The EU-funded SCOTT programs has devised an Autonomous Wireless Network (AWN) system for both On-Board and On-Track devices, which provides trustable wireless connectivity between them and Centralized Systems (TMS, Cloud Services).
The AWN will enhance operations and maintenance for rail, as a first step for future services, at low costs and easier installations.
For this project, the TRX R6 has been selected as the onboard gateway thanks to its multiple interface options to interconnect to the wireless sensor network, but also because the multiple 3G/4G modems available for the V2X connectivity. In addition to this, some other partners have developed methods for uplink data rate estimation and interface selection that is only possible thanks to TRX R6 being an open platform ready to host third party applications.
