高速铁路LTE-R改进切换算法的研究

针对高速铁路中LTE-R越区切换对切换时延和切换成功率的严格要求,以3GPP TS 23.401协议中的A3事件判决公式为基础,利用滤波中的测量周期Tm对触发时延进行计算,并结合列车的运行速度,对传统切换算法进行改进。通过对改进算法进行仿真,得到最佳切换参数。最后对两种算法采用相同的基站布置进行仿真比较,得出传统算法在列车运行速度超过205 km/h时,无法满足我国无线通信系统对越区切换成功率99.5%以上的要求,而改进后的算法在速度达到400 km/h时,切换成功率为99.6%,仍满足此要求。     

城市轨道交通CBTC中准无缝切换的研究

在城市轨道交通中,当列车运行跨越由多个AP构成的大型无线网络时,存在切换的问题,切换过程中不可避免引起时延和丢包率问题。安全性是轨道交通永恒的主题,过长的时延和重要数据丢失都会引起行车安全。提出了基于位置的切换算法,减少切换时延的同时实现在相邻AP点间接力数据传输,消除丢包率,实现准无缝切换。     

GSM-R网络越区切换掉话分析及优化方案

越区切换作为GSM-R系统中的基本技术,是保证GSM-R网络服务质量的重要指标。而越区切换掉话是网络优化中出现的典型问题,分析了GSM-R网络越区切换掉话的原因并提出了优化方案。     

铁路GSM-R网络优化设计

GSM-R呈线状覆盖,列车运行过程中越区切换频繁发生。在GSM-R工程实施阶段,针对参数采集、DT测试、数据分析,找出无线网络存在的问题,进行频点规划、硬件参数和软件参数调整,并结合具体实例制定出网络工程优化措施,达到无线网络工程优化的目的。     

Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication in a heterogeneous wireless network – Performance evaluation

Connected Vehicle Technology (CVT) requires wireless data transmission between vehicles (V2V), and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I). Evaluating the performance of different network options for V2V and V2I communication that ensure optimal utilization of resources is a prerequisite when designing and developing robust wireless networks for CVT applications. Though dedicated short range communication (DSRC) has been considered as the primary communication option for CVT safety applications, the use of other wireless technologies (e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE, WiMAX) allow longer range communications and throughput requirements that could not be supported by DSRC alone. Further, the use of other wireless technology potentially reduces the need for costly DSRC infrastructure. In this research, the authors evaluated the performance of Het-Net consisting of Wi-Fi, DSRC and LTE technologies for V2V and V2I communications. An application layer handoff method was developed to enable Het-Net communication for two CVT applications: traffic data collection, and forward collision warning. The handoff method ensures the optimal utilization of available communication options (i.e., eliminate the need of using multiple communication options at the same time) and corresponding backhaul communication infrastructure depending on the connected vehicle application requirements. Field studies conducted in this research demonstrated that the use of Het-Net broadened the range and coverage of V2V and V2I communications. The use of the application layer handoff technique to maintain seamless connectivity for CVT applications was also successfully demonstrated and can be adopted in future Het-Net supported connected vehicle applications. A long handoff time was observed when the application switches from LTE to Wi-Fi. The delay is largely due to the time required to activate the 802.11 link and the time required for the vehicle to associate with the RSU (i.e., access point). Modifying the application to implement a soft handoff where a new network is seamlessly connected before breaking from the existing network can greatly reduce (or eliminate) the interruption of network service observed by the application. However, the use of a Het-Net did not compromise the performance of the traffic data collection application as this application does not require very low latency, unlike connected vehicle safety applications. Field tests revealed that the handoff between networks in Het-Net required several seconds (i.e., higher than 200 ms required for safety applications). Thus, Het-Net could not be used to support safety applications that require communication latency less than 200 ms. However, Het-Net could provide additional/supplementary connectivity for safety applications to warn vehicles upstream to take proactive actions to avoid problem locations. To validate and establish the findings from field tests that included a limited number of connected vehicles, ns-3 simulation experiments with a larger number of connected vehicles were conducted involving a DSRC and LTE Het-Net scenario. The latency and packet delivery error trend obtained from ns-3 simulation were found to be similar to the field experiment results.