3. CBTC architecture
3.1 General architecture
Figure 8 illustrates the general architecture of a CBTC system:
are installed on the track: markers and train presence detection sensors;
there is no constraint on the location of the supervision center, the interlocking logic and the ground speed control equipment: this equipment can be installed anywhere there is access to the telecommunications network;
all equipment has a dual connection to the network;
the double attachment of on-board equipment in the train is obviously non-wireless;
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Standards and norms
- Standard for Communications Based Train Control (CBTC). - IEEE 1474 -
- Railway applications – Control and management systems for urban guided transport. - IEC 62290 -
- Railway applications – Environmental conditions for equipment – Part 3: signalling and telecommunications equipment. - EN 50125-3 -
- Railway applications – Specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability...
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