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UK Rail Train Comms & RFID. Tim Lane – Network Rail Telecoms. GSM-R On-Train Comms. Railway Drivers for GSM-R Capacity. All CSD for Foreseeable Future Route-Based Call Routing Multiple Parallel Rail Routes Criticality for Voice and ETCS Data Other critical apps such as shunting
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UK Rail TrainComms & RFID Tim Lane – Network Rail Telecoms
Railway Drivers for GSM-R Capacity • All CSD for Foreseeable Future • Route-Based Call Routing • Multiple Parallel Rail Routes • Criticality for Voice and ETCS Data • Other critical apps such as shunting • Greater use of Group Call • Move Away from Copper Cables • Migration of data to GPRS
Railways and RFID • Wagon Identification – EU 868MHz initiative • Freight Container Identification • Train running information granularity improvement • ETCS Train positioning enhancement • Selective door opening – UK trial 868MHz & 2.4GHz • Train consist capture • “Tail Light” inspection replacement • Infrastructure inspection evidence • Spares and stock control
GSM-R EVC JRU DMI & Cab radio Tacho Balise reader Radar Axle counter Euro Balise RFID – ERTMS Evolution Actual Speed (150 Km/h) • 4.8kb/s Continuous Data. • GSM-R CSD Moving to GPRS. • Automatic Train Operation in Longer Term? Distance to End of MA (900 m) Maximum Speed (160 Km/h) Goal Speed (80 Km/h)
SRD - Embankment Monitoring …also: Rail Temperature Leaf Fall Bridge "Bash" Points Condition Hot Axle Box Wheel Flat Cable Theft Pass of Brander Rock Fall 6 June 2010
Railways need COTS Products Section number to go here
Size of the Prize • Wagon AVI tags: 100,000s across Europe • Selective door opening tags: ~5,000 UK platforms • Selective door opening readers: – ~10,000 UK driving cabs. • Train positioning enhancement - ~35,000 UK signal sections • Railway Infrastructure Staff - 35,000 in UK • 37,000 Bridges • 450 Tunnels (>300km of 30,000km) • 20,000 Sets of Points • 7,000 Level Crossings