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eCall system interoperability tested and proven

More than thirty vendors from all over the world gathered at the second eCall Testfest, organised by Ertico-ITS Europe and ETSI to test the interoperability of the vendors’ eCall implementations. The event, hosted by CETECOM, was supported by the HeERO project and the European Commission and proved to be important, not only in terms of attendance numbers, but it also demonstrated that eCall is nearing deployment.
October 11, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
More than thirty vendors from all over the world gathered at the second eCall Testfest, organised by 374 Ertico-ITS Europe and ETSI to test the interoperability of the vendors’ eCall implementations.

The event, hosted by CETECOM, was supported by the HeERO project and the 1690 European Commission and proved to be important, not only in terms of attendance numbers, but it also demonstrated that eCall is nearing deployment.

During the five days of the event, almost 4,000 tests were carried out, including 350 pairing sessions, each of two hours, allowed one IVS (in vehicle system) and one PSAP (public safety answering point) to be tested together. The test specifications, prepared by a group of experts and largely based on those of the first eCall Testfest, were then followed by the developers on the two sides, enabling engineers to understand and improve – if necessary – their implementation.

All results were reported using the ETSI test reporting tool, allowing all participants to receive reports of all the test sessions they attended. The overall level of interoperability amounted to more than 93 per cent, which is crucial to objective assessment of the maturity of the market to deploy eCall.  Feedback of Testfest participants is also essential to eCall compliancy assessment, as well as the harmonisation of eCall standards with those of the Russian Era Glonass system.

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