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GSM-R user procedures (cab radio Version 2)
Contents
Section Description Page
Contents 2
List of tables 6
List of figures 6
Issue status 7
General information 7
1 Introduction 8
1.1 Purpose of this manual 8
1.2 Abbreviations 8
1.3 Definitions 9
2 The GSM-R systems 11
2.1 Network features 11
2.2 GSM-R call types 13
2.3 Point-to-Point calls 13
2.3.1 Normal Point-to-Point calls 13
2.3.2 Urgent point-to-point call 13
2.3.3 Broadcast call 13
2.3.4 Railway emergency group call 14
2.3.5 On-board communication 14
2.3.6 Public address announcement 14
2.4 Operational text messages 14
2.5 Call routing 15
2.6 Call priorities 15
2.7 Call waiting and call hold 16
2.8 Identifying who is making the call or who is being called 16
2.9 Call divert 16
3 GSM-R system users 17
3.1 User equipment 17
3.1.1 Fixed terminal equipment 17
3.1.2 On-train equipment 18
4 Where GSM-R works 19
4.1 Identifying GSM-R areas 19
4.2 Changing between different radio systems 19
4.3 Registration aliases 20
4.4 Areas not supported by signalling-system based call routing 20
4.4.1 Call signaller button 21
4.4.2 Urgent point-to-point calls (yellow button) 21
4.4.3 Standing at signal operational text message 21
5 Overview of the GSM-R cab radio 22
5.1 Cab radio buttons and what they do 23
5.2 GSM-R cab radio display-screen layouts 24
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