ERTMS/ GSM-R & Telecom

Annual Report 2011

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Annual Report
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Table of contents
1

Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1
Purpose of this document ...................................................................................................... 5
1.2
Activities Functional Scheme ................................................................................................ 5
2 European Radio Implementation Group (ERIG) ............................................................................ 6
2.1
Group Members..................................................................................................................... 6
2.2
Group Mission ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.3
Meeting Reports .................................................................................................................... 7
2.4
Deliverables ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.5
Future Plans .......................................................................................................................... 8
3 GSM-R UIC European related activities ..................................................................................... 9
3.1
GSM-R Change Control Management Process .................................................................... 9
3.2
New EIRENE Baselines ...................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1 Next Baselines Plans....................................................................................................... 10
3.3
Support for European Activities ........................................................................................... 12
3.3.1 CER CCS Support Group ................................................................................................ 12
3.3.2 ERA Control Group.......................................................................................................... 12
3.3.3 ERTMS MoU Steering Committee .................................................................................. 12
3.3.4 ERA GSM-R Conference................................................................................................. 12
3.3.5 GSM-R Industry Group .................................................................................................... 13
3.4
GPRS for ETCS................................................................................................................... 13
3.5
UIC related activities............................................................................................................ 14
3.5.1 UIC ERTMS Training ....................................................................................................... 14
3.5.2 UIC Extranet .................................................................................................................... 14
3.5.3 UIC Non-European activities ........................................................................................... 14
4 Pre-Qualification Group................................................................................................................ 15
4.1
Group Members................................................................................................................... 15
4.2
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 15
4.3
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 15
4.4
Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 16
5 Functional Group (FG) ................................................................................................................. 17
5.1
Group Members................................................................................................................... 17
5.2
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 17
5.3
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 17
5.4
Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 18
6 Operators Group (OG) ................................................................................................................. 19
6.1
Group Members................................................................................................................... 19
6.2
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 19
6.3
Meeting Reports .................................................................................................................. 19
6.4
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 19
6.5
Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 23
7 ETSI Rail Telecom (TC-RT) ......................................................................................................... 24
7.1
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 24
7.2
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 24
Future Plans..................................................................................................................................... 24
8 UIC Frequency Management Group ............................................................................................ 25
8.1
Group Members................................................................................................................... 25
8.2
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 25
8.3
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 25
8.4
Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 27
9 Network Management Group (NMG) ........................................................................................... 28
9.1
Group Members................................................................................................................... 28
9.2
Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 28
9.3
Meeting Reports .................................................................................................................. 29
9.4
Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 29
9.5
Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 30
10
European Network Integration for Railways (ENIR) ................................................................ 31
10.1 Group Members................................................................................................................... 31
10.2 Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 31
10.3 European Routing Database Update .................................................................................. 32
10.4 Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 32
10.5 Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 33
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Future Generation Systems Telecom Strategy Group ......................................................... 34
11.1 Telecom Strategy Group Members ................................................................................... 34
11.2 Group Mission ..................................................................................................................... 35
11.3 Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 35
11.4 Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 35
12
Panel of Telecom Experts ....................................................................................................... 36
12.1 Group Members................................................................................................................... 36
12.2 Targets and deliverables ..................................................................................................... 36
12.3 Future Plans ........................................................................................................................ 37

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Introduction

1.1
Purpose of this document
This paper describes the activities and the achievements in the field of GSM-R & Telecom In
2011.
There were 4 related Projects:
GSM-R

P - 0070

GSM-R Network Management

P - 0293

IP Compatibility

P - 0316

Panel of Telecom Experts

P - 0262

The projects being based on the activity of working groups; the 2011 report will focus these
groups results.
1.2

Activities Functional Scheme

The GSM-R and Railway Telecom activities, performed by working groups and the way they
are interconnected can be seen in the following figure:

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European Radio Implementation Group (ERIG)

2.1

Group Members

RAILWAY/ORGANISATION
ADIF
Trafikverket
Trafikverket
B-Holding
B-Holding
SZDC
D-Telematika
CFR
CFR
DB-Netz
DB-Netz
DB-Systel
ERA
ERA
ERGOSE S.A.
RFI
GSM-R IG
HZ
HZ
JERNBANEVERKET
MAV Rt
NETWORK RAIL
(NRIC
BB
BB
PKP PLK SA
PKP PLK SA
PRORAIL
REFER Telecom
REFER Telecom
RFF
EIM/Jernbaneverket
FTA
SBB/CFF/FFS
SNCF
SNCF
S
UIC/TPD
UIC/SYSTRA
UIC/DB AG
UIC

2.2

REPRESENTATIVE
Jos Alberto GONZLEZ PARRILLA
Curt CEDERHOLM
Jonas LINDH
Vincent CAUDRON
Dirk TAELEMAN
Marek ROSA
Tma NOVOTN
Stefan BUCUR
Erik TEODORU
Achim VRIELINK
Holger LIETZ
Klaus-Dieter MASUR
Hans BIER (Observer)
Domingo begona (Observer)
Costas D. MELISSINOS
Diego SCHIAVONI
Ciro De COL
Zdravko MARKE
Damir BUKVIC
Torbjrn BERGER
Gbor PETE
Alan ROSS
Valentin DOYTCHEV
Christian SAGMEISTER
Anja SCHOBER
Joanna WODKOWSKA
Ryszard MARKOWSKI
Chiel SPAANS
Jos PESTANA NEVES
Jos M. Carreira MIGUEL
Jean CELLMER
Terje LANGAAS
Markku VOUTILAINEN
Kurt SCHMID
Farid BESSA
Cdric XARDEL
Boris GOMBA
Kurt Andersen (Chairman FG)
Robert Sarfati (Chairman. OG, ETSI TC
RT)
Dirk Schattschneider (Chairman. WG
FM)
Dan MANDOC (Chairman ERIG)

Group Mission

This forum comprise representatives of all European railways actively implementing GSM-R
or close to start the implementation process and having signed the EIRENE MoU, and
majorly has UIC GSM-R activities coordinating role, taking or endorsing decisions.
It is an experience sharing platform, key for members advancement with theirs projects.
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ERIG is overseeing the activities of the entire constituent working groups in the field of
ERTMS/GSM-R projects/activities (see 1.2).
ERIG is kept informed of progress with implementation and lessons learned in this process,
as well as on upcoming standards, applications and technical progress.
The forum gives formal acceptance to Change Requests created by FG, OG and IG
(working groups which activity is detailed later on in this document) and therefore supports
new versions of specifications for the UIC (EIRENE & MORANE). It also approves the
creation of ad-hoc-groups and is responsible for acceptance of the results presented. It
technically pre-approves related MoUs (any UIC new MoU is validated by the UIC General
Assembly)
ERIG also has responsibility for pre-approving UIC projects or activities, and further on
supports the project or activity approval in the UIC Rail System Forum.
ERIG invites also in the regular meetings ERA (with the observer status), CER, EIM
representatives and the GSM-R Industry Group Speaker. The ERIG meeting is hosted by an
UIC member, or by UIC itself.
Suppliers are also invited, presenting to the community their latest developments.

