Cisco Connected Rail
What makes us unique
Cisco Connected Rail can help you achieve safety, mobility, and efficiency objectives. Get an end-to-end architectural framework, from trains to tracksides to stations. Build on existing architecture -- there's no set starting point. Work with Cisco Validated Designs to get tested products that meet the highest standards and suit your real-world scenarios.
Connected Rail solutions
Upgrade your existing network piece by piece or all at once through a single, end-to-end converged network.
Station
Improve retail offerings, revenue streams, security, and wireless access. Integrate multiple in-station networks.
Train
Enhance security, wireless access, and passenger services or applications (main-line and metro rail) on trains.
Modern architecture
Architecture highlighting the business use cases in Cisco Connected Rail.
High-level architecture
Product-focused Architecture
Get a more product-focused architecture for trains, trackside, and stations.
Technical architectureCustomer success stories
Network Rail moves past legacy network
"It’s really about understanding how we can do the next generation of services over the same infrastructure." - Craig Ellis, Head of Engineering and Technology, Network Rail
Transforming public transit in Austria
“We decided to build on our existing Cisco network and channel its agility and simplicity to incorporate new security, mobile, and analytics technologies that help us achieve our goals and gain greater business insight.” - Georg Linhard, Project Manager, Linz AG Telekom
Critical elements of success
Learn how Cisco is implementing high-speed Wi-Fi onboard trains.
Cisco Validated Designs
Minimize your deployment risk with a solution that has been pressure-tested and validated in real-world scenarios.
Security
Connectivity is an irreversible trend. Learn to think beyond the network perimeter and move faster to strengthen security.
Connect the dots
Learn how Cisco is improving rail companies’ ridership, customer experience, and predictive maintenance.
News and events
Preparing for future transport
Cisco's Barry Einsig discusses the three most important initiatives for the future of transportation.
The transportation of tomorrow
Kyle Connor lays out 5 predictions, including AI, machine learning, data monetization, and mobility-as-a-service models.
Getting ahead of the game
Learn from cities heavily investing in transportation.
Implications of cyber attacks
Nearly 50% of organizations outsource some or all of their security tasks to offset a lack of internal expertise.
3 types of partners you need
Maciej Kranz from Cisco sheds light on how an IoT partner ecosystem can help you build a faster tomorrow.
Funding transportation projects
Learn about grants for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) projects and how to win one.
Resources
At-a-Glance
Security
Case studies
- Linz AG
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- San Diego MTS
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- Bombardier
- Rio Grande Pacific Corporation
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More resources
- Project SWIFT, RAPTOR, and more
- Station as a Service economic report
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