Imagine a reality where your organization can source a central traffic management system from one vendor, an adaptive signal control solution from another and a local traffic signal controller software from a third vendor. This reality would allow transportation agencies and governments to choose the best solutions to meet their specific needs without being tied to a single vendor.
In an industry first, a panel of six leading North American traffic signal controller manufacturers, including Cubic, assembled to discuss this rich interoperable experience at the IMSA Forum and Expo in Reno, NV. The latest to join the dialogue is the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) – responsible for initiating NTCIP standards, the first set of standards for the transportation industry to allow traffic control systems to be built using a "mix and match" approach. During the educational session, these manufacturers highlighted the best ways to safeguard intersection controllers while creating a secure network capable of handling the growing demand for data sharing and connectivity.
A Major Milestone for #FREEtheMIBS
Cubic Transportation Systems joined #FREEtheMIBS - an advocacy group founded in 2019 to encourage the open sharing of communications protocol - in 2021. As an organization focused on commuters and their communities, joining a movement to optimize intersection mobility made sense. After that, Cubic released its management information bases (MIBs) from its traffic controllers to the transportation industry to permit improved system integration. Anyone in the Intelligent Transportation industry can request unrestricted access to the MIBs of our SCOUT Controller for their system.
Cubic Transportation Systems was the third of six major traffic controller manufacturers in the United States to join the campaign, garnering a massive milestone for #FREEtheMIBS, now representing nearly half of the US traffic controller install base.
Join The Conversation
The #FREEtheMIBS campaign continues transforming the industry as forward-thinking private and public companies join its ranks to further the conversation. But the discussion doesn't end with IMSA. Suppose you weren't able to make the in-person session. In that case, you still have time to join me on the online webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023, titled "Vendors Unite for the Safety, Security & Interoperability of Signal Controllers," wherein the panel will further discuss hot-button questions regarding SNMP security of traffic controllers, liability with altered databases and data ownership.
To register for the webinar, please follow the link here: Webinar
For more information on the #FREEtheMIBS campaign or to download CTS's MIBs, please visit FREEtheMIBS.org.