2.3

Meeting Reports

It was agreed with the ERIG members that it would be relevant to decrease the ERIG
meetings from 4 to 3 meetings in 2011.
Three ERIG meetings took place as planned during 2011:

ERIG #48 (16 to 17 of March in Warsawa, Poland)

ERIG #49 (29 to 30 of June in Glasgow, UK)

ERIG #50 (29 to 30 of November in Vienna, Austria)

2.4

Deliverables

The meeting reports and other related documents are available for members on the UIC
Extranet.

ERIG #48 documents erig3309 to erig3334; in addition with documents coming

from the GSM-R Industry Group, Nokia Siemens Networks, Kapsch Carrier Comm,
and EIM.

ERIG #49 documents erig3335 to erig3362

ERIG #50 documents erig3363 to erig3393; in addition, information was posted

on:
o

EIRENE New Baseline Documents (including ERA GSM-R Baseline)

GPRS for ETCS OBB-UIC Tests Report

FTA Shunting Demonstration

ERA GSMR Comference

ETSI Next Generation 2011 Conference

KCC & Frequenctis presentations

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2.5

Future Plans

ERIG will continue its task; the digital radio system is now reaching operational maturity and
with proven interoperability. The system must constantly develop, improved features are
needed to reach the very stringent quality of service, to improve operations, while preserving
interoperability and protecting investments.
For all these reasons coordination is needed.
ERIG will also coordinate and provide expertise based on existing experience on the issue
of Future Railway Telecomunication Systems, needed when GSM will reach its end of life.
3 ERIG meetings are planned in 2012, ito be held in Portugal, Slovenia and Romania.
Coordinated continous effort is needed for tackling the upcoming issues, e.g.:
o

Interferences coming from Public Operators,

Oversee the CCM process

Voice and Data Quality of Service

eREC,

Packet Switched (GPRS) for ETCS,

Future Railway Telecommunication Systems and smooth switch over

Certification & Assesment Test Cases

Covering specifications Gaps

Applications developments with the guaranteed operations support

...

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GSM-R UIC European related activities

GSM-R Change Control Management Process/EIRENE new
Baseline/Support for European Activities/GPRS for ETCS

3.1

GSM-R Change Control Management Process

EIRENE and MORANE specifications are regularly updated when errors are spotted, gaps
are to be filled, or technological progress is to be introduced.
The GSM-R CCM process is posted below.
The GSM-R Pre Qualification Group decides (as until now) for accepting issues to be sent in
the CCM Process, and supplementary on the issue character touching interoperability or
not. The relevant requirements for interoperability are then sent in the ERA CCM Process,
while the others are treated by UIC.
As technical body, UIC is treating the interoperability issues within the ERA CCM Process,
on ERA demand, and by respecting the ERA ERTMS/GSM-R CCM process rules. The two
processes are linked and synchronized.

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3.2

New EIRENE Baselines

UIC and ERA agreed on a MoU on GSM-R, signed in October 2010, based on which work
was started to clarify in the specifications the relevant requirements for the Interoperability in
the EIRENE specifications and in a step 2 in the MORANE ones.
Following that, after 1 years of work result was reached. New EIRENE specifications were
released - EIRENE FRS 7.3.0 and SRS 15.3.0; these specifications were approved on 29 of
March 2012 to be recommended by ERA to replace FRS 7/SRS 15 in the CCS TSI.
These new specifications contain the EIRENE 7/15, 7.1/15.1, plus the CRs O-9171 v2.1 (on
EDOR SRS) and O-9170 v1.1 (SRS references revision); they will replace 7/15 and
7.1/15.1, and what is considerd to be part of the ERA GSM-R Baselines v0r3 a set pf
requirements that are considered to be relevant for interoperability in Europe, and for which
the ERA CCM process will be further on applied (see point 3.1).
Within these specifications, only the requirements marked with (MI) are considered to be
relevant for interoperability.
It is very important for out of Europe implementers to understand that the split in Manadatory
for interoperability (MI) and Mandatory for the System (M) in the EIRENE specifications
concerns strictly Europe, and as expressed in the categories definitions MI and M
requirements must be implemented in order to develop a viable working system.

3.2.1

Next Baselines Plans

ERA expressed the opinion that in a second step after identifying and validating the new
EIRENE specifications, and after releasing the next baseline (EIRENE FRS 8.0.0 & SRS
16.0.0) - to freeze for a while the (MI) functionalities, for system stability.
Under these circumstances, a large discussion forum was launched by UIC, to make sure
that all clarifications or missing featuresshall be made available at that moment.
The candidates features were therefore analyzed, selected and ranked, then accepted by
FG/OG/GSM-R IG and the Sector Organizations CER/EIM, and this request was presented
to ERA end 2011.
The list and its ranking, as well as the ranking procedure is presented below:
ITEM

Priority

Voice Quality of Service

ETCS Quality of service

eREC

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Border Crossing issues (including GID & SDC management handling) for
Voice and ETCS

FFFIS for SIM cards release 5

Introduction of frequency issues handling:

- Professional Class MS to improve receiver performance
- Usage of ER GSM band (additional 3MHz)

R99 coexistence with R4

Cell reselection

PS for ETCS

Disaster recovery using RAN-Flex

Usage of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) on the interface between Network

Switching Subsystem (NSS) and Fixed Terminal Subsystem (FTS)

Evolution for indication tone based on out-band signalling versus DTMF

Use of application data for group calls

GSM-R based DMO introduction

Harmonisation of network registration for ETCS

EDOR CR in SRS (done)

Clarification of radio coverage requirements

Eliminate all FFS and similar unclear points in EIRENE

ASCI ciphering

Usage of half rate, AMR, etc. for ASCI

Clarification of ASCI channel mode (1 1/2 or 1 channel mode)

Uplink reply/notification response (OG)

Note:
Ranking 0 > Urgent (8/16 should not be issued without these features)
Ranking 1 > Important (work will be done, but 8/16 issue date will not be
influenced)
Ranking 2 > Not important (nice to have)

There is always a possibility to have a new feature/requirement as an

Option.

