Section 1 - INTRODUCTION
  1.1 Purpose of The NTCIP Guide
  1.2 Purpose of NTCIP
  1.3 NTCIP Overview
  1.4 NTCIP Benefits
  1.5 U.S. DOT RITA ITS Standards Program Overview
  1.6 Organization of the NTCIP Guide
  1.7 Additional NTCIP Information
  1.8 NTCIP Style Conventions
Section 2 - UNDERSTANDING NTCIP
  2.1 Types of Systems and Devices Supported by NTCIP
  2.2 Applications Not Addressed by NTCIP
  2.3 Relationship to the National ITS Architecture
  2.4 NTCIP Framework
  2.5 Protocol Standards - NTCIP 1100 Series
  2.6 Information Profiles - NTCIP 1200 Series
  2.7 Application Profiles - NTCIP 2300 Series
  2.8 Transport Profiles - NTCIP 2200 Series
  2.9 Subnetwork Profiles - NTCIP 2100 Series
  2.10 Other NTCIP Series Standards
  2.11 Using the NTCIP Framework
  2.12 Conformance
  2.13 Options and Conformance Levels
Section 3 - PROCURING NTCIP
  3.1 Introduction
  3.2 Determining Applicable NTCIP Standards
  3.3 Developing NTCIP Specifications
  3.4 Additional Procurement Considerations
  3.5 Other Procurement Considerations
  3.6 Management Information Base (MIB) Issues
Section 4 - AGENCY REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 Systems Engineering Process (SEP) Overview
  4.3 Application of Systems Engineering Process (SEP)
       in NTCIP
  4.4 Agency Specifications - Tailoring NTCIP Standards
       to Project Needs
Section 5 - DESIGNING NTCIP
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 Design Alternatives
  5.3 Communications Infrastructure for Center to Field (C2F)
  5.4 Retrofitting or Migration of Existing Center to Field
       (C2F) Systems
  5.5 Legacy Issues and Systems Migration
Section 6 - IMPLEMENTING NTCIP
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 NTCIP Database
  6.3 MIB Extensions
  6.4 Protocol-Related Issues
  6.5 Systems Integration Issues
Section 7 - NTCIP TESTING
  7.1 NTCIP Testing Overview
  7.2 Testing Phases
  7.3 Test Documentation
Annex A - ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY
 A.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
 A.2 Glossary
Annex B - BIBLIOGRAOPHY
Annex C - TRAPS AND EXCEPTION-BASED REPORTING (EBR)
Annex D - EXAMPLE - NTCIP IMPLEMENTATIONS
 D.1 Introduction
 D.2 Center to Field (C2F)
 D.3 Center to Center (C2C)
Annex E - Example - NTCIP Communications Bandwidth
          Calculations
 E.1 Communications Bandwidth Analysis
 E.2 Center to Field (C2F) Bandwidth Analysis
 E.3 Center to Field (C2F) Bandwidth Alternative Analysis
 E.4 Center to Center (C2C) Bandwidth Analysis
Annex F - EXAMPLE - CYCLICAL REDUNDANCY CHECK (CRC)
          ALGORITHM AND CALCULATIONS
Annex G - DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
 G.1 Web Sites
 G.2 Sources of Public Domain Software
 G.3 NTCIP Exerciser
 G.4 Field Device Simulator
Annex H - SECTION REVIEW QUESTIONS
H.2 Section 1 - Review Answers
H.3 Section 2 - Review
H.4 Section 2 - Review Answers
H.5 Section 3 - Review
H.6 Section 3 - Review Answers
H.7 Section 4 - Review
H.8 Section 4 - Review Answers
H.9 Section 7 - Review
H.10 Section 7 - Review Answers