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Workshop

”Information and Communication Technology On Trains”

Prague - 20-21 October 2011

Paolo Umiliacchi President CNC – Bologna – Italy

Member of CENELEC TC9X WG15

Member of IEC TC9 WG43 and WG46

Member of Task Force on Telematic Applications in Rail

ICT

Information

Information is the meaning that can be interpreted from a message

or collection of messages.

Information can be recorded or transmitted.

Information is any kind of event that affects the state of a dynamic

system.

Communication

Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information.

Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended

recipient.

The communication process is complete once the receiver has

understood the message of the sender.

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Role of ICT


MONITORING

ANALYSING

OPTIMISING

RUNNING

BETTER INFORMATION BETTER DECISIONS BETTER PERFORMANCE


Railways have information, but …

Data can be ambiguous as it is defined according to specific needs, with no check of consistency with other definitions

Data is in proprietary formats and require specific interpretation

Data is available in local databases, not easy to access to

Interfaces are built on demand, based on specific requirements

Interfacing and data processing costs are high

Data is consumed by specific applications and is normally not available for wider usage

Data hides useful information which is not easy to extract and is often wasted

Information systems cannot be easily upgraded

Current Scenario

The number of Actors in Railways is growing due to

market opening

EC and ERA aim at achieving interoperability within

the European railway network

There is an increasing need for information exchange

in the Railways, between all involved Actors, e.g. to

fulfil TSIs (regulations) or to improve efficiency

Means to handle the complexity of the railway system

and ensure ubiquitous flow and consistency of

information are needed


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To work efficiently, railways need

efficient information management

To manage complexity

To enable cooperation

between all actors

For international

operations

To enhance

competitiveness

Unambiguous data modelling

Everywhere (ubiquituous) data

flow

Interoperability between

information systems

Cross-border information

exchange

Higher performance level

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Historical Scenario

The first big step was to set up a network on-board

railway vehicles: a Train Communication Network

(TCN)

The need for a TCN arose in the late Seventies, at

first for distributed diagnostic information to the

driver.

The use of electronic devices on board, since the end

of Seventies, was highlighting the necessity for train

drivers and maintenance staff to get quickly the

status of the whole control system and send synthetic

messages and instructions in case of faults.


The TCN success

Scope and results

to define a complete network for digital communication onboard trains

Developed in strong cooperation with UIC

Finally resulted in standard documents IEC 61375-1 (TCN) and IEC 61375-2 (Conformance

Test)

UIC issued several leaflets to define the communication data UIC556, UIC557, UIC647

An European Project contributed:

Some other ones were launched:

UIC prepared an annex of the UIC556 to set up procedure and laboratories for the TCN/UIC

node homologation.


IEC TC9 WG22: Train Communication Network

TCN Evolution continued through

EC projects


INTEGRAIL

2005

MODTRAIN

2004

EUROMAIN

2002

TRAINCOM

2000

UIC 5R

1999

ROSIN

1996

IGZ

1994

JDP

1990

ABB, AEG, Firema, SIEMENS

EU, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, LAB, Alstom, Atos, Far,

Silogic, CAF, DB, RENFE, FS

EU, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, LAB, Alstom, CAF, DB,

FS, ÖBB, SNCF, Eusko Tren

UIC, ERRI, ERS, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, Alstom,

Traxis, ELIN, Focon, EKE, DB, NS, FS, ÖBB, SNCF, CKD

EU, BT, SIEMENS, AnsaldoBreda, ATSF, LAB, Alstom, AtosOrigin,

Far, Silogic, CAF, DB, OEBB, RENFE, FS, SNCF

ABB, AEG, Firema, SIEMENS, ERRI, Holec

UNIFE, ALSTOM, ANSALDOBREDA, BOMBARDIER, SIEMENS,

D'APPOLONIA, FAV, AEA, ATSF, CAF, NORTEL, LABS, ATOS ORIGIN,

MERMEC, TRENITALIA, RFI, ATOC, CD, MAV, UNICONTROLS, Strukton,

Deuta-Werke, Heriot-Watt, IMEC, OFFIS, Televic, Seebyte, Kontron,

University of Chile, INRETS, Wireless Future, University of Birmingham,

RENFE, ARGE Korridor X, VR, Network Rail, Prorail, SNCF, UIC, RFF

EU, UNIFE, AKSTOM, ASB, BT, SIEMENS, UIC, FAV, ABB, FAR, D'Apollonia,

Frensistemi, KMT, Knorr, D2S, Lucchini, Polit.Milano, Uni.Firenze, TUV, IWM,

Deuta, ARCC, TUB, IAS, VUT, UPC, RIA, FIF, VDB, ASSIFER, ERCIM, IST, IFE,

Lumikko, DB, TRENITALIA, SNCF

INTEGRAIL

2005

MODTRAIN

2004

EUROMAIN

2002

TRAINCOM

2000

UIC 5R

1999

ROSIN

1996

IGZ

1994

JDP

1990

ABB, AEG, Firema, SIEMENS

EU, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, LAB, Alstom, Atos, Far,