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3.3

Support for European Activities

UIC is highly involved in European activities related to ERTMS/GSM-R, participating to

several activities.
3.3.1

CER CCS Support Group

CER CCS support group is working based on one or two days meetings, 9 time a Year.
UIC participates for different CCS subjects, and regularly for GSM-R issues.
UIC role is to offer in its technical body qualiy support for the management of Change
proposal to ERTMS/GSM-R - analysis and evaluation of the technical and operational viability
of proposals selected by CER for further development, to an extent sufficient to enable CER
members to make a decision upon whether to adopt the proposal. UIC offers technical support
needed for the CER decisions.
3.3.2
ERA Control Group
ERA ERTMS Control Group is running the ERTMS ETCS and GSM-R CCM process.
The Control Group must ensure the steering of the ERTMS activities, identifying the most
effective actions to deal with the outstanding issues in coherence with the overall system
planning, resources and priorities.
UIC regurlary participates in this activity, through the GSM-R Project Manager,
representing the GSM-R Technical Body.
The ERA CG meets arrround 10 times /Year.
3.3.3

ERTMS MoU Steering Committee

The ERTMS MoU Steering Committee started its work after 2007 ERTMS MoU, being
composed by representatives of all relevant actors in the ERTMS field (EC, ERA, CER, EIM,
UNISIG, GSM-R IG, UIC, Railways).
M Karel Vinck, ERTMS European Coordinator, and M Christian Faure, representing DG
MOVE, chair the group. The group meets every 2 months.
3.3.4

ERA GSM-R Conference

ERA disseminates its ERTMS activities in yearly conferences.

UIC supports directly ERA for this activity, in the scientific committee, responsible for
preparing this Conference, and with speakers during this Conference. The last one took
place in October 2011.

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3.3.5

GSM-R Industry Group

The majority of GSM-R suppliers for networks, mobiles and dispatcher systems are gathered
together and represented in the GSM-R Industry Group.
This group is part of the GSM-R CCM process, as well as a UIC partener, in many related
domains. The GSM-R IG representing is participating to the UIC ERTMS Conference
scientific committee.
UIC participates to these meetings, through the GSM-R Project manager and the Operatots
Group Chairman; 4 meetings/year, 2 days meeting travel included.
3.4

GPRS for ETCS

GSM-R is the today certified digital mobile transmission system. For historical reasons,
GSM-R uses the packet switched transmission mode for carrying the ETCS data.
In order to solution the bottle neck provoqued by the lack of GSM-R frequencies in big
hubs, as well as to assure the ETCS future proof, it is wished to migrate the ETCS data
transmission to packet switched technologies.
As the tests carried out must be credible, they must be performed in railway environment, in
live networks, and the only packet switched technology available is GPRS, and maybe in
close future EDGE.
It is to be remembered that GPRS for ETCS opens the way for Packet Switch technologies
(IP) to carry ETCS data in a reliable way; the QoS requirements specification will be crucial
for the future.
In 2010, a Test campaign was organized in Austria, together with OBB, Kapsch Carrier
Comm, Comtest Wireless. The Test Report was circulated end November 2011. The results
generally confirms the previous tests conclusions
Meantime, EC have made a call for projects, with partial TEN-T funding (50%). UIC applied
as part of the GPRS for ETCS project, for:

Producing the test specifications, test reports, specifications

Optimizing the radio link, in lab and tests campaigns, programmed to take
place in France, UK and Denmark - preparing the ETCS prototypes testing,
via GPRS for ETCS Engineering guidelines

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UIC Budget is 492.000 Euro (divided on 2012, 2013 and 2014) financed 50% by UIC
246.000 Euros and 50% the TEN T Agency 246.000 Euros.
The confirmation arrived from the EC, with a 30% reduced budget. UIC started the work; an
RFI is under preparationg for contracting the measurement tool, first meetings within SNCF
and ERTMS UG started, test concept prepared for discussions.
3.5

UIC related activities

3.5.1

UIC ERTMS Training

UIC performes since a number of years an ERTMS training, where ETCS and GSM-R is
presented in detail, by relevant speakers, and country cases are presented, in interaction
with around 80-100 training attendees.
In 2011, this training took place as scheduled, with a one day session for GSM-R.
3.5.2

UIC Extranet

UIC organizes the documents storage and exchange via a specialized platform, the UIC
Extranet. The exiting platform, outdated, was replaced with a new modern one.
End 2011, the GSM-R & Telecom related content was transferred in the new platform, with a
revision of working groups, members, access, allowance, etc.
3.5.3

UIC Non-European activities

As GSM-R is implemented also outside Europe, and as the CBTCS systems are discussed
all over the world, activities are supported by UIC in this domain, especially related to the
UIC Asia.
After a mission performed in Australia in 2010, and the specific support for the UIC Global
Signalling that took place in 2010 in Tokyo, several discussions that took place in UIC Asia
concluded the feasibility of a project on this topic that will be performed in 2012, and will
most likely consists in organizing a UIC Conference on this topic that will be hosted by one
of the UIC Asian members (Indian Railways).
Another action was the support accorded for the IEC work item: Railway applications A
procedure to determine the performance requirements for radio system applied to radiobased train control systems.

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Pre-Qualification Group

4.1

Group Members

CER: Achim Vrielink

Holger Lietz
Farid Bessa
EIM:

Terje Langaas
Guillaume Gach

UIC:

Dan Mandoc (Chairman)

Kurt Andersen
Robert Sarfati

ERA: Begona Domingo (Observer)

Hans Bier (Observer)

4.2

Group Mission

The GSM-R Change Request Process (CR) is scaled over different phases. The first step is
the evaluation of the so called Implementation Report (IR), in which every editorial error,
implementation issue, malfunction or gap in the specification, all related to the EIRENE
specifications, is reported.
Such a report is accepted from any source, provided that it is reported in a uniformized way,
based on a template which can be found at following public available web link:
http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article676
The group is responsible for the decision on the IR on whether it shall be sent in the the
GSM-R Change Control Management process. This decision takes into account the need for
a new feature, and what this new feature implies, as well as the financial implications and
the migration plan.
If the IR is considered relevant, it shall be sent into UIC CCM process except if the issue is
considered to be relevant for interoperability, case in which it will be sent into the ERA CCM
process.
The group is formed from representatives coming from CER, EIM and UIC, with the
participation of ERA representatives, as observers.
For more details, please see 3.1

4.3

Targets and deliverables

Three Pre Qualification Group meetings took place during 2011 - PreQ#8 to PreQ#10
The task also included the maintenance of the Implementation Report Summary (IRS) and
during the year several versions were prepared prior to each meeting and updated when
new Implementation Reports were received.
22 Implementation Reports were received and prepared for presentation at the PreQualification meetings.
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The meeting reports and other meeting related documents are available on the UIC
Extranet.

