In-car coverage

Nowadays, setting up a highly-available wireless network in a train is an absolute requirement for operations but also for passengers*. In this perspective, ACKSYS offers WiFi devices allowing seamless in-car coverage through an easy deployment.

The complete solution enable the management of multiple networks (physically separated) dedicated to passenger WiFi, train announcements, PIS, CCTV, VoIP, infotainment…

Thanks to a multi-core CPU architecture, RailBox is able to support simultaneously two 802.11ac streams, allowing achieving higher speeds while avoiding potential interference with other networks and increasing the number of users connected and the connection speed.

The multi-user sharing features integrated into the 802.11ac combined to a standardized beamforming technology allow better signals concentration and direction over to the users for an enhanced WiFi experience.

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

 

> SEAMLESS & SECURE CAR COVERAGE
– Passengers network separated from service network (VLAN, QoS / WMM, tunnel)
– Dual WiFi for simultaneous 2.4 / 5 GHz operation
– Maximum 125 clients per radio, number of clients recommended for an optimal WiFi experience: 60 per radio
– High-speed 802.11ac (backward compatible 802.11a/b/g/n)
– WPA / WPA2, 802.11i, 802.1x (radius authentication)

> SEAMLESS DEPLOYMENT
– Dual radio architecture allows using the same product for in-car AP and carriage coupler (SRCC)
– Bypass relay option for “Daisy Chain” Ethernet topologies

 

> DIRECT CONNECTION TO TRAIN POWER SUPPLY
– 24-110 VDC insulated dual input power supply, PoE+

> RAILWAY HARDENED
IP66
– Radio : WiFi : EN 300 328 (2.4 GHz), EN 301 893 (5 GHz, DFS) /
LTE : EN 301 908 [-1, -2, -13], EN 301 511, EN 303 413
– EMC : WiFi : EN 301 489 [-1], [-17] / LTE : EN 301 489 [-19], [-52] /
Railway : EN 50155, EN 50121-3.2
– Safety : EN45545-2 (HL3), NF F16-101 (M1F1) (Fire and Smoke), EN60950-1, EN62311
– Environmental : EN61373 (shock & vibration), EN60068 (climatic)

 

* ACKSYS relies on its partners for multi-cellular routers (passengers WiFi).

Rugged wireless device tailored for in-car coverage

 

 

 

 

RailBox
Cellular router or dual WiFi access point
for railways

CHARACTERISTICS
WiFi interface : WiFi 1 : 802.11n or ac – WiFi 2 (optional 2nd radio interface) : 802.11n or ac – 2.4 / 5 GHz
Cellular interface : 2G / 3G / 4G LTE (optional 2nd radio interface) – Dual SIM – Multi-constellation GNSS
Maximum number of clients simultaneously connected in AP mode : 125 per radio (number of clients recommended for an optimal WiFi experience : 60 per radio)
Ethernet interface : 2 x 10/100/1000 – M12
I/O : 1 isolated input – 1 isolated output
Dimensions (mm) : 80 x 175 x 57
Power supply : Dual input – Isolated – 24 to 110 VDC – PoE +
Environment : -25° to +70°C – option -40° to +75°C – IP66
FUNCTIONALITIES
Roaming : < 30 ms
Mesh (802.11s) : YES
Security : Firewall, DoS, https, MAC filtering, WPA/WPA2-Personal & Enterprise (IEEE 802.1X/RADIUS), WEP, tunnels L2 (GRE), VPN (OpenVPN), SNMP V3
Ethernet networking : Frames filtering, bridging, repeater, STP/RSTP, VLAN, DHCP (server & client), DNS relay
Ethernet routing : Multicast (PIM), IP redundancy (VRRP), static routes, NAT router, router
Carriage coupling system SRCC : YES
Administration : http, https, SNMP agent (V1, V2C, V3), WaveManager administration software
Bypass relay option (Daisy Chain Ethernet topologies) : YES
C-Key (hardened memory key/configuration backup) : YES