This recommended practice establishes a preferred approach for functional testing of a communications-based train control (CBTC) system, based on the CBTC system design and functional allocations as defined in IEEE Std 1474.3.

The design of automatic train protection and signal systems for fixed guideway (e.g., rail) transit systems requires knowledge of the braking distance of the vehicles utilized on the systems. Methods and assumptions used in calculating the braking distances of rail transit vehicles are provided in t...

A preferred approach for functional testing of a communications-based train control (CBTC) system, based on the CBTC system design and functional allocations as defined in IEEE Std 1474.3™-2008, is established in this recommended practice.

This recommended practice for communications-based train control (CBTC) system design and functional allocations builds on IEEE Std 1474.1 by decomposing each identified automatic train protection, automatic train operation and automatic train supervision function to a level where each subfunction c...

SUPERSEDED BY 1474.1-2004 Abstract: Performance and functional requirements for a communications-based train control (CBTC) system are established in this standard. A CBTC system is a continuous, automatic train control system utilizing high-resolution train location determination, independent of tr...