Telecommunications& Train Control Discussing network

capacity, reliability, safety and productivity

PRESENTING THE 2ND ANNUAL

18 – 19 August 2015 | InterContinental Hotel, Sydney

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FEATURING OUTSTANDING PRESENTATIONS FROM:

Tony Crosby, General Manager – Services, 4Tel Pty Ltd

Dr Frank Heibel, Director, Doc Frank Pty Ltd

Greg Cheyne, Assurance Inspector – Telecommunications Systems Assurance Unit, Engineering & Systems Integrity, Sydney Trains

Derel Wust, Managing Director, 4Tel Pty Ltd

Jason Bridges, General Manager Operations, Sydney trains

Rodrigo Alvarez, Senior Project Engineer | Network and Infrastructure, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

Alistair McGill, Telecommunications Engineer, Frequentis

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION FROM:

Enzo Chen, Solution Architect, Moxa Inc.

INTERNATIONAL SKYPE PRESENTATION FROM:

Jeffrey Peters, Doctoral Candidate in Energy Economics; Systems Engineer, Purdue University

Telecommunications & Train Control Tuesday 18 August 2015

8:30 Registration and morning coffee

9:00 Administration and safety briefing

9:05 Opening remarks from the Chair

Dr Frank Heibel, Director, Doc Frank Pty Ltd

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY

9:10 Developments within Telecommunications and Train Control in Australia

— An update on new technologies and innovations in the industry

— Planning for the future and discussing network capacity, reliability, safety and productivity

9:50 Identification of Functionality for the new Rail Operations Centre

10:30 Morning tea

INTEROPERABILITY

11:00 New Developments in the Interoperability of Train Control Systems

— Why is harmonisation stifling innovation?

— Why can interoperability promote innovation?

— Where should each be used for best purpose?

— How these issues are solved on the NSW Country Regional Network

Derel Wust, Managing Director, 4Tel Pty Ltd

11:40 CASE STUDY

Management of the Network During Adverse Weather Systems – Case Study on the April 2015 Sydney Storm

Jason Bridges, General Manager Operations, Sydney Trains

12:20 Lunch

RAIL SPECTRUM

1:20 Rail Spectrum Considerations and Limitations

— Impact on the Rail industry

— Making sure we are maximising capacity, efficiency and innovation

— Management of spectrum changes

— What’s next?

Tony Crosby, General Manager – Services, 4Tel Pty Ltd

2:00 1800MHz Spectrum – Where does Rail slot in?

— Spectrum review and management

— Rail specific considerations

— Planning for the future network

2:40 Afternoon tea

3:10 Achieving systems integrity for rail communications systems

— Overview of Networks and Services

— Relationship between system/service integrity and integration of business processes: Maintenance Operations; Asset Management; Information Management; Design; and Change Management

— Use of standards to define condition and criticality requirements for services carrying train control information

— Systems approach using reliability engineering methodologies to deliver and manage services based on priority and core business

Greg Cheyne, Assurance Inspector – Telecommunications Systems Assurance Unit, Engineering & Systems Integrity, Sydney Trains

SIGNALLING

3:50 Signalling and its use in Increasing Performance of Existing Infrastructure

— Key aspects of a successful network

— Innovation

— Improving asset performance

— Planning for the network of the future

4:30 Closing remarks from the Chair of the day

4:40 End of day 1 and networking drinks

DAY 1

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8:30 Registration and morning coffee

9:00 Administration and safety briefing

9:05 Opening remarks from the Chair of the day

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

9:10 SKYPE PRESENTATION

The Positive Train Control (PTC) Mandate in the US: Overview and Issues

— Unfunded mandate spurred by tragic event

— Where are we now and why continue to debate about safety?

— What might we learn from all this?

Jeffrey Peters, Doctoral Candidate in Energy Economics; Systems Engineer, Purdue University USA

9:50 Telecommunications and Train Control and their Critical Communications Role in Safety Management

— Leveraging telecoms and controls for safety improvements

10:30 Morning tea

TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION

11:00 New Technologies to Construct an Automatic Onboard IP Network in a Dynamic Train Composition

Enzo Chen, Solution Architect, Moxa Inc. Taiwan

11:40 CBTC Application Status in Australia

— What is CBTC and what is it not

— Key functions of CBTC

— Purpose of selecting CBTC in Australia

— Australian CBTC projects

— Key considerations

Dr Frank Heibel, Director, Doc Frank Pty Ltd

12:20 Lunch

1:20 CBTC Data Communications Network Requirements

— Identifying the requirements of different suppliers

— PTA’s current and future assumptions

— Considering a valid reference design that could deliver the data connectivity needed for future CBTC systems

Rodrigo Alvarez, Senior Project Engineer | Network and Infrastructure, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

2:00 Technological Advances in Light Rail Development in Australia

2:40 ‘Bearer Independent Communication’: Reducing the reliance on bearer network technology for the implementation of rail specific communication services

Bearer Independent Communication can be used as a substitute for a railway specific telecommunication technology (e.g. GSM-R) or a platform for evolution of railway communication: The concept of Bearer Independent Communication is to provide rail-specific communication and information services via different sources e.g. a public GSM network, a private TETRA network, or a public or private LTE network. This implementation uses only commercially available, non-GSM-R specific services to mimic rail specific services for operational use, such as functional addressing, group calls and location dependent call routing.

Bearer independent communication presents rail operators with a scalable architecture that is independent of the bearer network, enabling railway specific feature sets to be independent of the underlying communication system. Operators will have the capability to access the different communication and information systems via one unified human machine interface. This will allow multiple underlying communications systems to be used concurrently through a single interface.

Alistair McGill, Telecommunications Engineer, Frequentis

3:20 Closing remarks from the Chair of the day

3:30 End of day 2 and close of conference

Telecommunications & Train Control Wednesday 19 August 2015 DAY 2

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