EN 16102:2011
(Main)Intelligent transport systems - eCall - Operating requirements for third party support
General Information
- Abstract
The objective of implementing a 'Third Party' emergency call is to provide emergency assistance and an automated notification of a traffic accident, using 'Third Party Services' packages where such services are supported between the vehicle and a Third Party Service Provider in countries where such notification of an emergency are supported by PSAPs.
The first objective of this TPS-eCall is to transfer an emergency message from a vehicle to a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP) in the event of a crash or an emergency, and to establish a voice channel between the in-vehicle equipment and the TPSP.
The second objective of this TPS-eCall is, in case of an emergency likely to require assistance from the emergency services, for the TPSP to transfer an emergency message including the data of the Minimum Set of Data (MSD) (as defined in EN 15722) from the TPSP to the most appropriate PSAP and to make best efforts to establish a direct voice contact between that PSAP and the occupants of the vehicle if required by the PSAP.
This European Standard specifies the general operating requirements and intrinsic procedures for an in-vehicle eCall via the services of a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP).
This European Standard also provides definition of the service(s) provided to the PSAP and the method and form of service delivery.
NOTE An important part of the TPS-eCall is the Minimum Set of Data (MSD). The operating requirements for the MSD are determined in this European Standard, but the form and data content of the MSD is not defined herein. The common European MSD for eCall is determined in EN 15722. Additional data concepts may also be transferred, and it is recommended that any such data concepts be registered using a data registry as defined in EN ISO 24978 to ensure that they can be understood by the recipient.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 13-Dec-2011
- Withdrawal Date
- 29-Jun-2012
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 278 - Road transport and traffic telematics
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 278/WG 15 - eSafety
- Current Stage
- 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
- Start Date
- 11-Mar-2025
- Completion Date
- 17-Sep-2026
Overview
EN 16102:2011 - "Intelligent transport systems - eCall - Operating requirements for third party support" (CEN) defines the operational requirements for a TPS‑eCall (Third Party Service eCall) service chain. The standard specifies how an in‑vehicle emergency call (eCall) is transmitted to a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP), how a voice channel is established between vehicle occupants and the TPSP, and how the TPSP forwards the emergency (including the Minimum Set of Data (MSD)) to the most appropriate PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point).
Key Topics
- Scope and architecture: High‑level functional requirements and a generic TPS‑eCall architecture describing vehicle, carrier, TPSP and PSAP roles.
- Transmission requirements: Dual‑channel and single‑channel data/voice transmission, routing, prioritisation, callback and call termination procedures.
- Data handling: Requirements for location data, MSD handling (MSD defined in EN 15722), optional additional data, and recommendations to register extra data via a data registry (EN ISO 24978).
- In‑vehicle system (IVS) requirements: Triggering strategies (automatic/manual), HMI aspects, antenna and energy supply, post‑crash performance and retry logic.
- TPSP operational requirements: Answering time, automatic call distribution, map accuracy, linguistic handling, backup systems, filing and availability.
- PSAP interface: Annex A provides a standardised data interface (XML/XSD reference, push/pull message flows) for TPSP → PSAP transmissions and functional messages (push INITIATION, push emergency data, clear down, etc.).
- Quality & compliance: Performance criteria for the end‑to‑end chain, tests and conformance requirements, marking and packaging, and transitional arrangements (Annex B/C).
Applications
EN 16102:2011 is used to design, implement and assess TPS‑based eCall solutions across Europe. Typical users:
- Automotive OEMs and telematics suppliers - to integrate compliant in‑vehicle systems and HMI for TPS‑eCall.
- Third Party Service Providers (TPSP) - to establish procedures, interfaces and quality management for emergency handling and PSAP forwarding.
- PSAP operators and emergency services - to implement and consume standardised TPSP data feeds and voice handover.
- Mobile network operators and system integrators - to ensure reliable transmission and routing.
- Regulators, test labs and certification bodies - for conformance testing and deployment oversight.
Practical benefits include faster automated accident notification, improved location accuracy, consistent data exchange (MSD), and better cross‑border emergency response.
Related standards
- EN 15722 - Defines the common European Minimum Set of Data (MSD) for eCall.
- EN ISO 24978 - Data registry guidelines for additional eCall data concepts.
- XML/XSD artefacts and reference implementations are provided in EN 16102 Annex A for interoperability.
