GSM-R
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GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications.
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35 sectionsContents
- History
- Upper system
- Frequency band
- Europe
- China
- India
- Australia
- Technical frequency usage in GSM-R
- Current GSM-R version
- GSM-R uses
- GSM-R features
- ASCI (Advanced Speech Call Items) features
- VGCS (Voice Group Call Service)
- VBS (Voice Broadcast Service)
- REC (Railway Emergency Call)
- SEC (Shunting Emergency Call)
- Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption Service (eMLPP)
- GSM-R Numbering Plan
- Eirene features
- Functional number management
- End Call Confirmation
- Shunting mode
- Direct mode
- GSM-R market
- GSM-R market groups
- Railways using GSM-R
- Australia
- France
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- Gallery
- References
- External links
GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications.
A sub-system of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), it is used for communication between train and railway regulation control centers. The system is based on GSM and EIRENE – MORANE specifications which guarantee performance at speeds up to 500 km/h (310 mph), without any communication loss.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GSM-R” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.