Title CBTC over WI-FI: gathering clouds
Author Alvarez, R
Affiliation Titan ICT Consultants
Publication Date 2014
Conference AusRAIL 2014, Making Making Innovation Work, 11-12 November 2014, Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract This paper explores the challenges that modern Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems pose to IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi radio networks. We will describe how Wi-Fi, in spite having been designed as a “best-effort” system, became the radio bearer of choice for a safety-critical and mission-critical application such as CBTC. We will explore the limitations inherent in the IEEE 802.11 protocols with regards to range, mobility, radio resource access, Quality of Service and interference. We will then briefly describe some potential mitigations, and we will mention the latest development in the industry that are moving towards a replacement of the Wi-Fi-based CBTC radio for an LTE system.
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Physical Description 9p. ; PDF
Subjects Communications
Radio
Telecommunications
Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
Location Server
Category Rail Knowledge Bank Index Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) Operations ITS
Rail Knowledge Bank Index Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) Infrastructure ITS
Rail Knowledge Bank Index Infrastructure