Relations
- Referred By
EN 16454:2015 - Intelligent transport systems - ESafety - ECall end to end conformance testing - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Referred By
CEN/TS 16454:2013 - Intelligent transport systems - ESafety - ECall end to end conformance testing - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Referred By
EN 16454:2023 - Intelligent transport systems - ESafety - ECall end to end conformance testing - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 16102:2011 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Intelligent transport systems - eCall - Operating requirements for third party support". This standard covers: The objective of implementing a 'Third Party' emergency call is to provide emergency assistance and an automated notification of a traffic accident, using 'Third Party Services' packages where such services are supported between the vehicle and a Third Party Service Provider in countries where such notification of an emergency are supported by PSAPs. The first objective of this TPS-eCall is to transfer an emergency message from a vehicle to a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP) in the event of a crash or an emergency, and to establish a voice channel between the in-vehicle equipment and the TPSP. The second objective of this TPS-eCall is, in case of an emergency likely to require assistance from the emergency services, for the TPSP to transfer an emergency message including the data of the Minimum Set of Data (MSD) (as defined in EN 15722) from the TPSP to the most appropriate PSAP and to make best efforts to establish a direct voice contact between that PSAP and the occupants of the vehicle if required by the PSAP. This European Standard specifies the general operating requirements and intrinsic procedures for an in-vehicle eCall via the services of a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP). This European Standard also provides definition of the service(s) provided to the PSAP and the method and form of service delivery. NOTE An important part of the TPS-eCall is the Minimum Set of Data (MSD). The operating requirements for the MSD are determined in this European Standard, but the form and data content of the MSD is not defined herein. The common European MSD for eCall is determined in EN 15722. Additional data concepts may also be transferred, and it is recommended that any such data concepts be registered using a data registry as defined in EN ISO 24978 to ensure that they can be understood by the recipient.
The objective of implementing a 'Third Party' emergency call is to provide emergency assistance and an automated notification of a traffic accident, using 'Third Party Services' packages where such services are supported between the vehicle and a Third Party Service Provider in countries where such notification of an emergency are supported by PSAPs. The first objective of this TPS-eCall is to transfer an emergency message from a vehicle to a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP) in the event of a crash or an emergency, and to establish a voice channel between the in-vehicle equipment and the TPSP. The second objective of this TPS-eCall is, in case of an emergency likely to require assistance from the emergency services, for the TPSP to transfer an emergency message including the data of the Minimum Set of Data (MSD) (as defined in EN 15722) from the TPSP to the most appropriate PSAP and to make best efforts to establish a direct voice contact between that PSAP and the occupants of the vehicle if required by the PSAP. This European Standard specifies the general operating requirements and intrinsic procedures for an in-vehicle eCall via the services of a Third Party Service Provider (TPSP). This European Standard also provides definition of the service(s) provided to the PSAP and the method and form of service delivery. NOTE An important part of the TPS-eCall is the Minimum Set of Data (MSD). The operating requirements for the MSD are determined in this European Standard, but the form and data content of the MSD is not defined herein. The common European MSD for eCall is determined in EN 15722. Additional data concepts may also be transferred, and it is recommended that any such data concepts be registered using a data registry as defined in EN ISO 24978 to ensure that they can be understood by the recipient.
EN 16102:2011 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.60 - IT applications in transport. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 16102:2011 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 16454:2015, EN 16062:2015, EN 16062:2011, CEN/TS 17363:2019, CEN/TS 17313:2019, CEN/TS 17148:2018, CEN/TR 17249-1:2018, CEN/TS 16454:2013, EN 15722:2015, EN 16454:2023, EN 15722:2020, EN 16062:2023, CEN/TS 17234:2018, CEN/TS 17312:2019, CEN/TS 17184:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Inteligentni transportni sistemi - Elektronski klic v sili - Operativne zahteve za podporo tretje strankeIntelligente Verkehrssysteme - ECall - Betriebsanforderungen für den TPS eCallSystèmes de transport intelligents - ECall - Exigences opérationnelles des services eCall de fournisseurs privésIntelligent transport systems - ECall - Operating requirements for third party support43.040.15Car informatics. On board computer systems35.240.60Uporabniške rešitve IT v transportu in trgoviniIT applications in transport and trade13.200NDWDVWURIAccident and disaster controlICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16102:2011SIST EN 16102:2012en01-februar-2012SIST EN 16102:2012SLOVENSKI
STANDARD
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 16102
December 2011 ICS 35.240.60 English Version
Intelligent transport systems - eCall - Operating requirements for third party support
Systèmes de transport intelligents - eCall - Exigences opérationnelles des services eCall de fournisseurs privés
