Ascom - Vehicle platform

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The vehicle platform is the communication node on rail-mounted vehicles. It co-ordinates and controls the applications installed on-board trains such as video monitoring, passenger information systems, vehicle positioning and passenger count installations, and is able to transmit data from these installations to a main control centre. Future applications on the trains can easily be linked up to the vehicle platform. The data between the trains (decentralised) and the main control centre is transmitted in encrypted form via GSM/GPRS or WLAN.

The decentralised vehicle platform on the trains combines video monitoring, the automatic passenger count system and the customer information system using a standardised IT platform. This means the applications are able to share the communication resources (GSM, GPS, W-LAN) and the system management (positioning, software distribution, status reports, etc.).

More than 500 vehicle platforms supplied by ascom are currently in use by the Swiss Federal Railways

SOLUTIONS

Passenger Information Mobile
Today passengers travelling on trains operated by public commuter and mainline systems expect to receive full, up-to-date information on their journeys, particularly if and when disruptions occur. Besides these new customer requirements, railway operators must also satisfy more traditional information needs such as destination indicators and loudspeaker announcements in trains.
Train Communication
In recent years the demands of train passengers for up-to-date information and better communication facilities when travelling have increased sharply. Nowadays many passengers demand or expect real-time information on their current journey and also internet access.