DocumentCode
3484048
Title
Security of ATCS wireless railway communications
Author
Craven, Paul V. ; Craven, Stephen
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Simpson Coll., Indianola, IN, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
16-18 March 2005
Firstpage
227
Lastpage
238
Abstract
This paper covers the advanced train control systems (ATCS) protocol. ATCS is an open standard for radio frequency data systems in railroad networks. Currently ATCS is used for functions such as throwing track switches and changing track signals. Vulnerabilities in the ATCS protocol are discussed in this paper, along with a hobbyist program called "ATCS monitor" that decodes the signals. Finally the paper looks at the current mitigating factors for these vulnerabilities and proposes additional ones.
Keywords
protocols; radiocommunication; railways; telecommunication security; ATCS wireless railway communication security; advanced train control systems protocol; radio frequency data system; Communication system control; Communication system security; Control systems; Data security; Data systems; Protocols; Radio frequency; Railway communication; Switches; Wireless communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rail Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 ASME/IEEE Joint
Print_ISBN
0-7918-3752-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RRCON.2005.186085
Filename
1460849
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