Intelligente Verkehrssysteme - Notruf - Betriebsanforderungen für die Notruf-Unterstützung durch Dritte This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 October 2011.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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STANDARDISED DATA INTERFACE BETWEEN TPSP AND PSAP . 27A.2 FUNCTIONALITIES . 27A.2.1 The application acknowledgement (ack) . 28A.2.2 Authorization . 29A.2.3 The TPS-eCall messages . 31A.2.3.1 Push-INITIATION . 31A.2.3.2 Request emergency data . 31A.2.3.3 Push emergency data . 32A.2.3.4 Clear down . 32A.2.3.5 Communication control (Ping) . 32A.2.4 The PSAP web server wsdl file reference implementation . 33A.2.5 The TPSP web server wsdl file as reference implementation. 37A.2.6 XML codes of the TPS-eCall set of data for the TPSP/PSAP transmission . 40A.3 EUECALL_TPSECALL.XSD . 41ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE)
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS . 44ANNEX C (INFORMATIVE)
XML CODE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . 48BIBLIOGRAPHY . 53SIST EN 16102:2012
Automatic Call Distribution
CLI
Caller Line Identifier
GIS
Geographic Information System
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GSM
Global System for Mobile communications
HMI
Human Machine Interface
TPS-IVS
TPS In-Vehicle System
Minimum Set of Data
MNO
Mobile Network Operator
NAD
Network Access Device (e.g. a GSM or UMTS module)
PSAP
Public Safety Answering Point
SID
Session Identification
TPS
Third Party Services
TPSP
Third Party Service Provider
TSD
TPS-eCall set of data 5 High level functional requirements 5.1 General high level functional requirements The high level functional requirements of the TPS-eCall service are as follows: in the event of an accident, the TPS-IVS shall automatically determine whether or not to trigger a TPS-eCall and, when appropriate, make such a call automatically; a TPS-eCall shall also be able to be triggered manually; the TPS In-Vehicle System shall include an integrated Network Access Device (NAD), e.g. a GSM module (including a valid and activated SIM Card) and a GNSS system. Upon triggering a TPS-eCall, as defined in 8.2, the TPS-IVS shall attempt to send an ‘IVS dataset’ to the relevant TPS-eCall responder; NOTE 1 If some data elements can be accurately inferred by the TPSP (e.g. vehicle type based on a VIN), these elements may not necessarily be sent from the vehicle. Additional information may be provided by the TPSP. in countries for which the necessary organisation has been set up, a Third Party Service Provider shall act as a TPS-eCall responder to receive and respond to a TPS-eCall transaction from the vehicle, including determining whether or not there is a need to notify the most appropriate PSAP about the incident; in case of an emergency likely to require assistance from the emergency services, a TPSP: shall act as a TPS-eCall notifier to request such assistance from the most appropriate PSAP; to provide the most appropriate PSAP with all relevant information (as determined in this European Standard); shall make best efforts to establish a voice connection initially between the vehicle and the relevant TPSP and subsequently shall make best efforts to make a direct voice connection between the occupants of the vehicle and the PSAP if this is required by the PSAP (see also 5.3); NOTE 2 Additional information may be provided to the PSAP. the TPSP shall be able to attempt to re-establish the voice communication with the vehicle as long as the VehiclePhoneNumber is known. NOTE 3
Although normally available, due to the nature of the mobile networks, it cannot be 100 % technically guaranteed that the VehiclePhoneNumber is known in all cases. SIST EN 16102:2012
Figure 1 — TPS-eCall system overview The relationship between the TPS-eCall and the pan-European eCall is shown in Figure 2 below:
Figure 2 — End-to-end pan-European eCall and TPS-eCall systems connected to an eCall enabled PSAP 5.3 TPS-eCall operation sequence The generic TPS-eCall functional operational sequence is as follows: The TPS-eCall generator initiates the TPS-eCall by whatever means (such as sensors/vehicle-processors) automatically triggered and/or manually triggered. The TPS-eCall (between car and TPSP) consists of two elements: the data (‘IVS dataset’) provided by the TPS-IVS; a voice (audio) call between the TPSP and the occupants of the vehicle. SIST EN 16102:2012
After the trigger has been distributed, and the TPS-IVS has registered with a suitable mobile network, the ‘IVS dataset’ begins to be transmitted, and the voice call is established between car and TPSP. It is noted that, in some poor radio coverage areas, the data will be successfully transmitted, but no conversation will be possible even if a telephone circuit can be established with TPSP. The data transmission of the ‘IVS dataset’ shall typically be completed within 20 s, this time being measured from the successful establishment of the voice call. 6.3.2 Performance criteria for additional data There is no requirement specified concerning the time for the transmission of any additional data. 6.4 Routing of a TPS-eCall The TPS-eCall may be routed to a TPSP which is not located in the country from which the car is calling, provided this TPSP is compliant with this standard. The final destination of the data and the voice call shall be the same TPSP operator. Matching the data to the relevant voice call is the responsibility of the TPSP. This standard does not specify the method that is to be used to achieve this. 6.5 Call back to vehicle In the event of a disconnection of the voice communication, a call-back voice connection shall be possible between the TPSP and the TPS-IVS, as long as the VehiclePhoneNumber is known. This call-back functionality is described in 8.6 and 9.11. 6.6 Termination of the voice call An in-progress voice call shall not be interrupted by the TPS-IVS. 6.7 Prioritisation of a TPS-eCall A TPS-eCall, whether generated automatically or manually, shall normally be given the highest priority on the use of whatever wireless networks are used by the ‘TPS in-vehicle system’ for a TPS-eCall transaction, except where the same radio medium is required for higher priority time-critical active safety messages. SIST EN 16102:2012
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