title: Ubiquitous connected train based on train-to-ground and intra-wagon communications capable of providing on trip customized digital services for passengers.
abstract: During the last years, the application of different wireless technologies has been explored in order to enable Internet connectivity from vehicles. In addition, the widespread adoption of smartphones by citizens represents a great opportunity to integrate such nomadic devices inside vehicles in order to provide new and personalized on trip services for passengers. In this paper, a proposal of communication architecture to provide the ubiquitous connectivity needed to enhance the smart train concept is presented and preliminarily tested. It combines an intra-wagon communication system based on nomadic devices connected through a Bluetooth Piconet Network with a highly innovative train-to-ground communication system. In order to validate this communication solution, several tests and simulations have been performed and their results are described in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. itziar.salaberria@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salaberria
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. perallos@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Asier
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perallos
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain. leyre.azpilicueta@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: Leire
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azpilicueta
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain. francisco.falcone@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. roberto.carballedo@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carballedo
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. ignacio.angulo@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Angulo
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. pilar.elejoste@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elejoste
authors.affiliation: Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain. alfonso.bahillo@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahillo
authors.affiliation: Mathematics and Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain. josej.astrain@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: José Javier
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Astrain
authors.affiliation: Mathematics and Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain. jesusv@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villadangos
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*