P27/1 Internet Traffic Performance in High Speed Trains1

Abstract: Internet is increasingly important to our work and daily life. With the fast development of wireless technologies Internet can now be accessed anywhere and anytime. This paper investigates the Internet traffic performance in high speed trains, considering various wireless channels to connect the high speed train and wireless access network. Wireless link parameters such as bandwidth, propagation delay and error rate have a considerable impact on the quality of Internet access. The traffic performance o