Silogic, CAF, DB, RENFE, FS

EU, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, LAB, Alstom, CAF, DB,

FS, ÖBB, SNCF, Eusko Tren

UIC, ERRI, ERS, ADtranz, Firema, SIEMENS, Ansaldo, Alstom,

Traxis, ELIN, Focon, EKE, DB, NS, FS, ÖBB, SNCF, CKD

EU, BT, SIEMENS, AnsaldoBreda, ATSF, LAB, Alstom, AtosOrigin,

FAR Systems, Silogic, CAF, DB, OEBB, RENFE, FS, SNCF

ABB, AEG, Firema, SIEMENS, ERRI, Holec

UNIFE, ALSTOM, ANSALDOBREDA, BOMBARDIER, SIEMENS,

D'APPOLONIA, FAV, AEA, ATSF, CAF, NORTEL, LABS, FAR Systems

MERMEC, TRENITALIA, RFI, ATOC, CD, MAV, UNICONTROLS, Strukton,

Deuta-Werke, Heriot-Watt, IMEC, OFFIS, Televic, Seebyte, Kontron,

University of Chile, INRETS, Wireless Future, University of Birmingham,

RENFE, ARGE Korridor X, VR, Network Rail, Prorail, SNCF, UIC, RFF

EU, UNIFE, AKSTOM, ASB, BT, SIEMENS, UIC, FAV, ABB, FAR, D'Apollonia,

Frensistemi, KMT, Knorr, D2S, Lucchini, Polit.Milano, Uni.Firenze, TUV, IWM,

Deuta, ARCC, TUB, IAS, VUT, UPC, RIA, FIF, VDB, ASSIFER, ERCIM, IST, IFE,

Lumikko, DB, TRENITALIA, SNCF

Railway Open System Interconnection Network


power

Train Bus

brakes

doors passenger

information light

seat reservation air conditioning

Vehicle Bus

European Directive on the Interoperability of the Conventional Rail System

GATEWAY

ROSIN

To accelerate the slowly moving standardisation process, the ROSIN project was started in 1996. The idea was to achieve a wider consensus, showing the benefits which TCN could bring to real on-board applications for passenger trains, freight trains & mass transit.

In addition, locomotives, not included in the original ERRI test, were now included in the test, contributing to the preparation of the UIC 647 leaflet.

ROSIN was able to reach its main goal and in 1999 the TCN reached the status of an International Standard (IEC-61375-1).

It also contributed to the definition and test of the TCN data traffic, as described in leaflet UIC 556. A suitable automated tester was also developed and demonstrated.

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Integrated Communication System for Intelligent

Train Applications


Consist Bus

Train Bus

Consist Bus Consist Bus

GSM

GSM-R

GPRS

UMTS

WLAN

…

TCP-IP

XML

HTTP,

FTP

HTML

Workshop

Operator

INTRANET

Database

ROGATE

RONS

ROGS

TrainCom work

TCN allows linking of devices onboard trains, both in the same vehicle (vehicle bus) or in different vehicles (train bus). However, trains are not isolated systems: they are part of a wider railway system. Radio links (e.g. GSM-R) can allow to establish a connection between trains and ground systems but, again, this needs to be done in a standardised way, to avoid that each application will develop an independent radio link.

Between 2000 & 2003,TRAINCOM defined a general communication infrastructure, which could support at the same time many different applications, like passenger information and maintenance, through an IP-based network. Trains could be now considered as Web servers on the wheels. Cross interoperability of communication devices was demonstrated, as well as real life operation on several trains.

As TCN was now a standard, a conformity test procedure was developed, contributing to a new part of the standard (IEC-61375-2) & developing a complete test platform for TCN.

The project also demonstrated remote control of locomotives linked via TCN, according to the UIC 647 EU remote control leaflet.


European Railway Open Maintenance System


Communication

Infrastructure

Maintenance Center

EuRoMain

Maintenance applications were only roughly treated in TRAINCOM, due to a budget cut when the project was approved, so no live demonstration was possible.

