Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly
approved by Savari, Inc. may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC RF exposure statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating
instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must be at
least 20 cm from the user and must not be co‐located or operating in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter.
The information in this guide may change without notice. The manufacturer
assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide.
RSU2 is the next generation Road-side Unit (RSU) developed by Savari Inc. primarily for the
USDOT (United States Department of Transportation) Connected Vehicles program. It is the
latest addition to the StreetWAVE™ family of products. It is capable of transmitting signed or
unsigned MAP Data message, Signal Phase and Immediate Forward message, Store and
Repeat, and providing IPv6 connectivity to OBUs over a dedicated short-range communications
(DSRC) 5.9 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless networks using the following protocol stack and other
standards associated with DSRC for vehicular communications:
StreetWAVE™ has a provisioning/test interface that can receive and load new versions of
software, new configurations and credentials, and instructions to perform logging functions and
download log messages to an external device. This device can be mounted on different
roadside locations (E.g.: traffic pole)
The following are the abbreviations used throughout this document:
Abbreviation Expansion
ASN1
CA
CSV
DHCP
DNS
DSRC
GID
GPS
HTTP
ITS
ITIS
IP
LED
LTM
MAP
MIB
NTCIP
OBU/OBE
PCAP
PSID
RDNSS
RFC
RSE/RSU
RNDF
RTM
RX
SAE
SSH
SPaT
SNMP
TC
TCID
TCP
TM
TIM
TX
UDP
WAVE
WSA
Abstract Syntax Notation 1
Certificate Authority
Comma Separated Value
Dynamic Host Control Protocol
Dynamic Naming Service
Dedicated Short Range Communication
Geometric Intersection Description
Global Positioning Satellite
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Intelligent Transportation Systems
International Traveler Information Systems
Internet Protocol
Light Emitting Device
Left Turn Movement
Map Data
Management Information Base
National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol
On-Board Equipment/On-Board Unit
Packet Capture
Provider Service Identifier
Recursive DNS Server
Request for Comments
Roadside Equipment/Roadside Unit
Route Network Definition File
Right Turn Movement
Receive
Society for Automotive Engineers
Secure Shell
Signal Phase and Timing
Simple Network Management Protocol
Traffic Controller
Traffic Controller Interface Device
Transmission Control Protocol
Through Movement
Traveler Information Message
Transmit
User Datagram Protocol
Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments
WAVE Service Announcement
DSRC radios support 802.11p in the hardware and transmit power capabilities of up to 19 dBm
e.i.r.p. (up to 10 dBm conducted output power per DSRC Class B). The range of these radios
is 450-500m and can be adjusted using TX power setting.
3.5 Antennas
StreetWAVE™ ships with the following antennas that directly mount to the main unit:
Two 5 GHz DSRC Omni-directional
One magnetic GPS
3.6 Storage
StreetWAVE™ has 4GB of integrated compact flash memory.
Note: StreetWAVE™ supports utilities like ssh and scp to make it easier for retrieving the log
data to an external platform and perform post analysis.
3.7 LED
StreetWAVE™ unit is installed with three LEDs on the panel to indicate power and device
operation state.
3.8 Ethernet
StreetWAVE™ consists of one Ethernet port (eth0) on the panel.
3.9 Enclosure
StreetWAVE™ enclosure is IP67 rated outdoor quality unit.
This chapter explains the salient features of the StreetWAVE™ roadside equipment.
Following is the architecture diagram of StreetWAVE™. Each component is explained briefly in
However, radio configuration between the above-mentioned applications should be consistent.
You can operate multiple StreetWAVE™ units in a hub-and-spoke configuration in which the
hub unit originates a message. It broadcasts those messages on its configured DSRC interface
to OBUs as well as on Ethernet interface to the spoke StreetWAVE™ units in Savari ’s
proprietary format. The spoke StreetWAVE™ units receive them and broadcast them on their
DSRC interfaces, essentially working as DSRC repeaters. This configuration is useful at an
intersection where no specific location has line of sight to all approaches to the intersection.
The Hub unit does not have to be in the traffic controller cabinet. It can be one of the units on
the pole if it has Ethernet connectivity to the cabinet.
4.2 IPv4 and IPv6 Networking
Each StreetWAVE™ unit consists of one Ethernet interface (eth0). StreetWAVE™ provides
support for both IPv4 and IPv6 networking on all its interfaces (eth0, Radio 1, or Radio 2).
You can enable the following on all the three available interfaces:
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
IPv6 Router Advertisements
StreetWAVE™ can forward both IPv4 and IPv6 packets between its interfaces (Ethernet and
DSRC) acting as a router. It also supports both IPv4 and IPv6 firewalls allowing the following:
Source and destination IPv4 or IPv6 addresses
Port-based rules
4.3 Immediate Forward
StreetWAVE™ Immediate Forward application supports the forwarding feature in addition to the
following features.
UDP Listener
4.3.1
StreetWAVE™ Immediate Forward application listens on configured UDP ports. If any message
is received on these ports in the format specified in USDOT RSE requirements, it will sign the
message using the 1609.2 protocol, if specified in the incoming message, and immediately
transmits on the configured DSRC interface with the PSID and channel specified in the
incoming message. Incoming messages could specify different priorities but it must specify the
same transmit mode (TxMode) and transmit channel (TxChannel). This feature is used when an
intermediate device (TCID or a Battelle device) is sending periodic Immediate Forward
messages to a StreetWAVE™.
UDP Streaming
4.3.2
The StreetWAVE™ can be configured to receive data from other StreetWAVE™ and stream it
over DSRC. This allows the StreetWAVE™ to function as a repeater. In this setup, one
StreetWAVE™ is configured as the Hub unit and all other StreetWAVE™ that are connected to
it as Spoke units (that are not capable of independently transmitting Store and Repeat,
Immediate Forward etc. and are depending on the Hub to provide this data). The Hub transmits
the data over the air as well as to the Spoke unit typically over an Ethernet link. The Spoke unit,
upon reception of the Hub’s packet, decodes and applies rules that are present in the packet,
signs (if it is present in the packet) and forwards the packet over DSRC. The ability of the
StreetWAVE™ to function in this manner can be used for streaming the packet data (in Savari
proprietary format) from TMCs or back-end servers over the air. This arrangement could be
useful in scenarios where a single StreetWAVE™ may not provide ample coverage for the
geographic area of interest.
4.4 Store and Repeat
StreetWAVE™ supports transmission of Store and Repeat. The Store and Repeat application,
which runs on the StreetWAVE™ unit, transmits on the configured channel over the Radio 1
(default configuration) interface.
Store and Repeat are configured in a data store inside the StreetWAVE™. The data store
supports up to 100 Store and Repeat. The Store and Repeat are stored in the form of Active
message files. Each file contains the transmissions parameters and the actual data of the Store
and Repeat message. Each Store and Repeat message can be scheduled differently. The
active message files follow the USDOT RSE 4.1 Specification.
4.4.1
StreetWAVE™ supports the USDOT Active Message Configuration file format for configuring
active Store and Repeat messages.
Active Store and Repeat Message Configuration
US DOT Active Message Configuration file format
This format is defined in section US DOT RSU 4.1 requirements. Each Store and Repeat
active message should be defined in a separate file.