RADWIN Fibre in Motion for

Effective Train-To-Track
Communication Solutions
Harish Dewani

Why Wireless Train-to-Track Communications?

Real Time On-Board CCTV
Passenger Information Systems (PIS) & Advertising
Broadband Internet for passengers
Signaling and CBTC

Train-to-Ground Communications Requirements

High capacity
Guaranteed uplink for CCTV
Long range coverage
Simple & fast installation
Easy maintenance
Non-Line-of-Sight performance
Tunnels

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Train to Ground Communications Requirements

QoS for high priority services

Fast Handover
Reliability and robustness
Railway / Metro certifications
(EMC, vibrations)

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Common Technologies are Not Optimal

Wi-Fi / Mesh

Cellular
3G / 4G

Best effort service - no secured

bandwidth (SLA)
Limited bandwidth - not enough for
CCTV
Limited coverage - 150 meters
Interference from passengers Wi-Fi

Leaky Cable
Low capacity not enough
for CCTV / PIS / Internet
Expensive

Network control
Availability in emergency
No guaranteed service level for priority service
(CCTV, PA)
Limited uplink ( not enough for CCTV)
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RADWIN vs. 802.11n Wi-Fi solution in NLOS Scenario

4 streams of video over Wi-Fi

Capacity is unstable

4 streams of video over

RADWIN solution
Capacity is fixed

Throughput versus Time

Stable bandwidth is critical for video quality!

About RADWIN
Leading provider of Sub-6 GHz broadband wireless solutions
for telecom operators, transportation, public safety, critical facilities, oil &
gas (PtP, PtMP and Mobility Solutions)
Offers carrier-class high capacity, wireless solutions for fixed and mobile
connectivity
Proven installed base in over
150 countries
Global presence with offices in
major locations and a network of partners

RADWIN Presence Worldwide

Poland
UK

Russia

Spain

US

China

Israel
El Salvador

Mexico

Thailand

India
Senegal

Philippines

Columbia

Singapore
Indonesia

Peru
Brazil
South Africa

Deployed in Over

150 Countries

18 Offices World Wide

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Presence in India

Since 2005

Indian HQ at New Delhi, Mohan Cooperative
Sales / Marketing Office
Technical Support Centre - APAC
Pre and Post Sales support
Component level Repairing centre RMA Centre

Huge Installed Base.

Over 120,000 Radios deployed in India.
Majority of Installation are in Telcos, ISPs, Railways, Defense,
Mines, and State Government

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Few Partners & Customers.

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Market Segments
Telcos, Cellular Backhaul and enterprise Connectivity

BSNL, Bharti, Tata, MTS, Aircel, Idea, Vodafone

Surveillance, Video Connectivity

Sesa Goa (Mines), Indian Army (Borders), IIT Madras (Chennai), ONGC (URAN
Area Mumbai), SER (Platform CCTV)

Oil & Gas, Voice, Data and Video Connectivity

ONGC , Oil India, Indian Oil, HPCL Data Connectivity ..

Transportation, InterStations, Plarform CCTV and Inter-Office Connectivity

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Market Segments (Continued)

Defense, Border Surveillance, Exchange and Data Connectivity
Indian Army (Multiple Commands), Assam Rifle

Utility, Mines and InterOffice Connectivity, Power Station connectivity for Critical Data
SESA Goa , Neiveli Lignite Mines, Delhi Transco

State Govts, Data Connectivity

Ajmer District School connectivity
MP Check Post Connectivity
UPPCL
APDRP Project

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RADWIN Solution Underground

Mobile Radio units installed
onboard the train - front and back

Radio Base Stations deployed

along the tunnel every ~1Km
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RADWIN Solution Above Ground

 Radio Base Stations (HBS) deployed along the

route, supporting multiple trains
simultaneously
 Two antennas directed eastbound and
westbound for extended coverage
 Optional redundancy

 Radio Mobile unit (HMU) installed onboard the train, connected to 2 x train
antennas installed on top
 Optional dual radio + antennas to
improve redundancy and coverage

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RADWIN FiberinMotion Technology (1)

Installed and proven to deliver 90Mbps

per base station
Extended coverage: up to 1 Km
underground, or 5 Km above ground
Uplink / Downlink configurable traffic
Guaranteed bandwidth per train

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RADWIN FiberinMotion Technology (2)

Seamless handover < 50msec
Complete redundancy
Multiband - Multiple frequencies in
same platform
EN50155 and EN50121 certified

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Case Studies

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Metro Operator in South America

Evaluation vs. existing Wi-Fi solution

Services required
Real-time CCTV
8 cameras 10 Mbps uplink

PA & VoIP
1 Mbps uplink / downlink

PIS
Downlink

Results

88 Mbps per base station

Minimum 30 Mbps per train (15 full

duplex)
Minimal number of base stations
Fast handover <50msec
Redundancy

Metro Moscow (Russia): Broadband Wi-Fi for Passengers

New project won by RADWIN
Metro Moscow
No. 4 in the world (6.7 M passengers
per day)
188 stations, 300 Km system

Provide broadband Wi-Fi to passengers

Use same solution for future PIS
First Line already deployed
90 Mbps per Base station
Base station every ~900 meters