Tr@Ins1 Introduction To The Tr@Ins Project Ingrid Moerman

IBBT GBO TR@INS project

“TRAin IP Network Services”

Final Workshop

18 June 2008 @ IBBT

Introduction to the TR@INS project

Ingrid Moerman

IBBT-IBCN-UGent

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IBBT GBO TR@INS Project

Objective

To develop an integrated broadband wireless access solution for train commuters using heterogeneous wireless access technologies

IBBT GBO Tr@ins

IBBT research partners

Industrial research partners

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Doesn‟t „internet on the

train‟ already exist?

Doesn‟t „internet on the

train‟ already exist? Yes!

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Internet on the train today

SWE

Linx, SJ,

DE

DB

FR

Thalys

UK

Virgin R

Southern R

GNER

NL

NS

Canada

Via Rail

CHE

SBB

US

ACE

Cap. Corridor

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But…

No …

Broadband Internet

Uninterrupted Internet

Quality of Service

Onboard mobility support

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Why?

Virtual home

Infotainment

Online gaming

Web surfing

Video on demand

...

Virtual Office E-mail

Video conferencing

Business applications

...

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Why?

Passenger information

Travel information

Touristic information

Fleet management

Crew communication

Security CCTV

Tele-diagnostics

…

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How?

User studies

Techno-economical study

Architecture

Indoor communication

Satellite communication

Trackside communication

Heterogeneous access

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User studies

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Techno-economical study

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Architecture design

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NAT

DHCP

AAA

Train management

NOC

Internet

Local content

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

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Indoor network

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NAT

DHCP

AAA

Train management

NOC

Internet

Local content

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

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Satellite network

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NAT

DHCP

AAA

Train management

NOC

Internet

Local content

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

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Trackside network

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NAT

DHCP

AAA

Train management

NOC

Internet

Local content

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

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Heterogeneous access

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NAT

DHCP

AAA

Train management

NOC

Internet

Local content

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

Programme

13:30 IntroductionIngrid Moerman, IBBT-IBCN-UGent

13:45 User studiesTom Evens, IBBT-MICT-UGent

14:00 Techno-economical studyBart Lannoo, IBBT-IBCN-UGent

14:15 ArchitecturePeter De Cleyn, IBBT-PATS-UA

14:30 Coffee Break

15:00 Indoor communicationFrederik Vermeulen, Televic

15:20 Satellite communicationRaymond Pieck, Newtec

15:40 Trackside communicationHerman Claus, NSN

15:55 Heterogeneous accessDaan Pareit, IBBT-IBCN-UGent

16:15 Demo tour and reception