Measuring and Modeling Aggregate LTE Connection Reliability for Train Operations
2022 (English)In: 2022 IEEE international workshop on communications quality and reliability (IEEE CQR), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2022, p. 31-36Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
We examine the connection reliability of LTE cellular infrastructure for supporting train signaling systems. In particular, the impact of simultaneous use of multiple networks on reliability is considered, along with failure correlation effects. We present a tailored reliability model, and report on data collected from many train-mounted cellular routers. Connection reliability reaches 99.994% when aggregation is used, compared to 99.953% for the best single link. Both modeling and measurement results show greatly improved reliability when aggregating over multiple links, thus indicating that commercial cellular networks may be useful for providing connectivity to future train signaling systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2022. p. 31-36
Series
International Workshop Technical Committee on Communications Quality and Reliability, ISSN 2163-5595
Keywords [en]
connection reliability, train control
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-325005DOI: 10.1109/CQR54764.2022.9918616ISI: 000936031500006OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-325005DiVA, id: diva2:1745806
Conference
IEEE ComSoc International Workshop on Communications Quality and Reliability (CQR), SEP 13-15, 2022, Arlington, VA
Note
QC 20230324
2023-03-242023-03-242023-03-24Bibliographically approved