Architecture of an ATCS network simulator

Author

Craven, P.V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Simpson Coll., Indianola, IA

fYear

2008

fDate

18-20 May 2008

Firstpage

310

Lastpage

315

Abstract

This paper discusses the architecture of a new system created to simulate a networking protocol called advanced train control system (ATCS). ATCS is a popular protocol used by railways to control track switches, relay sensor readings, and help improve safety. The new simulation environment plugs into the Network Simulator-2 (NS-2) framework, allowing the user to model railroad data networks. This simulator can be used to validate networks, predict how a network will act at load limits, test security vulnerabilities, and find what will happen when nodes fail.

Keywords

digital simulation; protocols; rail traffic; railway communication; railway safety; traffic control; advanced train control system networking protocol simulator architecture; network simulator-2 framework; railroad data network modeling; railway safety; relay sensor reading control; security vulnerability testing; track switch control; Control system synthesis; Data security; Plugs; Predictive models; Protocols; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Relays; Switches; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electro/Information Technology, 2008. EIT 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ames, IA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2029-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2030-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EIT.2008.4554320

Filename

4554320