Communication systems of high‐speed railway: A survey

Gheth, Waled; Rabie, Khaled M.; Adebisi, Bamidele; Ijaz, Muhammad; Harris, Georgina

Abstract

Modern railway services are required to deliver good quality services to the passenger throughout the whole journey. These include improved performances, safety, and reduce delays. There is also the requirement for in‐train customer experience such as infotainment and access to reliable communication systems. The railway industry has employed different types and generations of communication systems in recent times. Signaling systems were used at the early stage of the railway services. Today, communication systems such as the second‐generation communication system, also known as the global system for mobile communications (GSM), the Third‐generation (3G) and the Fourth‐generation (4G) are utilized in the railway industry. In this paper, we present a brief history of railway communication systems, their features and applications. In addition, we discuss the technical challenges and potential solutions of in‐train communication systems and how data can be distributed on‐board and between the train coaches using state of the art and hybrid communication technologies.

Citation

Gheth, W., Rabie, K. M., Adebisi, B., Ijaz, M., & Harris, G. (2021). Communication systems of high‐speed railway: A survey. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 32(4), e4189. https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.4189

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 24, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jan 11, 2021
• Publication Date: Apr 5, 2021
• Deposit Date: Apr 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 11, 2022
• Journal: Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
• Publisher: Wiley
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 4
• Pages: e4189
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.4189
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.4189
• Related Public URLs: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2161-3915
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ** Article version: VoR ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router **Journal IDs: pissn 2161-3915; eissn 2161-3915 **History: issued 11-01-2021; published_online 11-01-2021 **License for this article: starting on 11-01-2021, , http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor; Access Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gheth, W, Rabie, KM, Adebisi, B, Ijaz, M, Harris, G. Communication systems of high‐speed railway: A survey. Trans Emerging Tel Tech. 2021; 32:e4189., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.4189. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.