Key management requirements for PTC operations

Author

Hartong, Mark ; Goel, Rajni ; Wijesekera, Duminda

Author_Institution

Fed. Railroad Adm., Washington

Volume

2

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Positive train control (PTC) is an electronic system that enforces activities such as train separation, speed enforcement, and roadway worker protection essential to operate railroads safely and efficiently. Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETS) provide distributed real time communication of traffic hazards and road conditions among vehicles in a radio line of sight. Communicating PTC VANET systems offer the potential to reduce highway rail intersection (HRI) collisions by communicating train movement information to highway vehicles. For this to occur, different PTC systems must securely interoperate with each other. This outlines a PTC security framework utilizing using a certificate based trust management system and over the air re-keying (OTAR) to support interoperation.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; open systems; rail traffic; railway communication; telecommunication security; telecommunication traffic; PTC security; certificate based trust management system; distributed real time communication; electronic system; highway rail intersection collision; highway vehicle; interoperability; key management requirement; over the air rekeying; positive train control; radio line of sight; road vehicle; traffic hazard; train movement information; vehicular ad-hoc network; Ad hoc networks; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Hazards; Protection; Rails; Road accidents; Road transportation; Road vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1556-6072

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MVT.2007.912931

Filename

4450626