The TRAINCOM partners decided that, if first results in this field were promising, a specific project could be promoted. Therefore the EUROMAIN project was launched in 2002, defining the elements of a European maintenance system able to handle diagnostic data, technical documentation and the interface with other systems or maintenance operators. An extensive demonstration programme involved trains in different countries.

Through scalable "standard" interfaces, diagnostic data coming both from trains and ground plants can be routed through a number of distributed nodes, combined with relevant technical documentation and delivered to the final destination.

Part of the system specification was included in a standardisation proposal (CENELEC WG B14). EuRoMain activity was concluded in March 2005.


ModTrain

Innovative Modular Vehicle Concepts for an

Integrated European Railway System


MODLINK

EUCab

MODLINK Door Portal & Train

Crew Interface MODBOGIE

MODPOWER

MODPOWER

MODCONTROL

MODLINK

EUCoupler

ModTrain

The project included 4 technical elements:

The running gear (MODBOGIE);

The train control architecture (MODCONTROL);

The on-board power system (MODPOWER); and

The man-machine and train-to-train interfaces (MODLINK).

MODTRAIN aimed at the definition and standardisation of the

necessary functional, electrical and mechanical interfaces and

validation procedures to deliver the range of interchangeable

modules, which will form the basis for the next generation of

intercity trains and universal locomotives

Main results, like the FSB (Functional System Breakdown) and the

FIS (Functional Interface Specification) are being standardised

within CEN TC256 and are inputs for CENELEC TC9X WG15


RailEnergy

Innovative Integrated Energy Efficiency Solutions for

Railway Rolling Stock, Rail Infrastructure and Train

Operation

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RailEnergy

Integrated research project aimed at reducing the

energy consumption in the entire railway system by

6% until 2020.

The project partners investigated and validated

solutions ranging from the introduction of innovative

traction technologies, components and layouts to the

development of rolling stock, operation and

infrastructure management strategies.

Railenergy results will contribute to the reduction of

life cycle costs of the railway operation and of CO2

emissions.

A UNIFE-UIC TecRec has been issued.

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The Project “InteGRail” – Interoperability of railway information systems


RS Monitoring

and Control

3A.1

Infra monitoring 3A.3

Train supervision 3A.2

Intelligent RS

maintenance

3B.1

Intelligent Infra

maintenance 3B.3

Intelligent RS-Infra

interaction 3B.2

Intelligent

Information Process

3C.1

Decision Support 3C.2

Intelligent

System Operation

3C.3


InteGRail result 1

A standard Railway KPI structure to have a clear definition of railway performance, which can allow

to measure and compare it, correctly interpreting available information

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InteGRail result 2

Ontology based standard Railway Data Model To transform data into information, which is not ambiguous and is

perfectly understandable by people and computers.

To allow for powerful elaboration of information, in order to analyse it quickly and automatically and extract only significant new information

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InteGRail result 3

Standard Railway Service Grid Architecture New applications designed according to such platform will embed

the capability to cooperate, as part of a distributed system based on cooperating services.

Existing applications can be fully integrated with a minimum effort, by means of a standard approach (adapter) and reusable software

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InteGRail result 4

Standard Railway Intelligent Communication Framework: ICOM

ICOM solves, once for all applications, all problems related to session management, QoS, security, routing, scheduling, mobility, bearer selection, accommodating all available but heterogeneous networks and providing a complete end-to-end communication service.

It can bring essential benefits in train-ground communication and in international contests (railway corridors).

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InteGRail inputs to IEC

A common platform for interoperability of railway information systems

and integration of railway applications

A general framework for high-level railway communication (bearer

independent)


InteGRail Reference Technology Platform

LOW LEVEL COMMUNICATION LAYERS

(WTB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, GSM-R, LTE, etc.)

HIGH LEVEL COMMUNICATION LAYERS

(routing, addressing, network selection, security)

APPLICATION-TO-APPLICATION

(Ontology, reasoning, Web services, service grid) WG46

WG43

WG43 and

other standards

Consistency of information

Information

published by

different Actors in

different

Countries shall

have the same

meaning


Information 1

Company A

Country X

Information 1

Company B

Country Y

Consistency in the time

When a new

Actor enters the

market, it shall be

able to publish its

own information

with the same

meaning as that

published by

incumbent Actors


Information 1

Company A

Country X

Information 1

Company B

Country Y

Information 1

Company C

Country Z

Consistency of new

information

When new

information is

required from all

Actors, they shall

be able to publish

it with the same

meaning and

ensure

consistency with

previously

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Information n

Company A

Country X

Information n

Company B

Country Y

Information n

Company C

Country Z


Example with 5 applications

Application

5

Application

4

Application

3

Application

1

Application

2


Custom interface

Application

5

Application

4

Application

3

Application

1

Application

2 INTERFACE

up to interfaces n . (n-1)

