Reliable data transfer for locomotive consist communications
AssigneesElectro-Motive Diesel, Inc., Secure Communication Systems Inc.
InventorsJames Robert Luecke, Wayne Rudolph
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Abstract
A method for controlling data communication within a locomotive consist is disclosed. The method may include receiving, at a first access point, a first set of data packets that represent a communication sent from a second access point via a first set of wires. The method may also include receiving, at the first access point, a second set of data packets that represent the same communication sent from the second access point via a second set of wires. Further, the method may include processing the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets to create a resultant set of data packets and generating, at the first access point, a communication related to operating the locomotive based on the resultant data packets.
Claims20
A method for controlling data communication within a locomotive consist, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first access point a first set of data packets that represent a communication sent from a second access point via a first plurality of wires;
- receiving, at the first access point, a second set of data packets that represent the same communication sent from the second access point via a second plurality of wires;
- processing the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets to create a resultant set of data packets;
- and
- generating, at the first access point, a communication related to operating the locomotive based on the resultant set of data packets.
A system for controlling data communication within a locomotive consist, comprising:
- one or more memories storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:
- receive a first set of data packets that represent a communication sent from a second access point via a first plurality of wires;
- receive a second set of data packets that represent the same communication sent from the second access point via a second plurality of wires;
- process the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets to create a resultant set of data packets;
- and
- generate, at the first access point, a communication related to operating the locomotive based on the resultant set of data packets.
A locomotive consist comprising:
- a plurality of locomotives;
- a communications network;
- a plurality of access points disposed within locomotives of the locomotive consist and communicatively coupled to the communications network, the plurality of access points including a first access point that is selected to receive a first set of data packets that represent a communication sent from a second access point via a first plurality of wires and receive a second set of data packets that represent the same communication sent from the second access point via a second plurality of wires;
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- a processor configured to process the first set of data packets and the second set of data packets to create a resultant set of data packets and generate, at the first access point, a communication related to operating the locomotive based on the resultant set of data packets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.