Advantech Ethernet switch gets ENK50121 approval for railway deployments
Advantech has said its new managed Ethernet switch has just passed EN50121 approval for railway trackside deployment. The switch can operate in a wide operating temperature from -40 to 75 degrees Celsius and includes high-speed recovery times for network stability. IXM provisioning technology is embedded within the switch, allowing auto-synchronisation of firmware updates and push configuration settings with installation. According to the company, the simple installation and upkeep saves traffic engineers t
548 Advantech has said its new managed Ethernet switch has just passed EN50121 approval for railway trackside deployment. The switch can operate in a wide operating temperature from -40 to 75 degrees Celsius and includes high-speed recovery times for network stability. IXM provisioning technology is embedded within the switch, allowing auto-synchronisation of firmware updates and push configuration settings with installation. According to the company, the simple installation and upkeep saves traffic engineers time and budget.
Deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), an EU-wide railway signalling system is proceeding at a very low-level, according to a new report from European Court of Auditors.
In assessing if the ERTMS had been proper planned, deployed and managed, the auditors visited Denmark, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands and detected a reluctance from infrastructure managers to invest in the necessary equipment due the expense and a lack individual business cases.
Colin Sowman considers some of the latest advances in camera technology and transport-related
vision technology applications. Vision technology in the transportation sector is moving apace as technical developments on both the hardware and software sides combine to make cameras more multifunctional with a single digital camera now able to cover a multitude of tasks.
Moxa, a global provider of industrial automation solutions, is here at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 with a complete portfolio of systematic communication solutions with proven product interoperability and an important product launch – the VPort 56-2MP a Full HD IP zoom camera. The company will demonstrate that progressive video surveillance solutions, including advanced HD IP video cameras with frame rate management, can seamlessly be integrated with fault tolerant, robust Gigabit networks that are planned s