2

INTERFACE

INTERFACE

INTERFACE

INTERFACE INTERFACE

INTERFACE INTERFACE

INTERFACE INTERFACE

up to 10 interfaces

The InteGRail approach

Main characteristics:

Flexibility – to adapt to any kind of existing system

No need to change legacy systems

Modularity –selected information only will be made available

directly from the source

No need to copy information to a central database

Non-ambiguity – ensure that information is consistent

Automatic check of consistency

Scalability – the grid can grow as needed

New actors can be added at any time



Common interface

Application

5

Application

4

Application

3

Application

1

Application

2

INTERFACE

up to n interfaces

INTERFACE

INTERFACE INTERFACE

INTERFACE

standard backbone

5 interfaces

Middleware concept

Application

NETWORK

Communication

infrastructure information

middleware

Application Application

NETWORK

information

information

information

information

middleware middleware

service



Role of Ontology

I send you

information

based on

this concept

APPLICATION A

I understand

your information

based on

this concept

APPLICATION B

Architecture

Applications as a grid of cooperating services

Services exchange messages according to a common

language

Standardisation is required!


Application

1

ADAPTER

Application

2

ADAPTER

Application

3

ADAPTER

Application

4

ADAPTER

Application

5

ADAPTER

INTEGRAIL SERVICE GRID

New structure

Definition of Application Profiles


Service Oriented framework

Application

Category 1

Security

Application

Category 2

Driver & Crew

Application

Category 3

Passenger

Application

Category 4

Maintenance

Service

Definitions Service

Definitions

Service

Definitions

Service

Definitions

Communication Profile

TCN STACK

(ETB – ECN – WTB)

LAYER 8

LAYER 7

LAYER 1-6

Application

Profiles

Vision on the future

Describe data accurately regardless of its native format

Create a virtual data exchange layer on top of the current assets

and systems

Avoid any risks associated with configuration changes or updates

Allow easy data retrieve according to User (man or machine) needs

Facilitate service reuse reducing application development cost

Improve interoperability at train, consist, vehicle, subsystem level

Simplify cross-country, cross-system, cross-operator interaction

Create added-value from existing information

Inject innovation in the railway system , improving its performance

Pave the way for a data transfer standard within the Rail domain


Traffic Management

OPTIMAL NETWORKS FOR TRAIN INTEGRATION

MANAGEMENT ACROSS EUROPE

The aim of this project is a step-change in railway capacity

by reducing delays and improving traffic fluidity.


AVERAGE DELAY

Energy Management

OSIRIS

Optimal Strategy to Innovate and Reduce energy

consumption In urban rail Systems

Future project

Energy Mangement of railway systems


Security

PROTECT-RAIL

Railway-Industry Partnership for Integrated Security of Rail

Transport

Develop an integrated system to improve the security of rail

transportation through better protection of railways and trains

SECUR-ED

SECured URban transportation - European Demonstration

Objective is to provide a set of tools to improve urban

transport security.


Interoperability of devices

Standard End-to-end device protocol

Interchangeability of subsystems and LRUs


CONSIST NETWORK

SUBSYSTEM B LRU 1

SUBSYSTEM B LRU 2

SUBSYSTEM A LRU 2

SUBSYSTEM A LRU 3

SUBSYSTEM A LRU 2

SUPPLIER X

SUPPLIER Y

SUPPLIER Z

SUBSYSTEM A LRU 1

Interoperability of trains

Functional Open Coupling

Allow subsystems of the same category in different consists

to work together when consists are coupled


SNCF Consist TRENITALIA Consist

PIS

AnsaldoBreda

PIS

Alstom

Multi-modality

E-Freight: capabilities for co-modal transport

Paperless freight and logistic information sharing


Maintenance support

Standardisation of diagnostic data in order to enable

prognostics, predictive maintenance and improved

decision support


Mat

uri

ty

Automation of Maintenance Maturity Model

Conclusions

The enlarging amount of information exchange

needed for efficient, interoperable and competitive

operation of railways brings to the need of new ICT

solutions in order to remove bottlenecks and

problems

Many research projects are running or planned in

order to cope with such kind of problems

New standards are in preparation in order to support

the future solutions

All this will contribute to turn the Vision into reality


Final Result (2005)


EuRoMain

System

TrainCom

Communication

Infrastructure

Final Result (2009)


Final Result (2020?)



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