Unified Cloud Platform for Rail Transit Data Interconnection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rail transit information systems are constructed in a 'by lines and specialities' mode, leading to high costs and lack of data interconnection between professional systems, hindering unified dispatching and control.
Innovation Solution
A weak-current unified system for rail transit is constructed in a cloud and end mode, with a unified cloud platform communicating with field devices to manage and control professional systems, enabling data interconnection and resource sharing, thereby reducing construction and operating costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If rail transit information systems are constructed in a 'by lines and specialities' mode with independently designed professional systems, then each professional system can be implemented in stages with specialized functionality, but the costs increase due to repeated purchase of software, hardware, and resources across multiple lines
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independently designed professional systems (ATS, AFC, PIS, ISCS, EAM, TMS) into a unified cloud-based platform. This consolidation eliminates repeated purchases of software, hardware, and resources across different lines, directly reducing investment costs while maintaining specialized functionality through modular service components.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified cloud platform provides universal services that can be shared across multiple professional systems and lines. By implementing a multi-functional platform that serves various rail transit operations (supervision, fare collection, passenger information, safety control, asset management, training), the system eliminates the need for separate specialized infrastructure for each function, thereby reducing overall investment.
2Ease of manufacture
If professional systems are independently designed and implemented in stages, then each system can be developed and deployed separately, but data interconnection between systems is prevented, hindering unified dispatching and control
Solution Approach 1:
The unified cloud platform acts as an intermediary that connects all professional systems (ATS, AFC, PIS, ISCS, EAM, TMS) through standardized data interfaces and communication protocols. This mediator enables data exchange and interconnection between previously isolated systems, allowing unified dispatching and control while preserving the ability to implement systems in stages through modular service addition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a horizontal architecture where systems operate at the same level independently, to a vertical cloud-based architecture where all systems connect to a centralized platform. This dimensional change enables data interconnection across all professional systems while maintaining staged implementation capability through selective service activation on the unified platform.
3Ease of operation
If a chimney-like architecture is adopted for each professional system, then systems can be independently designed and maintained, but the construction cycle increases due to separate commissioning of each subsystem
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the commissioning processes of multiple professional systems into a unified commissioning workflow on the cloud platform. By integrating system validation, data verification, and operational testing across ATS, AFC, PIS, ISCS, EAM, and TMS simultaneously, the joint commissioning cycle is significantly reduced compared to sequential commissioning of independently designed systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified cloud platform enables preliminary configuration and integration of multiple professional systems before actual deployment. By pre-establishing data interfaces, communication protocols, and system relationships on the cloud platform, the commissioning process is accelerated while maintaining the ability to independently maintain each professional system through modular service management.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a weak-current unified system for rail transit. The weak-current unified system for rail transit is constructed in a cloud and end mode, and a weak-current unified cloud platform is communicatively connected to field devices of professional systems, so that the field devices of the professional systems are managed and controlled in a unified manner.