The art of managing ERMTS objectsIntroduction to GSM-R and ETCS Asset Management

Data Value GmbH

Grammetstrasse 14CH - 4410 LiestalP. +41 61 923 23 05F. +41 61 923 23 06

www.datavalue.ch

Pole

Antenna system

Radio cell

BTS and Services

Site

GSM-R Portal

Portal applications

Antenna system

GSM-R site GSM-R site Pole

BSCAntenna

Pole and Antenna Polesocket BTS

GSM-R (GSM-Railway objects)

BSC configuartion

BSC catalog

Power system catalog

BTS catalog

Battery Catalogue

GSM-R Portal (Catalogs/Master data)

Managing user and groups

Antenna catalog

GSM-R Portal (Catalogs/Master data)

Master data is organized in tables

• Users are organized in groups (permission management)• Companies are linked with roles to objects• Typed data is organized as codes• GSM-R Portal supports different rollout templates• MSC’s and BSC’s structure tables representing the layout of the network• Documents and directories can be linked to objects

GSM-R base objects are organized in catalogs

• Antenna (also antenna cable inside tunnels)• BSC catalog• BTS catalog• Catalog for power systems and batteries• Catalog for milestones

Portal master data

Power supply and other systems (air-condition, rectifier, etc.)

Access on site

Tunnel radio

Building, container, room

Tunnel

GSM-R Portal (Infrastructure)

Portal applications

Infrastructure objects

Tunnel and Tunnel radio Container

AntennaTunnel radio devices

Building and site access Battery packs TC-room and room access

GSM-R (GSM-Railway Infrastructure)

Rollout of lines and sites

Document management and workflow (Live Link) Management reports

GSM-R Portal (Internal functions)

Rollout tracking

NIS Data

The rollout of lines and sites

• GSM-R portal guides the rollout of lines and sites by tracking milestones from planning phase to operation phase• Master data is organized in catalogs e.g. catalogs for antennas, BTS, BSC or powers systems• Documents and companies can be linked to the GSM-R objects• File directories are linked to sites, tunnel and rollout routes• Actual data from radio commander and OMC can be viewed

Management reports

Special tailored reports are providing an overview about the current rollout within phases and sub phases.

General reporting and exports

Various reports and data exports (Excel, XML) are providing information to platform members and third parties.

Document management and workflow

A DMS ensures qualitative and quantitative documentation when sites are taken into operation.

The NIS interface (incl. message and alarm handler)

At some countries permissions for the construction of mobile radio facilities will not be granted without the operation of a quality assurance system for the NIS (non ionizing radiation) management. The operating company is responsible for observing NIS limits. If limits are exceeded, the fault must be rectified within time.Performance values from the operating data of all base stations and the associated permission data must be transmitted periodically to authorities.

GSM-R (GSM-Railway functions)GSM-R Portal functions

Representation of calculated coverage and drive test results

Integration of Google Street View Neighbourhood (radio cells with equal channels)

GSM-R Portal (GIS Interface)

Analyses on radio cells withadjacent channels

Focus hand over between radiocells with adjacent channels

Different BSC

Various infrastructure

Highlights of the GIS interface to MapInfo/Google Earth

Localisation of infrastructure, layout and corresponding technical information

• Shows data on maps and relief maps• Explains data in legends and reports• Shows actual site, pole and antenna situation• Shows actual route, track situation and railway structure• Shows rollout lines according their status (from planning to operation)• Shows tunnel and tunnel radio devices• Shows all BTS within the BSC/MSC network

Analyses on network planning

• Visualizes the handover of intrasites • Visualizes the handover between cells• Visualizes the neighbourhood of cells with the same cell number• Visualizes the neighbourhood between adjacent cells (numbers (+/-) 1)• Shows Best Server area, Best Server line and Best Server within a range of 150m• Shows coverages of an area, a line and within a range of 150m• Visualizes the results of test drives• Visualizes the level and the quality of the measured signals• Visualizes the serving cell of the test measurements• Visualizes the handover of test drives

GSM-R (GSM-Railway visualisation)

Localisation of infrastructure, layout and corresponding technical information

DV-TCD (Train Control Data)

Eurobalisen

LEU Mini LEU

Older TCS technologies: Signum (l) and ZUB (r)

Balises used for ETCS and Packet P44 ETCS Level 1 ETCS Level 2

DataValueDV-MRD (Mobi Rail Data)

DataValueDV-TCD (Train Control Data)

ERMTS

GSM-RTelecommunication

ETCSTrain Control System

ETMLCapacity improvement

• ETCS Asset Management• ETCS Rollout Tracking• Project Planning P44,

ETCS L1LS, ETCS L2• Interfaces to industry• ...

Protection point – pp properties, used technologies, assets, referenced signals, order informations, ge-neric speed profile

Protection point – technologies

Protection point – assets

Rollout tracking

tracking of protection points from pre-process to operation

DV-TCD (Train Control Data)

Order by SBB → GUI SBB → DB SBB→ Interface xml , xslt → to industry

Project by industry partner → Interface xml, xslt → DB SBB→ GUI SBB

Tooling follows process

Protection point – Projecting packets 44

Asset information Industry partner → Interface xml-xslt → DB SBB → GUI SBB

Protection point – Projecting packets ETCS L1, L2 by SBB / Industry partner

ERMTS Information SystemERMTS (GSM-R and ETCS Asset Management)

DataValue was tasked in 2000 by SBB AG (Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen) with the construction and technical operation of the information system «Mobi Rail Data (DV-MRD)». The information system serves as planning and information service. Relevant data for the construction and operation of GSM-R sites is man-aged by the system.

GSM-R (GSM-Railway) has been conceptualised for covering railway-specific communication requirements. In addition GSM-R will provide a communication platform for future information services – initially for railway personnel and later for commuter information as well.

Since 2009 DataValue is developing in addition the system DV-TCD (Train Control Data) for the train supervising department of SBB AG. DV-TCD allows the man-agement of the train control inventory and serves as an exchange platform for all data between the SBB AG and their industry partners. The system consists of inventory and planning components to modernise train control systems as well as controling the lifecycle of train control system components.

A design tool is added in 2011 for planning train signalling systems on the base of P44 national parameters as well as ETCS L1 LS and ETCS L2 parameters.

DataValue GmbH Liestal Switzerland

TYDAC AG BernSwitzerland

www.datavalue.ch

www.tydac.ch

This brochure represents the functionality of our ERMTS Portal (01/2014)

DataValueDV-MRD (Mobi Rail Data)

DataValueDV-TCD (Train Control Data)

ERMTS

GSM-RTelecommunication

ETCSTrain Control System

ETMLCapacity improvement

• ETCS Asset Management• ETCS Rollout Tracking• Project Planning P44,

ETCS L1LS, ETCS L2• Interfaces to industry• ...

The Sofware System

• Client/server architecture with MS SQL/Oracle database server• Extremely flexible and adaptable for special requirements• Hassle-free implementation• Reporting interface• XML interfaces• Interface to document management (OpenText)• Interface to GIS/Google-Earth/MapInfo• Technical basics: Win7, WinServer, IIS, MS-SQL, Oracle, Access through internet

Platform (HW System)

• UCS Platform• Highest data security, easy scalability• Hosting possible