What is a GSM-R mast?

What is a GSM-R mast?

Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) ensures digital secure and dependable communications between drivers. and signallers.

What is the successor of GSM?

The work on specifying the GSM-R successor, which is the Future Railway Mobile Communication Systems (FRMCS), was launched by the International Union of Railways (UIC) as a project in 2014.

What is difference between GSM and GSM-R?

In general, GSM-R uses characteristics that are identical or similar to those of the GSM system, such as frequency spacing (200 kHz), modulation (Gaussian minimum shift keying, GMSK) and access type (TDMA, TDD/FDD). The frequencies of GSM-R are extended below the frequencies of the GSM-900 standard.

What is a GSM-R radio?

Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway (GSM-R) is a radio communication system offering a wide range of voice and data services needed for daily operation of railways. GSM-R provides telephony, SMS and data services, as do public GSM networks.

What radios do trains use?

Most railroads use a set of 97 frequencies between 160 and 162 MHz. Most operations are in “Conventional/Analog” mode, that means they do not usually use trunking, digital or other complicated modes. Most railfans will want to have a handheld scanner that you can use while standing line side.

What does GSM-R stand for?

Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway
The Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) delivers digital, secure and dependable communications between drivers and signallers.

How many exclusive channels are offered by GSM rail for voice and data traffic?

Apart from the full- and half-rate speech traffic channels there are five different-rate data traffic channels and 14 various control and signalling channels to support the system’s operation.