EN50128 Insights

What is EN50128?

EN 50128 is a European standard that specifies the requirements for the development of safety-related software for railway control and protection systems. It covers the entire software lifecycle, from requirements specification to validation and maintenance, and defines safety integrity levels (SILs) to classify the risk associated with different software functions. The standard provides guidance on software development processes, techniques, and tools to ensure that the software meets the required safety levels. It is widely used in the railway industry to ensure the safety and reliability of train control, signaling, and communication systems.

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What other technologies are related to EN50128?

EN50128 Competitor Technologies

EN50129

EN50129 is a standard for safety-related electronic systems for railway signaling, competing with EN50128 which focuses on software.

mentioned alongside EN50128 in 70% (311) of relevant job posts

EN50128 Complementary Technologies

EN50126

EN50126 deals with the specification and demonstration of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) and is thus complementary to EN50128 which focuses on software aspects of railway safety.

mentioned alongside EN50128 in 56% (304) of relevant job posts

IEC61508

IEC 61508 is a generic functional safety standard that EN50128 is based on. EN50128 tailors IEC 61508 to the railway domain.

mentioned alongside EN50128 in 4% (52) of relevant job posts

FTA

FTA (Fault Tree Analysis) is a safety analysis technique used to identify potential hazards and assess system safety. It is a complementary technology, often used during development compliant with EN50128.

mentioned alongside EN50128 in 1% (56) of relevant job posts