The entire ETC system fulfills several tasks:
1. Monitoring cargo car movement between cities
2. Tracking cargo travel distances for toll collection purposes
3. Combining data from weighing stations to check for road axis load limit violations
4. Assisting police with license plate recognition and vehicle theft checks
Numerous devices and equipment (e.g., sensors, laser scanners, IP cameras, and RFID readers) had to be installed and connected to the servers; thus, an industrial Ethernet network was required. To aggregate and manage multiple data flows from different devices, the customer needed a reliable industrial managed switch that could operate in a wide temperature range.
Moreover, the customer had a zero-tolerance policy for system downtime. Thus, the Russian Government would impose a large fine against the system integrator in the event of a system failure.