Following Implementation Reports were treated in 2011:

4.4

0092 ETCS Coverage Level for GSM-R in DCS 1800 Band

0093 EIRENE Train Running Number Entry with ETCS Present
0094 VGCS muting control
0095 Usage Group-IDs for VBS
0096 VGCS control by DTMF
0097 Uplink Reply / Notification Response Procedure
0098 Identified not fulfilled requirements for NoBo certified CAB-radio
0099 FCs for PtP Shunting
0100 Candidate Features for 8/16
0101 Economizing GSM-R frequencies by new features
0102 Harmonization of SDCs 1701-1720
0103 High Priority Point to Point
0104 Harmonisation of National Functions and
0105 Cab Mobile handset volume control
0106 Cab Mobile voice quality testing
0107 GB SIM card profile
0108 International Phonebook
0109 Journey Registration
0110 Public Address (PA) Interface for Driver Only Operation
0111 Stored numbers or other set-up details
0112 Update of A 11 T 6001 12; FFFIS For Euroradio

Future Plans

The Group will carry on as planned, in its new and reinforced role.

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Functional Group (FG)

5.1

Group Members

At the end of the year the Functional Group members are:

Members:

Terje Langaas

JBV

Jean-Pierre Martinez

SNCF

Markus Gross

OBB

Peter Kuehn

DB Netz

Miroslav Sojka

SZDC

Gary Portsmouth

Network Rail/RSSB

Chiel Spaans

Prorail

Dan Mandoc

UIC

Kurt Andersen

UIC/TPD (Chairman)

Observer:

Hans Bier

ERA

Marco Restante

RFI

5.2

Group Mission

The task of the Functional Group is to maintain and update the UIC EIRENE Functional
Requirements Specification (FRS) for the categories I, O and M, and on technical level for
MI, taking into account the operational rules and keeping FRS independent from technology.
The task also included discussing new technologies and provided answers/suggestions as
requested.

5.3

Targets and deliverables

Four Functional Group meetings took place during 2011 - FG#41 to FG#44. During the year
four Functional Group FRS CRs were prepared and discussed in the Functional Group
meetings, also Change Request Register check and Cross check with OG and TC-RT was
performed.
The main topics dealt with by the Functional Group during 2011 have been:

Implementation Reports (all mentioned in PreQ section)

Change Requests:
o

Finalised:

Change Request O-9167

Change Request O-9172
Change Request O-9173
Change Request O-9175

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Definition of call set-up times

Harmonising Short Codes

Additional Applications outside EIRENE using GSM-R

TSI EIRENE FRS Bundling

The meeting reports and other meeting related documents are available on the UIC
Extranet.

5.4

Future Plans

The Group will carry on as planned, in its new and reinforced role.

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Operators Group (OG)

6.1

Group Members

Anders Malmberg

TV

Ingo Wendler

SBB

Olivier Labourdette

SNCF

Francisco Javier Grande

ADIF

Jani Lehtinen

FTA

Giovani Porpora

RFI

Eric Vanbommel

Prorail

Haug Hogne

JBV

Edward Nix

Network Rail

Holger Lietz

DB Netz

Klaus Dieter Masur

DB Systel

Robert Sarfati

UIC/Systra

Dan Mandoc

UIC

Begona Domingo

ERA (Observer)

6.2

(Chairman)

Group Mission

The task of the Operators Group is to maintain the EIRENE SRS and relevant technical
documentation. The OG also creates CRs as required, and reviews those mainly based
on functional requirements received from the FG. The group deals with I,O,M
arequirements and the MI requirements at technical level.
The CRs describe technical solutions and take also into account results of technical
expertise from the GSM-R Industry group and from other experts.
The OG determines whether Reports need to be forwarded to the GSM-R Industry Group for
further technical assistance.

6.3

Meeting Reports

Operators Group held 4 meetings (OG#42 to OG#45), including additional plenary meetings
between FG and OG which took place along 2011.

6.4

Targets and deliverables

Major Results:

Creation of the Change Requests necessary for the update of SRS. This update
included the review of the system requirements necessary to successive working
versions of Baseline 0. This review included ERA and the Sector inputs

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corresponding to the former Mandatory Requirements split in Mandatory for

Interoperability and Mandatory for the System operation.

Review of SRS and handling of Change Requests: 36 CRs for FRS & SRS were
accepted for EFRS7.1 & ESRS15.1;

Detailed CRs for ESRS:

Item Reference
1
O-9042-3.0
2
O-9084-3.0
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

O-9100-3.0
O-9103-3.0
O-9104-3.0
O-9107-3.0
O-9108-3.0
O-9109-3.0
O-9110-3.0
O-9111-3.0
O-9116-3.0
O-9119-3.0
O-9124-3.0
O-9125-3.0
O-9128-3.0
O-9129-2.6
O-9132-3.0
O-9137-3.0
O-9139-3.0
O-9141-3.0
O-9150-3.0
O-9156-3.0

Subject
Driver Safety Device Bearer Service
Reference to CENELEC TS 50459 for audible and visual
indications
CT reservation for system use in Numbering plan
Include call release causes in specification
Requirements for alerting of controller
List of abbreviations update
SRS 5 Cab radio inconsistency with FRS
Numbering Plan Group ID
Controller Equipment Specification
Immediately talking dispatcher
Numbering Plan clarification
Table 5A Handling of Calls
Numbering scheme for international calls
Text Messaging
Definitions of high priority calls
System requirements for shunting
Update references for eLDA
MLPP/eMLPP Interworking
Sub-System Number (SSN) standardisation
Handling of calls in Table 5A
Consistent use of the term High Priority Calls
Coach Function Number field format

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Implementation Reports (implementation problems): more than 20 new reports

handled and in progress, monitored within the CCM process.

