A New Approach of Achieving the Safety of Railways Using Fiber Optics for Data Transmission and Monitoring

EasyChair Preprint 15538

Abstract

For many years, the cables we used to transmit data via wired media were the familiar 'copper' cables. In recent years, however, this has changed since the use of optical fibers is becoming more and more widespread, due to their greater durability and functionality compared to copper cables. In this paper we will propose a new approach of security of the railways using fiber optics which could increase the safety in many ways, by automatically checking the infrastructure of the railway network, the condition of the train cars, but also by transmitting data and information about the position of the trains. Overall, the entire operation of a railway network and its safety can be improved to a very significant extent, as well as the experience of passengers using the trains. In the following we will see ways and proposals on how the improvement can be made in the railway stations using optical fibers

Keyphrases: CBTC, CCTV, DAS, ERTMS, ETCS, FRMCS, GSM-R, LED, RFID/GPS, SHM, TPS, WDM, multimode

@booklet{EasyChair:15538,
  author    = {Konstantinos Mavrommatis},
  title     = {A New Approach of Achieving the Safety of Railways Using Fiber Optics for Data Transmission and Monitoring},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 15538},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}