Train control systems ensure the safety of railways. This paper begins with a summary of the typical train control systems in Japan and Europe. Based on this summary, the author then raises the following question rega...Train control systems ensure the safety of railways. This paper begins with a summary of the typical train control systems in Japan and Europe. Based on this summary, the author then raises the following question regarding current train control systems： What approach should be adopted in order to enhance the functionality, safety, and reliability of train control systems and assist in commercial operations on railways？ Next, the author provides a desirable architecture that is likely to assist with the development of new train control systems based on current information and communication technologies. A new unified train control system （UTCS） is proposed that is effective in enhancing the robustness and com- petitiveness of a train control system. The ultimate architecture of the UTCS will be only composed of essential elements such as point machines and level crossing control devices in the field. Finally, a pro- cessing method of the UTCS is discussed.展开更多
Key agreement and identification protocols are much applicable among current protocols in cryptography. These protocols are used for a secure communication through an insecure channel in a network like Internet. Chall...Key agreement and identification protocols are much applicable among current protocols in cryptography. These protocols are used for a secure communication through an insecure channel in a network like Internet. Challenge-response identification protocol is an important identification method. In this paper, by making some slight changes in the public-key-based challenge-response identification protocol, we have introduced a new scheme in which the users in addition to authenticating each other can also agree on multiple keys. Then, this protocol＇s security from both aspects regarding the identification and key agreement will be analyzed. At the end, we will prove our scheme has a high security and efficiency in comparison with some famous and similar protocols.展开更多
文摘Train control systems ensure the safety of railways. This paper begins with a summary of the typical train control systems in Japan and Europe. Based on this summary, the author then raises the following question regarding current train control systems： What approach should be adopted in order to enhance the functionality, safety, and reliability of train control systems and assist in commercial operations on railways？ Next, the author provides a desirable architecture that is likely to assist with the development of new train control systems based on current information and communication technologies. A new unified train control system （UTCS） is proposed that is effective in enhancing the robustness and com- petitiveness of a train control system. The ultimate architecture of the UTCS will be only composed of essential elements such as point machines and level crossing control devices in the field. Finally, a pro- cessing method of the UTCS is discussed.
文摘Key agreement and identification protocols are much applicable among current protocols in cryptography. These protocols are used for a secure communication through an insecure channel in a network like Internet. Challenge-response identification protocol is an important identification method. In this paper, by making some slight changes in the public-key-based challenge-response identification protocol, we have introduced a new scheme in which the users in addition to authenticating each other can also agree on multiple keys. Then, this protocol＇s security from both aspects regarding the identification and key agreement will be analyzed. At the end, we will prove our scheme has a high security and efficiency in comparison with some famous and similar protocols.
