RedHat and Meteorcomm collaborate to deploy Meteorcomm’s Interoperable (PTC) communications solution.

The announcement is official since this morning; RedHat and Meteorcomm will collaborate to deploy Meteorcomm’s Interoperable (PTC) communications solution with Red Hat JBoss messaging technologies and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Connectikpeople has discovered that, the resulting deployment initiatives support ongoing railroad efforts to implement the technologies in day-to-day operations.

Connectikpeople can also recall that, in support of the North American PTC program to be implemented across most of the U.S. rail network to position all

PTC-enabled trains to detect and react to unsafe conditions in real time, Meteorcomm began work on a solution that would enable interoperability across both system architectures and operating platforms. Requiring flexible technology solutions to meet a wide range of requirements, including high availability, interoperability, mobility, and the ability to support a large network of remote and back office communications ;railroads have selected Meteorcomm’s data communications platform and the company’s wide array of professional services. The professional services required to support the deployment of PTC systems include Interoperable Train Control Communications (ITCC) design and deployment activities requiring technical talent and training that Meteorcomm and Red Hat both commit to fulfilling for the railroad community.

Meteorcomm customers are freight railroads, commuter railroads, and systems integrators with a railroad specialty practice. The company’s experts in railroad data communications worked closely with leading-edge technology suppliers to develop the industry’s first demonstrated Interoperable Positive Train Control data communications platform.

For those who unfamiliar, Red Hat JBoss messaging technologies are built on an open, wire-level messaging protocol designed for maximum interoperability and complex networked systems with mobile endpoints. They enable servers to communicate and send messages to each other via the protocol, mapping easily into application-level APIs.
“In a highly-distributed mobile environment like this, interoperable communications are what transform a collection of servers, relays and devices into an intelligent system,” said Craig Muzilla, vice president, Middleware, Red Hat.
“They’re implementing a new technological communications system across tens of thousands of field locations and locomotive equipment. Once deployments are complete, they’ll have the interoperable communications infrastructure they need to meet the safety requirements and a system that they can operate with confidence.” said Turnbull.

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About Meteorcomm LLC
Meteorcomm LLC is a data communications company providing technical expertise in reliable, effective data communications infrastructure solutions to the railroad industry. The company’s robust data networks are integrated into the railroads’ IT infrastructure to help them achieve compliance with government mandates for PTC (Positive Train Control) safety systems. Meteorcomm collaborates with customers throughout the project lifecycle, providing products and services that play a role in achieving customers’ technical and business objectives in the deployment of complex communication systems.