SOLUTION BRIEF PUBLIC TRANSIT
Using In-Vehicle Networks to Securely Connect
Modern Public Transportation Technologies
5G and LTE solutions for highly reliable, secure, and centrally managed connectivity
To increase ridership, optimize operations, and drive new revenue streams — all with public safety and growth in mind — public
transportation agencies are finding more ways to use connected devices and applications in vehicles. From buses and light rail
to trollies and ferries, mass transit authorities see the value of in-transit security, digital signage, touchless fare collection, public
Wi-Fi, telematics, and GPS, GNSS, and AVL. However, all of these technologies depend on highly reliable connectivity.
Surveillance 10:32 External Cameras
Next Stop Next Stop
AVL Digital
Signage
Passenger Wi-Fi
TSP POS
Mass Transit Networking Challenges
Insufficient bandwidth for expansion of connected technologies
The sheer volume of video, credit card, navigation, and vehicle performance data — not to mention passenger streaming — flowing
from transit vehicles to the cloud makes it difficult not only to accommodate existing devices and applications, but to continue
adding more as needs arise and evolve. Flexible, high-bandwidth wireless 5G and LTE networking solutions are essential.
Inconsistent connectivity Network management
limitations
Frequent connection drop-offs
make real-time data visibility With many vehicles spread across
impossible, which is disastrous for an entire city or county, IT and fleet
The biggest obstacle applications such as GPS/GNSS management teams don’t have time
in our bus system data for AVL systems and passenger to visit vehicles in person to manage
apps, streamed video surveillance connection problems, configuration
was inconsistent footage, and Traffic Signal Priority changes, security updates, and other
connectivity.” systems. Dual-modem 5G and LTE issues. They need centralized, cloud-
solutions enable active connections based access to online dashboards
to multiple cellular carriers, greatly and the ability to make network
Nick Moran, ITS administrator, improving network uptime. adjustments from anywhere.
Valley Regional Transit
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SOLUTION BRIEF PUBLIC TRANSIT
Wireless Networking Solution Checklist for Public Transportation Vehicles
Cloud management services for centralized control of all routers
Set policies for entire group (security, data usage, captive portal)
Dashboards for security, health, mapping, and application visibility
Full security including zone firewall, IDS/IPS, and content filtering
Location tracking and cellular health mapping
Ruggedized Routers
5G and Gigabit-Class LTE modem with support for multiple carriers
Dual modems with simultaneous dual carriers available
Active GPS and simple integration with AVL/telematics software
Dual-band, dual-concurrent Wi-Fi 5 or Wi-Fi 6 (2.4/5.0 GHz)
Supports up to 100 Wi-Fi clients
Wi-Fi as WAN for video offload
Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service for Mobile
Cradlepoint NetCloud Service for Mobile provides the
enterprise capabilities that public transit agencies need
for their wide-ranging onboard connected technologies.
Delivered through purpose-built ruggedized routers,
NetCloud provides connection reliability, manageability, and
security — at scale — at the converged network edge.
Learn more at cradlepoint.com/public-transit
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