SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 05/2021
Provisional strategies until the introduction of FRMCS
Today’s digital radio systems for railway operations are usually based on the GSM-R standard (Global System for Mobile Communications - Rail), a specification from the second generation GSM standard specifically geared to the needs of railway operations. Together with ETCS (European Train Control System), GSM-R now forms the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The system will increasingly come up against its technical limits in terms of wireless technology with the expected rollout of ETCS Level 2 (L2) (or higher)....