Feasibility study of a automatic train control system using a medium access layer in a WLAN over fibre environment

Author

Werner, Weinzierl ; Strobel, Otto

Author_Institution

Robert Bosch GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany

fYear

2011

fDate

26-30 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This report shows both, robustness and cost-efficiency, can be achieved in a WLAN over fibre system using IEEE 803.11 protocol. Although it is shown that the fibre delay might violate some of the timing boundaries of the media access (MAC) protocol, with a careful choice of slot time, these networks can benefit even without the need for modifying the existing protocol. The network topology is based on a WLAN-Environment that is used in a subway in Nanjing (China) to accomplish the Trainguard MT System.

Keywords

access protocols; radio-over-fibre; rapid transit systems; robust control; telecommunication network topology; wireless LAN; MAC; Trainguard MT System; WLAN over fibre environment; automatic train control system; cost efficiency; fibre delay; media access protocol; medium access layer; network topology; robustness; subway; timing boundaries; Adaptation models; Delay; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Integrated optics; Optical fibers; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

2161-2056

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0881-7

Electronic_ISBN

2161-2056

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2011.5971154

Filename

5971154