRS
WiFi
Configuration 0…3 Logical units per TrafficBox
0…24 LED signs per TrafficBox
0…32 Loop pairs per TrafficBox
0…32 Radar detectors per TrafficBox
Peek Traffic bv
Basicweg 16
3821 BR Amersfoort
Tel.: (+31) 33 454 1777
Fax: (+31) 33 454 1740
E-mail: research@peektraffic.nl
Internet: www.peektraffic.eu
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