On-going Implementation Reports

Ref.
Date
Subject
0077
13/10/09
UMTS900 interference to GSM-R network and
terminals
0080
Inter PLMN handover
0082
19/11/09
Harmonized Radio Module Interface
0083
14/01/10
Function Code for banking movement
0084
14/01/10
GID for train announcements
0092
17/09/10
ETCS Coverage Level for GSM-R in DCS 1800
Band
0093
21/10/10
EIRENE Train Running Number (TRN) Entry with
ETCS Present
0095
20/01/11
Usage Group-IDs for VBS
0096
02/05/11
VGCS control by DTMF
0097
27/05/11
Uplink Reply / Notification Response Procedure
0099
27/05/11
FCs for PtP Shunting
0100
10/10/11
Candidate Features for 8/16
0102
05/07/11
Harmonization of SDCs 1701-1720
0103

12/11/11

High Priority Point to Point Calls

0104

12/11/11

Harmonisation of National Functions and Values

0105

12/11/11

Cab Mobile handset volume control

0106

12/11/11

Cab Mobile voice quality testing

0107

12/11/11

GB SIM card profile

0108

12/11/11

International Phonebook

0109

12/11/11

Journey Registration

0110

12/11/11

0111

12/11/11

Public Address (PA) Interface for Driver Only

Operation
Stored numbers or other set-up details

0112

11/11/11

FFFIS for EuroRadio

Issuer
RHK and BV
DB
ERA
BB
BB
RailCorp
GB GSM-R CRG
ProRail
DB Netz AG, DB Systel
DB Systel GmbH
DB Fernverkehr AG
ERIG
Finnish Transport
Agency
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
GB Change Review
Group
Funkwerk

Clarification and reports in response to questions from Industry Group and ETSI TCRT;
Tasking of Ad-Hoc-groups concerning the following subjects:





QoS for Voice CRs on FRS & SRS

ETCS Data Only Radio (CR on SRS)
eREC
Border Crossing

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 FFFIS for SIM Cards

 Frequency issues
QoS for Voice CRs on FRS & SRS are handled with a major input of separating the
requirements for network and the one corresponding to the terminals.

ETCS Data-only Radio (CR on SRS) completed: CRs SRS and alignment of FRS
requirements finalised and ready for insertion within the next EIRENE release to be
published in 2012;
In addition, the work started to set up a Common set of test cases for EDOR. This task is in
processing phase for publication in 2012.
eREC :enhanced Railway emergency call. This feature is define to allow REC reception only
by mobiles circulating on track A and the associated controller. Specifications were
developed and the final phase is reached which allow envisaging approved CR in 2012.
Track B
Track C
Track A

Cell 3

Cell 2
Cell 1

Cell 6

Cell 4

Cell 7
Cell 5

Border Crossing: The border crossing group was reactivated, following the positive answer
from ERA on the allowance of more than 20 s of voice cut at border. The FFFS document
review is progressed and a final presentation at OG is envisaged in 2012.
FFFIS for SIM cards: A new version of the specification was worked out and then issued as
version 4.
Frequency issues: OG worked out a report O-8700-1.0. This report shows the big
challenge which GSM-R systems are facing today. Railways have reported increasing
numbers of interference cases with public GSM systems nearby frequency bands of GSM-R.
Interferences will appear from new mobile telecom systems. This report describes what can
be expected in the short and in the long term, what actions need to be taken and how the
interference situation could be solved.
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ERTMS/GSM-R OPERATORS GROUP

Title:
Date:
Authors:
Version:
Status:
Pages:

Document No. O-8700

OG adhoc group for Frequency Interferences

Final Report
27 May 2010
OG adhoc group for Frequency Interferences, see details below
1.0
Final
49

Authors of this report:

Name
Mr. Bo Bergstrm
Mr. Rolf Folkesson
Mr. Cdric Sauvetre
Mr. Christian Bose
Mr. Lauren Poutas
Mr. Kalle Tuominen
Mr. Markku Voutilainen
Mr. Jani Lehtinen
Mr. Dan Mandoc
Mr. Klaus Konrad
Mr. Peter Dowell

Organisation
Banverket
Banverket
SNCF
Deutsche Bahn
UIC
Omnitele, on behalf of Finnish Transport Agency
Finnish Transport Agency
Corenet, on behalf of Finnish Transport Agency
UIC
UIC
Banedanmark

In addition OG addressed the following;

6.5

Clarification and reports in response to questions from Industry Group and TC-RT
and Follow-up of work assigned to Industry Group;

In between continuously handling of the Change Requests.

Future Plans

The Group will carry on as planned, in its new and reinforced role.

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ETSI Rail Telecom (TC-RT)

7.1

Group Mission

This group forms the railways users and suppliers interface to ETSI.
The group is set up with representatives of the O.G. and includes members of the GSM-R
Industry. The main task of this group is the investigation of existing GSM standards and the
creation of CRs to these standards. Liaison statements to 3GPP and other standardization
bodies guarantee that the requirements and restrictions of the railways are taken into
account.

7.2

Targets and deliverables

This year TC-RT was very active addressing new fields very important for Railways, such as
the frequency issues, alignment of the specifications with release 99 and the evolution
toward IP. It published several Technical Specifications (TS) which are listed below:

TS 103 169

v1.1.1

ASCI Options for interoperability

TS 103 389

v1.1.1

Usage of SIP on the NSS to FTS interface

TS 103 066

v1.1.1

Rel-4 Core Network requirements

TS 102 281

v2.2.0

Detailed requirements for GSM-R operation

TS 102 610

v1.1.0

Usage of the User to User Information Element

TS 102 932-1 v1.1.1

aspects

ER-GSM frequencies; Part 1: ER-GSM additional radio

TS 102 932-2 v1.1.1

conformance testing

ER-GSM frequencies; Part 2: ER-GSM additional radio

TS 102 933-1 v1.1.1

GSM-R
Requirements for radio reception

TS 102 933-2 v1.2.1

conformance testing

improved

receiver

parameters;

Part

1:

GSM-R improved receiver parameters; Part 2: Radio

Future Plans
ETSI TC RT will consider its new responsabilities coming from ETSI EC Mandate for
delivery of standards related to Railway interoperability, where UIC will have a reinforced
supporting role.
Work plan is under preparation.

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UIC Frequency Management Group

8.1

Group Members

8.2

Name

Organisation

Bo Bergstrom
Rolf Folkesson
Jean Cellmer
Franois Deroche
Werner Lautenschlager
Chiel Spaans
Dick Martens
Kalle Tuominen
Barry Jordan
Markku Voutilainen
Jordan Barry
Christian Naenni
Max Ciachi
Bertrand Wyler

TV
TV
RFF
RFF
DB Netz AG
Prorail
Prorail
FTA
Network Rail
FTA
Network Rail
SBB
RFI
SYSTRA

Dirk Schattschneider
Dan Mandoc

Deutsche Bahn AG Chairman

UIC

John Williams
Gentsch, Michael
Ola Bergman
Samuele Pallotini
Kcher, Jens
Thomas Chatelet
Fred Nasstrom

Siemens PLC
NSN
NSN
Selex
Funkwerk
Kapsch Carrier Comm
PWAV

Thomas Weber
Begona Domingo
Hans Bier
Robert Sarfati

ECO
ERA
ERA
UIC

Group Mission

The Frequency management group is taking care for all issues in the frequency domain
related railways adio matters.

