Data communication system and method

摘要

A data communication system is configured to obtain operational data associated with a control system of a vehicle consist. The operational data is obtained at a first vehicle of the consist. The operational data is communicated from the first vehicle to one or more second vehicles in the consist. Responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle can be communicated from one or more of the second vehicles to the first vehicle. Onboard the first vehicle, an operational capability of the consist to perform a movement event can be determined using the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and that was communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
obtaining operational data associated with one or more control systems of a vehicle consist formed by at least a first vehicle and one or more second vehicles traveling together along a route, the operational data obtained at the first vehicle of the vehicle consist, the operational data configured to be used to determine an operational capability of the vehicle consist; communicating the operational data from the first vehicle to at least one of the one or more second vehicles in the vehicle consist; responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, communicating at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle from at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle; and determining, onboard the first vehicle, the operational capability of the vehicle consist to perform a movement event using at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle.