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Positive train control (PTC) or communication-based control systems (CBTC) control trains using wireless network infrastructures. Consequently, investigations of accidents involving PTCor CBTC-controlled trains require network forensic analysis. This paper describes a forensic analysis framework that leverages the communications capabilities of PTC systems. The framework incorporates a centralized database architecture that securely stores PTC-related and other digital data, and provides for efficient and flexible querying of the data during accident analysis.
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Hartong, M., Goel, R., Wijeskera, D. (2007). A Framework for Investigating Railroad Accidents. In: Craiger, P., Shenoi, S. (eds) Advances in Digital Forensics III. DigitalForensics 2007. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 242. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73742-3_18
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