Nowadays, a high-availability wireless network onboard trains is essential to meet passengers’ connectivity expectations.
ACKSYS offers innovative WiFi solutions providing efficient coverage of carriages through simplified installation.
Performance and technology
With increasing demands for connection speed due to richer content like HD video streaming and interactive applications, a robust infrastructure is crucial.
The ACKSYS solution, with its quad-core CPU architecture and dual WiFi radio, supports two simultaneous 802.11ax streams, ensuring transmissions at 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz or 6 GHz.
Featuring WiFi 6 and 6E technologies with MU-MIMO 4T4R, it offers increased speeds while minimizing interference, allowing more users to connect with higher speeds.
In addition, Hotspot 2.0 compatibility facilitates seamless, secure connection for passengers using both public and private WiFi networks, without having to re-authenticate each time they change access points.
Advantages and functionalities
ACKSYS WiFi solutions include advanced features such as load balancing, band steering, client roaming control, and SSID association management.
For enhanced security, they integrate rogue AP detection.
Moreover, Wireless Load Balancing (WLB) ensures optimum distribution of network traffic between different access points, guaranteeing constant performance even during periods of heavy use.
Reliability and robustness
The ACKSYS solution is designed to withstand the most demanding environments, with an extended operating temperature range from -40°C to +70°C, shock and vibration protection, and IP66 sealing.
It complies with EN 50155 and EN 45545 standards, ensuring robust, reliable performance in all railway conditions.