SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 07-08/2024
ETCS – The road from GSM-R to FRMCS
As a European rail traffic management system, ERTMS consists of two elements; the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the GSM-R (G lobal System for Mobile Communications – Rail(way)) transmission system. GSM-R is a standardised, 2nd generation digital mobile radio system that establishes the train-to-land connection. ETCS is a standardised, Europe-wide uniform train control system that uses radio-based, Level 2 mobile communication between trains and the trackside ETCS equipment. ETCS enables the seamless cross-border control of train movements within defined speed and distance parameters....