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The Viability of TETRA for ETCS Railway Signalling System

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Communication Technologies for Vehicles (Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains/Nets4Aircraft 2016)

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Abstract

The advanced maturity of the ERTMS standard and the obsolescence of GSM-R, the communications technology that supports it, means that transport operators in certain environments are seeking new means of communication that provide an equivalent level of service quality. This study, mainly based on an experimental setup, looks at TETRA technology and its positive correlation to the seven quality of service parameters required of GSM-R as defined in the EIRENE specification – a document that outlines the ERTMS standard – and also helps increase operational safety and reduce costs; demonstrating that TETRA is a real alternative to GSM-R.

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    Although both TETRA and GSM-R offer voice and data services, this study only looks at the data side by comparing the response to the Quality of Service parameters established by EIRENE specification.

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  1. Teltronic S.A.U., Zaragoza, Spain

    Amanda Esteban & Sonia Solanas

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  1. Ceit and tecnun, University of Navarra, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

    Jaizki Mendizabal

  2. IFSTTAR, Villeneuve d`Ascq, France

    Marion Berbineau

  3. Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden

    Alexey Vinel

  4. Dtsch. Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany

    Stephan Pfletschinger

  5. Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe, Rennes, France

    Hervé Bonneville

  6. Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, Toulouse, France

    Alain Pirovano

  7. Dtsch. Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Bayern, Germany

    Simon Plass

  8. Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Turin, Italy

    Riccardo Scopigno

  9. IFSTTAR, Versailles, France

    Hasnaa Aniss

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Esteban, A., Solanas, S. (2016). The Viability of TETRA for ETCS Railway Signalling System. In: Mendizabal, J., et al. Communication Technologies for Vehicles. Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains/Nets4Aircraft 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9669. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38921-9_3

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