SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN A TRAIN HAVING ONE OR MORE LOCOMOTIVE CONSISTS
First Claim
1. A system for communicating data in a train, the system comprising:
- at least one respective router transceiver unit positioned in each of at least two rail vehicles of the train, each router transceiver unit being coupled to a trainline that extends between the rail vehicles, the trainline being an existing cable bus used in the train for transferring propulsion control data between the rail vehicles that controls at least one of tractive effort or braking effort of the rail vehicles, wherein the router transceiver units are configured to communicate network data over the trainline.
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Abstract
A system for communicating data in a train is provided. The system includes at least one respective router transceiver unit positioned in each of at least two rail vehicles of the train. Each router transceiver unit is coupled to a trainline that extends between the rail vehicles. The trainline is an existing cable bus used in the train for transferring propulsion control data between the rail vehicles that controls at least one of tractive effort or braking effort of the rail vehicles. The router transceiver units are configured to communicate network data over the trainline. In one embodiment, the trainline is an Electrically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) trainline and the propulsion control data is ECP brake data used to control operations of brakes in the train.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for communicating data in a train, the system comprising:
at least one respective router transceiver unit positioned in each of at least two rail vehicles of the train, each router transceiver unit being coupled to a trainline that extends between the rail vehicles, the trainline being an existing cable bus used in the train for transferring propulsion control data between the rail vehicles that controls at least one of tractive effort or braking effort of the rail vehicles, wherein the router transceiver units are configured to communicate network data over the trainline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating data in a train, the method comprising:
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transferring non-network control information over a trainline that extends along the train in order to control at least one of tractive effort or braking effort of the train; and transmitting network data between different rail vehicles of the train that are coupled with the trainline, the network data being transmitted over the trainline. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for communicating within a train, the system including:
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a first router transceiver unit disposed on a first rail vehicle of the train; and a second router transceiver unit disposed on a different, second rail vehicle of the train, the first and second router transceiver units configured to be coupled with a trainline extending along the train between the first and second rail vehicles and configured to transmit non-network control information related to operation of the train, wherein the first and second router transceiver units are configured to communicate network data over the trainline that is orthogonal to the non-network control information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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