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GSM-R
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Also known as Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway, GSM-Railway

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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Vinony's link graph records 158 inbound references to GSM-R, and connects out to Nokia Networks, Long Term Evolution and Société nationale des chemins de fer français.

Vinony files it under European Rail Traffic Management System, GSM standard and Rail transport mobile telecommunications standards.

Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.

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mobile telephony
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railway
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GSM-R
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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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