5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System

This paper describes the prototype and tests carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing 4G/5G systems based on mobile network operators (MNOs) to transmit signalling critical data for railway systems as part of a possible solution for the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (F...

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Main Authors: Ana González-Plaza, Rafael Gutiérrez Cantarero, Rafael B. Arancibia Banda, César Briso Rodríguez
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/18/9003
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author Ana González-Plaza
Rafael Gutiérrez Cantarero
Rafael B. Arancibia Banda
César Briso Rodríguez
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Rafael Gutiérrez Cantarero
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description This paper describes the prototype and tests carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing 4G/5G systems based on mobile network operators (MNOs) to transmit signalling critical data for railway systems as part of a possible solution for the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS). This communication system design is performed from a protocol-stack perspective, introducing the KPIs for the physical layer (RSRP, RSRQ and SINR), network layer (latency and jitter) and application layer (signalling communication timeout). The analysis focuses on the characterisation of signalling critical railway data to assess the data traffic behaviour in a telecommunications laboratory. Finally, the study validates the approach in a realistic railway environment.
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spelling doaj.art-23ac8e2286af4c298baede903cedc93b2023-11-23T14:51:32ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-09-011218900310.3390/app121890035G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication SystemAna González-Plaza0Rafael Gutiérrez Cantarero1Rafael B. Arancibia Banda2César Briso Rodríguez3Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte S.M.E. M.P., S.A, Ineco, 28036 Madrid, SpainIngeniería y Economía del Transporte S.M.E. M.P., S.A, Ineco, 28036 Madrid, SpainIngeniería y Economía del Transporte S.M.E. M.P., S.A, Ineco, 28036 Madrid, SpainEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Sistemas de Comunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28031 Madrid, SpainThis paper describes the prototype and tests carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing 4G/5G systems based on mobile network operators (MNOs) to transmit signalling critical data for railway systems as part of a possible solution for the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS). This communication system design is performed from a protocol-stack perspective, introducing the KPIs for the physical layer (RSRP, RSRQ and SINR), network layer (latency and jitter) and application layer (signalling communication timeout). The analysis focuses on the characterisation of signalling critical railway data to assess the data traffic behaviour in a telecommunications laboratory. Finally, the study validates the approach in a realistic railway environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/18/90034G5Gcritical servicescommunicationsFRMCSITS
spellingShingle Ana González-Plaza
Rafael Gutiérrez Cantarero
Rafael B. Arancibia Banda
César Briso Rodríguez
5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
Applied Sciences
4G
5G
critical services
communications
FRMCS
ITS
title 5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
title_full 5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
title_fullStr 5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
title_full_unstemmed 5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
title_short 5G Based on MNOs for Critical Railway Signalling Services: Future Railway Mobile Communication System
title_sort 5g based on mnos for critical railway signalling services future railway mobile communication system
topic 4G
5G
critical services
communications
FRMCS
ITS
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/18/9003
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