2008 Archived News / Releases
Telephone Call Re-classification - Dec 2008
We have updated Halogen to re-classify ERT (Emergency Roadside Telephone) logs .
Based on certain characteristics the call type will be derived for report purposes. The new classifications are as follows:
- Call Type ‘C‘ - Accepted (Connected)
- Call Type ‘P‘ - Accepted (Not Connected)
- Call Type ‘E‘ - Not Accepted
- Call Type ‘D‘ - Overlong Duration
- Call Type ‘A‘ - Overlong Time to Answer
- Call Type ‘I‘ - Invalid
Due to the new classification on ERT's, two HCCAi reports have become obsolete, however Telephone data can be retrieved from the Web Reporting facility. Details on how to do this can be found in Technical Note 401. The new classification of ERT's will improve statistical reporting of these logs in Web-Reporting and Scheduled Reports and be inline with the KPI reports required by the Highways Agency.
To find out more details on how reporting will be impacted, see Technical Note 400.
Web Reporting Enhancements - Dec 2008
As part of our continuous improvements programme we have made a number of enhancements to the Web Reporting facility. For example, users will benefit from an enhancement to the 'My Reports' section, which now allows the user to retrieve the report directly rather than relying on an email.
FEP Application Changes - Dec 2008
We will update Halogen to improve the robustness of communications between the RCCs and Halogens FEP. We will also increase Halogen's tolerance of non-conforming logs, both of these improvements will help to achieve longer up times of Real-time information throughput.
2008 Template Upgrade - Aug-2008
We have updated the Halogen log templates to incorporate the following CNs/CRs. The main area of change is an upgrade
to telephone logging to accept the two new Telephone Log formats.
| CN/CR Reference | Description |
|---|---|
| CN 2319 Issue 1E Dec 18 2007 | Removal of SAC logging formats |
| CN 2500 Issue 1C Jun 18 2007 | Add TEL as Subsystem Mnemonic |
| CN 2505 Issue 2A Apr 03 2008 | Controlled Startup and shutdown logging |
| CN 2521 Issue 1A Aug 31 2007 | Ammend OPLG0904 for use by Tunnel |
| CR 2551 Issue 01 Oct 26 2007 | Changes to Telephone Dialogue Text log |
| CN 2527 Issue 2B May 15 2008 | Change to TEL logging formats |
Whilst Halogen will accept all logs conforming to these changes, a further update in the future will be required to make the changes available through the Halogen reporting services and real-time notification services. If you have any queries on this, please contact the Halogen Helpdesk.
Real-Time Notification Service Upgrade (1) - Aug-2008
The Halogen real-time notification service has been updated to fix a problem with durable subscriptions which necessitated durable subscriptions to be re-created after a communication interruption. The service has now been fixed so that durable subscriptions are correctly restored on link re-connection without the need to re-create them. This change is intended to make the Notification Service run more smoothly and cut down on the number of unnecessary subscription creations.
Real-Time Notification Service Upgrade (2) - Aug-2008
We have enhanced the Halogen real-time notification service with additional subscribable topics (See the Halogen Downloads page for the latest version of the Notification Service Interface Specification): Equipment Status Topic - Three logs have been added to the Equipment Status topic:
- STAT1705 : Tunnel Status
- STAT1706 : Meteorology Status
- STAT1707 : Subsystem Status
- OPLG1201 : COBS Startup
- OPLG1202 : Subsystem Startup
- OPLG1203 : TLC Startup
- OPLG1205 : COBS Shutdown
- OPLG1210 : Subsystem Shutdown
Web-Reporting Update Aug-2008
The new Halogen Web Reporting system has been updated with a number of improvements and fixes based on feedback from recent user trials. The
Web-Reporting component provides an easy to use Web Browser based interface to the Halogen Reporting facilities and has many user centric features
included. Web-Reporting can be used to report on both raw and derived Halogen data with email notification when reports are ready to download.
More details can be found in the user guide which can be found on the downloads page of the website.
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