SIGNAL ERROR DETECTION IN RAILROAD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Application 513/KOLNP/2004 published 2006-04-14, filed 2004-04-19
A communication system (10) for a distributed locomotive power communications system for a railroad train having a lead locomotive (14) and one or more remote locomotives (12, 13). Messages are communicated over the system between the lead (14) and remote (12, 13) locomotives. Each communicated message includes information bits (41) and an error detection bits (42, 43, 44) for detecting errors in the information bits (41). The error detection bits (42, 43, 44) further comprise cyclic redundancy code words and parity bits formed according to the horizontal (43) or vertical (44) parity of the information bits (41) and the cyclic redundancy code words (42). (FIG). 5
Applicant
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.,
1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NY 12345, USA.
Inventor
BRYANT ROBERT FRANCIS TEETER DAVID CARROLL FOY ROBERT JAMES CAIN J.B. JONES ADRIAN JOHNSON DON KEITH SANZONE FRANK DELARUETTE DALE HENRY
International Info
Classification: B60L 15/32
Publication Number: WO 03/041991
Application Date: 2002-10-17
Priority Information
60/329,984 USA 2001-10-17
10/272,431 USA 2002-10-17