8.3

Targets and deliverables

During the last two years 6 meetings were held at UIC in Paris. Main subjects discussed:
Interferences into GSM-R systems (mainly coming from Public Operators), solutions.
Interferences to GSM-R mainly coming from Public Operators
GSM-R was designed late ninethies to coexist with public mobile networks in a GSM
environment. Lately, broadband technologies started to be more and more encouraged
(which is a natural and welcomed process) and started to be promoted in the GSM 900 MHz
bandwidth.
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Compatibility studies (e.g. ECC Report 96) have stated a possible coexistence between new
technologies coming up and the existing one, GSM-R included, report which was contested
by UIC due to unapropiate simulation method.
Therefore, even if the newcomer technologies must by European law make sure that
they does not provoque harmfull interferences to existing systems GSM-R included,
interferences cases with different causes started to appear and the trend is growing.
End 2010 there was no recognition on of this critical issue on upper levels.
Strong actions were started within UIC, at demand of its members:

A GSM-R Interferences technical Report was produced (O-8700 v1.0), and public
distributed, to have a basic refernecs for discussions at all levels.

A GSM-R Interferences points database was created testimony of the issue, and of
its growing trend.

A collection of legal text and reports text - coming from EC, ECC was made, on one
side to support members, and on another for an ongoing analysis for possible
contracdictions, duplications, etc.

Together with CER, with the support of EIM and GSM-R IG a letter and a position paper on
Interference into GSM-R due to new mobile communication technologies: was sent to the
EC (DG MOVE and DGINFSO), on 15 of February 2011, and following that UIC, together
with SNCF and DB representatives joined the Radio Spectrum Committee chaired by DG
INFSO and presented the Railwayspoint of view on this very important issue, creating the
awareness on this new very important arriving issue, demanding for protection measures.
As an ECC Report Report 162, describing coordination measures to avoid interferences
between public mobile operators and GSM-R networks was agreed between UIC and Public
Operators, railways are (repetitively) asking the European authorities to have this report
legally binding as reference in any such frequency coordination reason being that this
report defines also the radio environment, and these radio values are critical.
As in Sweden the local authority PTS was intending to discuss an agreement between the
public and GSM-R operators that would involve a reinforcement of the GSM-R network
minimum coverage and introduction of filters on board, UIC has reacted during the Swedish
public consultation, asking PTS to respect the ECC report 162.
In December 2011, UIC obtained access to an EC test lab, ISPRA, in Italy, and tests have
been performed.
The test report is being finalised, and wll constitute the basis for new actions, since it proves
that railway assumtions were correct.
A MoU was signed between ECC and UIC, giving UIC the position not only to participate to
ECC meetings, but also to be allowed to to start new actions.

In October 2011, in a Conference, DG INFSO declared that the GSM-R system is not a
safety of life system, but also not just a public system. It is now considered to be an
informational system which if disturbed, could increase the safety risk.
All meetings documents, meetings minutes included - uploaded on UIC extranet.
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8.4

Future Plans

The Frequency Management is an activitythat nrequires more attention that initially is

accorded by the railways, frequencies are rare and the technology evolution extremely fast.
The interferences to GSM-R, mainly coming from public operators is an issue that if not
solved or if solved in a superficial way can cause critical issues on long term ETCS L2
blocking.
European coordination is needed, and this issue is considerd as being on the highest priority
by UIC.
Following actions are prepared:

Finalize and distribute the test report for the UIC interference test campaign.

Finalize and distribute the GSM-R Interferences Test report.

Put in place and populate the new improved Intererences point database

Create a second version for the UIC Report for interferences to GSM-R.

Start discussions on solutions like new improved GSM-R network minimum coverage
parameters, filters, on board train repeaters, and new strategies and technologies for
interference free GSM-R area

Request further studies on ECC level on the impact of wideband systems in adjacent
frequency bands taking into account the receiver performance of a real cab radio
receiver.

Prepare if consiedered an additional test campaign

Continue the strong lobbying at political level.

...

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Network Management Group (NMG)

9.1

Group Members

The NMG consists of representatives from GSM-R Network Operators or Owners of all
operational GSM-R networks in Europe. Currently the NMG meetings are attended by
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Invited are also Great Britain, Greece, Luxemburg
and Poland.
When a new GSM-R network becomes active, the Network Operator is invited to join the
NMG, to have full benefit of the documents and expertise in order to be interconnected with
the rest of GSM-R networks, as soon as needed.
Group members:
Reinhard Pospichil

DB Netz

Max Giachi

RFI

Marek Rosa

SZDC

Svem Eric Rasmussen

JBV

Armin Roesch

SBB

Jean Cellmer

RFF

Jonas Lindh

TV

Pierre Lenders

B-Holding

Christian Sagmeister

OBB

Raoul Berlanga

ADIF

Dirk Brucks

DB Systel

Chiel Spaans

Prorail (Chairman)

Dan Mandoc

UIC

9.2

Group Mission

The GSM-R Network Management Group coordinates all actions to provide roaming and
interconnection services for GSM-R users all over Europe in order to have borderless
access to the interoperable applications.
The picture below shows the scope of the NMG tasks.

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The NMG produces and maintains needed documents (forms, templates, guidelines)
supporting the individual GSM-R Network Operators to contract roaming and interconnection
on a bilateral basis.
A specific document is the Transit Routing Agreement, which is a multilateral document,
signed by all European GSM-R Network Operators. This Agreement arranges that GSM-R
traffic between not directly connected roaming partners can cross the European
interconnection network without any technical or commercial obstacle.
Another important task of the NMG is to collect and maintain the relevant configuration data
of networks, related to numbering plans. This data is used by the ENIR Group and is also
relevant for the SIM card configurations. Also figures of the interconnection traffic is
collected by NMG and used by ENIR.
Finally, the NMG keeps an eye on the operational procedures related to the international
impact of national network changes and planned work. Main goal is to prevent (unexpected)
interruptions of roaming services. In close cooperation with ENIR the regular (annual)
update of the routing data sets of the interconnection network is scheduled and
communicated

9.3

Meeting Reports

In 2011 two meetings were held, 11/12 May in Gottlieben (Switzerland) and 15/16 November
in Toledo (Spain).
In addition to the May meeting, a special Workshop has been organized for Managers of the
Network Operation Centres of the different GSM-R networks. In this Workshop the
international context of GSM-R was emphasized, and background information has been
given to underline the need of operational cooperation between the NOCs.
The meeting reports and other meeting related documents are available on the UIC
Extranet.

