V-COM Communication System for Railway Vehicles
The voestalpine V-COM is a wireless communication system between rail vehicles and the V-COM receiver (Control Unit).
The train identifies itself through the installed transponder unit and communicates via an antenna loop located in the track bed.
The communication is bidirectional – from the vehicle to the receiver and vice versa. The activation signal for the transponder is emitted by the receiver. The data are transmitted via a Loop Transceiver to the voestalpine V-COM unit or from the unit to the vehicle.
After reprocessing, the data is suitable for further transmission to switch- or signal-controllers or third party IT systems.