Decentralized Environmental Notification Message
An ETSI C-ITS event message used to distribute information about detected road hazards or abnormal conditions.
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The problem
Why DENM exists
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Operating model
How DENM works
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Decentralized Environmental Notification Messages report events such as hazards, incidents, adverse road conditions, or obstructions within a defined relevance area and period. Receiving stations use the event data to support warnings and traffic applications. DENM operation depends on event detection, location, message lifecycle management, security, and compatible C-ITS communication.
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Interoperability
Standards
ETSI EN 302 636-5-1
ETSI EN 302 636-5-1 defines lightweight transport and port multiplexing above GeoNetworking for facilities messages such as CAM and DENM. It matters to V2X because it gives independently developed systems a common technical contract.
ETSI EN 302 637-3
ETSI EN 302 637-3 defines event-oriented Decentralized Environmental Notification Messages for road hazards and abnormal conditions. It matters to V2X because it gives independently developed systems a common technical contract.
ITS-G5
European communications specifications for cooperative intelligent transport systems using short-range vehicle and roadside communications.
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Organizations
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European standards organization producing telecommunications and cooperative ITS specifications.