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Internet Onboard: Technical Analysis

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Communication Technologies for Vehicles (Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains 2013)

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of wireless technologies solutions that could be used in order to deliver onboard Internet Access Service to train passengers, high speed trains included. These solutions include satellite and terrestrial technologies. The paper discusses the different solutions and presents their advantages, drawbacks and their constraints of implementation as well. Finally, some conclusions and perspectives of future research and development challenges are given.

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  1. Innovation & Research Department, SNCF, 40 Avenue des Terroirs de France, 75012, Paris, France

    Hassan Ghannoum & David Sanz

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  1. Hassan Ghannoum
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. LEOST, IFSTTAR, 59650, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

    Marion Berbineau

  2. Halmstad University, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden

    Magnus Jonsson

  3. Telecom Bretagne, 35576, Cesson Sévigné, France

    Jean-Marie Bonnin

  4. Sherbrooke University, QC J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, Canada

    Soumaya Cherkaoui

  5. University of the Basque Country, 48013, Bilbao, Spain

    Marina Aguado

  6. German Aerospace Center (DLR), 82234, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany

    Cristina Rico-Garcia

  7. SNCF, 75611, Paris, France

    Hassan Ghannoum

  8. Huddersfield University, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH, UK

    Rashid Mehmood

  9. Tampere University of Technology, 33101, Tampere, Finland

    Alexey Vinel

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Ghannoum, H., Sanz, D. (2013). Internet Onboard: Technical Analysis. In: Berbineau, M., et al. Communication Technologies for Vehicles. Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7865. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37974-1_2

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