PD CEN/TS 17240:2018

What is PD CEN/TS 17240 - IMS-eCall about?  

The ability to reach help on time is a vital factor during a crash. The 112-eCall system in the vehicle contacts the 112 emergency services, establishes a wireless telephone connection and immediately provides the public service answering point (PSAP) with a minimum set of data that identifies the vehicle, location of the crash, the direction of travel, and may provide additional relevant data. It may also provide the number of passengers, other vehicles and incident-related data. 

PD CEN/TS 17240 defines the key actors in the eCall chain of service provision using IMS over packet-switched networks (such as LTE/4G) as: 

• In-vehicle system / vehicle 
• Mobile Network Operator 
• Public safety answering point and to provide conformance tests for actor groups 

PD CEN/TS 17240 provides a suite of all conformance tests for in-vehicle system equipment, mobile network operators, and PSAPS, required to ensure and demonstrate compliance to CEN/TS 17184.  

PD CEN/TS 17240 covers conformance testing (and approval) of new engineering developments, products and systems. PD CEN/TS 17240 provides an overview of the eCall transaction for pan-European eCall. 

Note: PD CEN/TS 17240 does not imply testing associated with individual installations in vehicles or locations. 

Who is PD CEN/TS 17240 – IMS-eCall for? 

PD CEN/TS 17240  on IMS-eCall is useful for: 

• IT and telecommunication firms  
• Tech developers/software programmers  
• Transport authorities  
• Regional Transport Offices  
• Transport and safety management industries  
• Organizations that manage road transport and highways 

Why should you use PD CEN/TS 17240 - IMS-eCall?  

eCall is a service provided in Europe with the goal of reducing response times for accidents or other emergencies on the roadways. Test software for eCall makes it quick and easy to perform these tests with the GSM wireless communications standard. PD CEN/TS 17240 describes the technology behind eCall and presents conformance tests for IMS-eCall. 

PD CEN/TS 17240 provides you with a complete suite for the support of IMS-eCall and may be used to test IMS-eCall aspects of eCall service provision. Where appropriate, the tests of EN 16454 are replicated, revised or replaced.  

PD CEN/TS 17240 also provides you with tests to enable actors in the eCall chain to be able to claim conformance to the IMS-eCall standards, even though they are unable to control the behaviour of systems of other actors in the eCall chain. 

PD CEN/TS 17240 guidelines help you to make road transport safer for drivers and passengers.