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Mobility Model for Contact-Aware Data Offloading Through Train-to-Train Communications in Rail Networks

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Mehran Abolhasan,

Abbas JamalipourAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Volume 23, Issue 1

Pages 597 - 609

https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2020.3014588

Published: 01 January 2022 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel mobility model providing train traffic traces essential for train-to-train communication models. As the proposed mobility model works only based on trip timetables and train timetables are currently available in real-time, the produced mobility traces will be also in real-time. Additionally, as no GPS module is used in this method, our proposed model can provide a practical solution when signal from GPS or Assisted GPS is poor or unavailable such as in urban area or inside tunnels. Furthermore, as we used an energy optimization function, the proposed mobility model will provide a guidance trajectory for trains to have an energy-optimized operation. We also develop an algorithm that can determine the specifications of contacts between trains based on the traffic traces obtained from the mobility model. Such specifications includes duration, rate and location of train contacts used for estimation of data exchange capacity between trains through train-to-train communications. We validate our proposed model using data collected from Sydney Trains of Australia. The results obtained from our proposed model show over 98 percent accuracy in comparison with the real data collected via a GPS module from Sydney Trains.

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Mobility Model for Contact-Aware Data Offloading Through Train-to-Train Communications in Rail Networks
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
      1. Modeling methodologies
2. Networks
  1. Network types
    1. Mobile networks
    2. Wireless access networks

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Song HLi LLi YTan LDong H(2024)Functional Safety and Performance Analysis of Autonomous Route Management for Autonomous Train Control SystemIEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems10.1109/TITS.2024.340243525:10(13291-13304)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/TITS.2024.3402435
Zhang LChen MTu BLi YXia Y(2024)Retargeting HR Aerial Photos Under Contaminated Labels With Application in Smart NavigationIEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems10.1109/TITS.2023.328887725:1(349-358)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2024
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