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The document discusses ERTMS/ETCS training and provides information about ERTMS, ETCS, and the different levels of ETCS. It lists some documents for trainees to read about the Railway and ETCS overview, ETCS levels, and components like the JRU. It also provides theoretical questions about the difference between messages and packets, ETCS NTC, the meaning of Q_SCALE, the component responsible for balise communication, details about movement authority transmission in ETCS L1 and L2, balise linking, and details about the JRU.

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ETCS

The document discusses ERTMS/ETCS training and provides information about ERTMS, ETCS, and the different levels of ETCS. It lists some documents for trainees to read about the Railway and ETCS overview, ETCS levels, and components like the JRU. It also provides theoretical questions about the difference between messages and packets, ETCS NTC, the meaning of Q_SCALE, the component responsible for balise communication, details about movement authority transmission in ETCS L1 and L2, balise linking, and details about the JRU.

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ETCS Training

ERTMS and ETCS


ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Management System, is the european standard for railways,
this standard is responsible for example GSM communication, black box standard, rbc to train
communication, etc. ERTMS have a couple baselines, the second baseline is the most common
one.
ETCS is the part of ERTMS that’s responsible for the signalling and train control. It is described
in SUBSET-026 (use it as a reference).
The JRU, which you will need to read about in one of the questions, is described in SUBSET-
027 (use it as a reference. also, the page numbers in the table of contents are off, use the
search).
All of the mentioned documents are also available online, as well as other ERTMS documents.

Read the following documents:


1. Railway and etcs overview (don't read chapter 4): https://drive.google.com/open?
id=0BwaZMYKu8VnmTUZxRzNxRk1vNEk
2. ETCS levels:
a. ERTMS training program 2011, session B2: Division to levels, etcs rail structure.
b. level division summary

Theoretical questions:
1. What is the difference between messages and packets?

The ERTMS/ETCS language is based on variables, packets and messages, organized


according to a specific and standard syntax. Packets are used to group multiple variables into a
single unit. ERTMS/ETCS messages (telegrams) are composed of one header, a predefined set
of ERTMS/ETCS variables (when needed), a predefined set of ERTMS/ETCS packets (when
needed) and optional packets as needed by application.

2. What is ETCS NTC (previously called ETCS STM)?

Level NTC (former STM): ETCS-compliant driving cars are equipped with additional Specific
Transmission Modules (STM) for interaction with legacy signaling systems. Inside the cabs are
standardized ETCS driver interfaces. With Baseline 3 definitions it is called National Train
Control.

3. What is the meaning of the field Q_SCALE when it appears in packets?

Scale - Specifies which distance scale is used for all distance information within the packet
4. What is the name of the component in the train which is in charge of communication with
balises?

The ERTMS/ETCS L2 trackside signaling subsystem communicate with the OBU (On Board
Unit) through the Air Gap interface, by the transmission of Eurobalise telegrams.

5. Movement Authority:
a. What does it consist of? (message structure)

b. How is it provided in ETCS L1? (over which communication link)

Eurobalise radio beacons pick up signal aspects from the trackside signals via signal adapters
and telegram coders (Lineside Electronics Unit – LEU) and transmit them to the vehicle as a
movement authority together with route data at fixed points.

c. How is it provided in ETCS L2? (over which communication link)

Level 2 is a digital radio-based system. The movement authority is transmitted to the vehicle


continuously via GSM-R or GPRS together with speed information and route data.

6. What is balise “Linking”?

Balise linking is a method used in ETCS by which one balise group, within its telegram(s),
can describe the location of the next balise groups found in the movement direction. All linking
distances are measured from the reference balise of the balise group to the reference balises of
the linked balise groups.
This monitoring is important to make sure balises have not been moved during infrastructure
works and helps investigating in the event of emergency train braking due to linking issues.

7. JRU:
a. What is it?

The Juridical Recording Unit (JRU) is part of the EVC for recording the last actions of the driver,
last parameters of signaling and machine conditions. Such a train event recorder is functionally
equivalent to the flight recorder of aircraft.

b. Provide examples for 3 types of data recorded in a JRU that are not transmitted
in a link between RBC<->Train or Balise<->Train.

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