Time: Noon ET/11am CT/10am MT/9am PT
Course Description:
The ATC 5401 Application Programming Interface (API) Standard v02 defines API Software that provides both user and programmatic interfaces for transportation controller units that conform to the ATC 5201 Transportation Controller Standard (ATC units). The API Software allows application programs to be written so that they may run on any ATC unit regardless of the manufacturer. It also allows multiple application programs to be compatible on a single ATC unit by sharing the fixed resources of the controller.
As part of the API Reference Implementation (APIRI) Project, the API Validation Suite (APIVS) software was developed that may be used to test API Software resident on an ATC unit. The APIVS Software is maintained in an open source software (OSS) environment and is available to anyone. Test documentation based on IEEE 829-2008 that leverages that APIVS Software is also provided.
Module T308 focuses on testing the API Software based on the ATC 5401 Standard. At the conclusion of this module, participants will be able to: understand the purpose of the APIVS Software; use test documentation to specify API Software acceptance testing; use the APIVS Software to perform API Software testing; and interpret and report the results of testing.
Target Audience• Traffic management and engineering staff
• Traffic Management Center/operations staff
• Traffic signal maintenance staff
• System developers
• Software developers
• Testing staff
• Private and public sector users including manufacturers
• Procurement personnel
Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the purpose of the API Validation Suite (APIVS) Software
2. Use the API Reference Implementation (APIRI) test documentation to specify API Software acceptance testing
3. Use the Application Programming Interface Validation Suite (APIVS) Software to perform API Software testing
4. Interpret and report results of testing API Software
Instructor: Ralph Boaz
Mr. Ralph W. Boaz is a transportation industry expert in the advancement and use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) though technology and standardization. Mr. Boaz is a project manager and systems engineer for the Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) and National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) standards programs. He leads teams of industry experts in developing ITS communications, software and hardware standards. Mr. Boaz led the development of the ATC Application Programming Interface Reference Implementation software which is a major advancement for transportation field equipment allowing multiple and concurrently running application programs on a single transportation controller. He assists agencies and private companies in the specification, training, planning, deployment and testing of ITS equipment and systems.
Course Credit: 1.5 PDH