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Federation and Orchestration: A Scalable Solution for EU Multimodal Travel Information Services

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  • Andrea Detti

    (CNIT—Electronic Engineering Department, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Tropea

    (CNIT—Electronic Engineering Department, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Nicola Blefari Melazzi

    (CNIT—Electronic Engineering Department, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Dag Kjenstad

    (SINTEF Digital—Mathematics and Cybernetics Department, 0314 Oslo, Norway)

  • Lukas Bach

    (SINTEF Digital—Mathematics and Cybernetics Department, 0314 Oslo, Norway)

  • Ivar Christiansen

    (Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA), Traffic Management Section, 0667 Oslo, Norway)

  • Federico Lisi

    (CRAT—Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Multimodal travel planning services allow travelers to plan their journey by combining different transport modes: air, rail, waterborne, coach, public transport, demand responsive transport, walking, cycling, etc. The European Union is fostering the development of cross-border multimodal planning services by establishing a regulation framework for their coordinated and coherent deployment across Member States (under the Directive 2010/40/EU). This EU regulation gives precise requirements on travel data formats (DATEX II, SIRI, NeTEx, etc.) and on fundamental and recommended system-level services, such as discovery and linking services. However, it does not (yet) pose constraints on how to implement them. In this paper, we devise and test a system architecture, named Bonvoyage, which proposes an innovative solution implementing such services. For discovery purposes, it federates nation-wide NoSQL databases that contain travel information by exploiting a novel telecommunication paradigm, Information Centric Networking. As regards linking purposes, it orchestrates the use of autonomous monomodal or multimodal routing services provided by small/big stakeholders to compose the best door-to-door journey.

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  • Andrea Detti & Giuseppe Tropea & Nicola Blefari Melazzi & Dag Kjenstad & Lukas Bach & Ivar Christiansen & Federico Lisi, 2019. "Federation and Orchestration: A Scalable Solution for EU Multimodal Travel Information Services," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:7:p:1888-:d:218155
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