Title :
Security of RCL wireless railway communications
Author :
Craven, Paul Vincent
Author_Institution :
Simpson Coll., Indianola, IA
Abstract :
Remote control locomotive (RCL) allows a train locomotive to be controlled remotely through radio signals rather than require an engineer to be present aboard the train. This paper evaluates the security of one vendor´s RCL technology, specifically what would be required for a malicious attacker to take control of such a locomotive. The paper then investigates possible mitigation strategies to prevent this from happening
Keywords :
locomotives; radiocommunication; rail traffic; remotely operated vehicles; telecommunication security; telecontrol; RCL wireless railway communications; malicious attacker; radio signals; remote control locomotive; security; train locomotive control; Automatic control; Communication system control; Communication system security; Computer hacking; Control systems; Maintenance engineering; Radio control; Railway communication; Railway engineering; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 2005. CCA 2005. Proceedings of 2005 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9354-6
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.2005.1507211
