To become a modern country, countries worldwide are constantly developing and improving theirs transportation systems. Transportation systems commute people and goods inter-city and between cities as basic country infrastructure to prosper economic growth. Therefore, devices in a transportation network need to be durable for different operating environments and have immediate reaction responding to control center.

Lantech products are able to apply in transportation applications for trains, buses, MRTs, trams, cars, and highways, providing total network solutions, including surveillance, traffic status control, electronic digital display, and train monitoring or controlling.

Surveillance
The metro public transport systems such as MRTs, Light Rail Transport, and Trams, which produce less pollution and commute large amounts of people, is one of the most irreplaceable solution to relieve the heavy pressure of traffic in big cities. However, as public places with a large number of flowing, highly concentrated people, particularly in the peak period, there are a lot of insecurity issues. Criminals have opportunity in these environments, thus, manpower alone is not enough to maintain the train safety. With a highly integrated network system, the video surveillance device inside the train is able to record the multi-angle and real-time train status and then transfer video stream to control room in the train or the remote control center.

Traffic Status Control and Electronic Display
In daily traffic status monitoring such as traffic on highway, or in tunnel, this application is always integrated with electronic display system to notify the drivers of real-time traffic. IP cameras collect traffic status to control center, then the information will be released on the electronic displays. To collect, analyze, and transfer traffic information fast and accurately, a reliable and powerful network system is necessary. High quality and stable network performance is important, and the network switches need to be sustainable to operate in such a harsh outdoor environment as well.

Train Monitor and Control
The train control system not only adjusts the speed of trains, but also provides information of the whole railway system, including each vehicle’s status such as the anti-skid system status, hotbox, brake cylinder condition, the train pipe pressure, smoke alarm, power supply, lighting, chargers, leakage protection, electrical safety record, air-conditioning unit operating conditions, temperature, and the inside door status. The status are transferred via network and displayed in digital data, LED light and digital meter, providing each system’s status more dentally and visually.

Lantech industrial switches are designed to meet with transportation environments. To ensure long term reliability in critical industrial environments, each of Lantech products are housed in a robust IP30 metal case and has been tested extensively to meet with Industrial EMI and EMC standards. Rigorous mechanical testing has also been undertaken to comply with free fall, shock and vibration stability test requirements. The -E model can be used in extreme environments with an operating temperature range of -40°C to 75°C.

Any network crash is not allowable in a transportation system since this could cause huge damage on properties or even threaten the safety of people. Thus, the network should have the shortest recovery time in case of system interruption. Featured with Pro-Ring system, Lantech products provides a recovery time of less than 10ms for a ring of up to 250 switches. Lantech PoE industrial switches also provide a flexible, cost-efficient, and less time-consuming solution for transportation network devices such as traffic lights and traffic camera units.

Lantech Industrial Switches have been adopted and proved as rugged solution for transportation solutions in Korea’s Subway System, Thailand’s MRT System, and Japan’s High-speed Railway.