9.4

Targets and deliverables

As the work of the NMG has a continuous character, the main targets are related to the
maintenance and update of the standard documents. The most important are:
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1. TRA (Transit Routing Agreement), incl. signature administration: also the last GSM-R
Network Operator (ADIF, Spain) has signed this TRA. This brings the total on 12.
2. GIRA (GSM-R Interconnection and Roaming Agreement) Template: this document is
used as basics for all bilateral agreements.
3. OMA (Operation and Maintenance Agreement) Template: this document is used as
basics for all bilateral agreements.
4. TC (Technical Concept) Template: in 2011 a new format is developed. This will
replace the old template, called SSDD I&R.
5. N-9004 Roaming Planning (containing all actual and planned roaming services):
version 2.01 is published. In total 51 bilateral agreements are signed, of which 13 in
2011.
6. N-9018 GSM-R Network Codes and Network Names: version 1.1 is published.
The latest versions are available on the UIC Extranet.
Specific subjects conducted or monitored by NMG are:
1. International Public Roaming. Germany and Switzerland have reported successful
implementation. More countries (e.g. the Netherlands and Austria) will follow soon.
2. Shared Group Call Areas (border crossing Railway Emergency Calls): Germany and
Austria have reported successful implementation on two borderlines. In 2012 also
SGCA between Germany and the Netherlands will be operational.
3. GPRS roaming: although GPRS is not implemented in all GSM-R networks,
standardization can be very helpful. The experiences of e.g. Norway and Sweden will
be transferred in a guideline.
4. Harmonisation of Group IDs, Shortcodes, Function Codes, etc.: the NMG and the
Functional Group FG have tasked a small working group to draft a proposal for
further harmonization of these items in the GSM-R Numbering plan (Eirene ch. 9),
including proposals to solve possible conflicts. The work will be finalized in 2012.
5. GSM-R Network Architecture and upgrades: many Network Operators are planning
to introduce more redundancy in their GSM-R networks, given the more and more
mission critical character of the application of GSM-R.
NMG pushes to work
coordination and to limit the service interruptions for roaming users to the minimum.

9.5

Future Plans

For 2012 the NMG will concentrate on the continuation of the ongoing regular work, as
described above.
Special attention will be given to the candidate members. The extension of the European
GSM-R interconnection and roaming service has to be scheduled in a proper way. The
candidates will be supported by the NMG to make their plans and configurations.
A new NOC Managers meeting will be arranged.
The NMG will support UIC to issue the deliverables of the NMG in UIC Leaflets.

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10

European Network Integration for Railways (ENIR)

10.1

Group Members

Armin Roesch

SBB

Bernd Kampschulte

DB Netz

Arnost Dudek

SZDC

Edward Nix

Network Rail

Eric Vanbommel

Prorail

Guy Nilles

RFF

Erik Watzke

OBB

Pierre Lenders

B-Holding

Mariano Garcia

ADIF

Martinus Grimsmo

JBV

Dirk Brucks

DB Systel (Chairman)

Dan Mandoc

UIC

10.2

Group Mission

The aim of the ENIR group is a step by step evolution and migration of stand alone GSM-R
networks to a European wide overlay network, offering a high availability of roaming services
at low cost consumption. In fact the migration is a continuous process.
One of ENIRs main tasks is the continuous development of the international GSM-R overlay
network architecture. Based on standardised and harmonised rules, as well routing
principles have to be defined as an agreed guideline for planning the migration to the future
overlay network.
In a next step ENIR manages the
calculation
(adaptation)
and
e. g. Routing
distribution of international routing
from F to A
tables (RDS) for border crossing
traffic. This is a continuous process,
taking into account that every new
GSM-R interconnectionor new transit
relation requires an adoption of the
international
GSM-R
overlay
network. A centralised deployment
and control of these international
routing tables is essential to provide
optimal routing paths. The defined routing path guarantee high availability by ensuring a
second alternate routing path in case of primary link failures. A careful design and
implementation of the RDS is required to prevent dangerous circular or ping pong routing.
The coordinated European wide implementation, the so called big bang, is processed once
a year during a weekend night by all interconnected GSM-R operators.
Once the interconnections and the routing tables are in service the load is monitored and
analysed. Doing so ENIR is able to follow the trend of the capacity utilisation and can react
on a risk of overload accordingly.

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Last but not least the ENIR group studies technical related issues rising up in the European
GSM-R roaming environment (e. g. Re-routing of public calls).

10.3

European Routing Database Update

GSM-R is more and more - as the networks implementation is advancing and as more and
more Cab Radios and EDORS are activated used in Roaming situation. This proves
after all that GSM-R is currently fulfilling its task - the interoperable European railway radio
system.
Since the GSM-R implementation in Europe is a long process, each new implementers when
activating its network starts making roaming agreements with its neighbours as well as with
other operators whith which ther is a railway transport business case, and the international
links situation has become more and more complex.
That is why the ENIR group decided to study the integration of each individual Routing Data
Sets (RDS) - which establishes the main and backup routes for the GSM-R Networks
Interconnection. The RDS databases were analyzed by DB Systel, in the frame of the UIC
Project GSM-R Network Management.
Next step was to decide on a very challenging operation: implementing a unique RDS
database in all Networks in Europe, at the same moment, operation ambitiously named the
GSM-R Big Bang.
This moment was chosen for 25 of September 2011, 2 oclock a.m. A complete schedule of
routine checks was put in place. The GSM-R Implementers (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland,
Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden)
agreed that there was a strong need that all of them accept this concept, and apply the
update at same moment.
With all previous steps described achieved, the operation took place as scheduled at 25 of
September 2011, around 3 oclock a.m., and is a success, with just some minor outcome to
be solved in next period. Therefore, since together with the impressive implementation and
roaming operations figures, the European GSM-R networks are today using today a
common RDS database, we can now say that the GSM-R networks are proven to integrated
in Europe.

10.4

Targets and deliverables

Achievements made by the end of 2011:

11 national GSM-R networks are interconnected

22 direct interconnections are in operation

26 Roaming relations are in operation

The first European wide RDS implementation big bang completed succesfully

The ENIR guideline GSM-R Common Design Document has been expanded by the
RDS implementation guide and released in version 1.4

Technical issues have been discussed and solutions specified

EINR work results are archived in the workspace on UIC Extranet

Harmonisation of tones and announcements for unsuccessful calls

Implementation of Re-Routing of public calls is completed.

