An early warning system for detecting GSM-R wireless interference in the high-speed railway infrastructure

International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 140-156

  Baldini, Gianmarco ^a   Nai Fovino, Igor ^a   Masera, Marcelo ^a   Luise, Marco ^b   Pellegrini, Vincenzo ^b   Bagagli, Enzo ^c   Rubino, Giuseppe ^c   Malangone, Raffaele ^d   Stefano, Marcoccio ^d   Senesi, Fabio ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Informatica e Tecnologia del Software (INTECS) SpA   (Italy)

^d Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detection; GSM R vulnerabilities; High speed railways; Wireless interference

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; DETECTION; EARLY DETECTION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; GSM-R VULNERABILITIES; HIGH-SPEED; HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING SYSTEM; RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE; RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE; SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIOS; WIRELESS INTERFERENCE; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INNOVATION; LOCOMOTIVES; PUBLIC WORKS; RADIO INTERFERENCE; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD ENGINEERING; RAILROADS; RAILS; SIGNALING;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 78649633535     PISSN: 18745482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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