Successful Protocol Cutover

Innovative Operations Technology (IOT) worked closely with Nigra Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) and Niche Solutions to help facilitate the transition from General Railway Supply DTS to new Modbus TCPIP Communication protocols. Each field location communicates back to the IOT’s Rail Operations Dispatcher control system. Niche Solutions provided twelve new Alstom iVPI interlocking processors with the updated protocol systems that were installed throughout the NFTA system. As each location came on line, IOT was able to integrate the new communication protocols with the existing rail control system adding both new functionality and a more stable communication system. Working closely with all the parties involved, this project was able to be completed nearly six months early from the projected final cutover.