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The working results are documented in meeting minutes and reports, as well in dedicated
guidelines and presentations, which are archived at the UIC Extranet

10.5

Future Plans

Change-over of a circuit switched network interconnection to a VoIP system

architecture and interconnection

Implementation of new cross-network services (e. g. GPRS)

Short term, middle term and long term redundancy and disaster tolerance of the
international GSM-R overlay network

(European) Routing Database regular update

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11

Future Generation Systems Telecom Strategy Group

11.1

Telecom Strategy Group Members

Achim Vrielink

DB Netz

Alan Ross

Network Rail

Boris Gombac

SZ

Chiel Spaans

Prorail

Christian Sagmeister OBB

Jonas Lindh

TV

JP Neves

Refer Telecom

Farid Bessa

SNCF

Klaus Dieter Masur

DB Systel

Jean Cellmer

RFF

Marku Voutilainen

FTA

Joanna Wlodkovska PKP

Vincent Caudron

B-Holding

JAG Parrilla

ADIF

TIM Lane

Network Rail

Marek Brna

ZSR

Holger Lietz

DB Netz

Martinus Grimsmo

JBV

Marek Rosa

SZDC

Jerome Bruet

Alcatel Lucent

Jean Michel Evangheloul

Kapsch Carrier Comm

David Mottier

MERCE

Frederic Ribble

ERCOM

Rainer Lasch

Kapsch Carrier Comm

Ola Bergman

Nokia Siemens Networks

Philippe Branly

Sagem Com

Pierpaolo Di Labio

Selex

Ciro del Col

Siemens

Frederic Comptet

Huawei

Kurt Andersen

UIC

Robert Sarfati

UIC

Dan Mandoc

UIC (Chairman)

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11.2

Group Mission

The Future Railway Mobile Telecommunications Systems Study is a UIC activity assessing
and shaping the future of railway mobile communications over the next ten years and
beyond, based on the predicted GSM obsolenscence.
Participants in the study include national railways, the supply industry and other
telecommunications experts. One of the key objectives of the study is to identify suitable
candidate technologies or telecommunication concept - for railways to use after the
obsolescence of GSM-R, and first step is to re-define the User requirements, in a technology
free way.

11.3

Targets and deliverables

The UIC Future Railways Telecommunication Systems workshop took place in Vienna on 1
December 2011.
Request for comments were distributed and 175 Comments were received and structured.
Draft proposals were prepared for each comment and comments agreed.
The document was thereafter updated and ready for presentation at meeting on 1 December
together with a presentation of the main topics requiring modifications in the draft document.
User Requirements Specification final version is till ongoing, due to some comments impact.
Working results are archived at the UIC Extranet:

Draft proposals for Comments on URS v1.0

Updated System User Requirements URSv1.1
Presentation to meeting 1 December

Apart this deliverable work was done together with MERCE R7D Centre, where a CCTV
simulation on 300 Km/H was done and presented in the workshop.
Discussions were made in peer to peer discussions with suppliers: Nokia Siemens
Networks, Kapsch Carrier Comm, Alcatel Lucent, Selex Elsag, Siemens Mobility.

11.4

Future Plans

This activity is considered to be one of the most important, and therefore high priority is
accorded by UIC. The activity is going to be organised on project base, with a work leader,
targets and deliverables.
Short/medium/long Term program will be prepared before mid of 2012.
First trials are expected around 2014-2015.

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12

Panel of Telecom Experts

12.1

Group Members

Name
Alfonso Diez Perez
Arnost Dudek
Bernd Kampschulte
Carlos Rincn Abel
Claudio Carpinteri
Dan Mandoc
Fernando Leal
Frans Vangeels
Gajos Gyrdy
Jean Jacques Daniel
Manfred Hiller
Mrio Alves
Richard Lawes
Simone Carnavale
Talhat Khechen
Thierry Bassani
Tim Lane
Andr Shant Khatchik
Frdric Coursant
Jrme Brouet
Marc Lauwers
Michael Liem

12.2

Company
ADIF
SZDC
DB
ADIF
RFI
UIC
REFER
B HOLDING
MAV
SNCF
OBB
REFER TELECOM
NR
FS
RFF
SBB
Network Rail
REFER TELECOM
SYTRA
ALU
NSN
ALU

Targets and deliverables

Railways telecommunication networks have increased their role in last decade. All Railways
important functions and service needs data transport, in reliable and also cost effective way.
It is important to understand that Railway telecommunications (needed for rail operations)
are not a business case; the business case is the rail transport, where supportive
telecommunication services are fostering the railway operations.
These systems equipments are majorly off the shelf products; in few cases they are modified
off the shelf products (e.g. GSM-R) while for very typical applications e.g. dispatcher
communications specific equipments for critical communications support are needed e.g.
dispatcher terminals. As the technology and the equipments are procured from the public
market, this implicit influences their trend.

There were 3 meetings organized in 2011, one of them at the kind invitation of Reger
telecom, in Lisbon.
The Panel of telecom Experts focused on finalizing the first edition of the IP Introduction to
railways Guideline first edition. The document was released in February 2012.
As worldwide telecommunication systems in their totality are converging towards IP; the
Railways systems are no exception.

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There are understandable concerns coming from instance from traffic management and
mainly from signaling experts on the reliability of such an IP infrastructure that would serve a
large variety of service, mission critical included.
This guideline treats the challenges but also the opportunities when introducing IP to
Railways, and provides a set for guidelines, all coming from experience and common effort
of the UIC Panel of Experts.
IP Guideline version 1.0 content:

Technological Evolution Overview:

IP Impact:

Railway Telecom Network Model:

Guidelines for Introducing IP: It provides guidelines on the following:

Network planning

Network Design

Technology choices

Protocols

Synchronization on IP networks

Quality of Service and prioritization based on Class of Service

Network Security and Management

Considerations for a future proof network.

Annex Technology: An in-depth technical explanation on the technologies

referenced in this document

Annex State of the Art Railway Network and Development Plans

12.3

Future Plans

A second edition of the Guideline is planned (beginning/middle 2013, where important

subjects like for instance:
o SIP Interface for dispatchers,
o Compliance to EN50129/EN50159
o Specifications for the IP Quality of Service requirements for signaling systems
o Specification for IP Quality of Service requirements for operational and safety critical
applications,
o GSM-R R4 and
o Network security issues will be treated.

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