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FFFIS for Eurobalise ALSTOM * ANSALDO * BOMBARDIER * INVENSYS * SIEMENS * THALES ERTMS/ETCS – Class 1 FFFIS for Eurobalise REF : SUBSET-036 ISSUE : 2.4.1 DATE : September 27, 2007 Company Technical Approval Management approval ALCATEL ALSTOM ANSALDO SIGNAL BOMBARDIER INVENSYS RAIL SIEMENS © This document is the property of ALSTOM * ANSALDO * BOMBARDIER * INVENSYS * SIEMENS * THALES SUBSET-036 FFFIS for Eurobalise Page 1/170 Issue 2.4.1 Page 2 of 170 SUBSET-036, Issue 2.4.1 September 27, 2007 Foreword This Norm incorporates results from the original work (“Eurobalise FFFS”) carried out by the EUROSIG Con- sortium 1 under the financial support of the European Commission (Eurobalise/Euroloop Project -’92/94’, ERTMS/EUROSIG Project -‘95/98’, and EMSET Project -‘96/00’), and in close co-operation with technical bodies of the UIC 2 and of the EEIG ERTMS User Group 3. The EUROSIG specifications were subsequently updated by the UNISIG Consortium 4 in consideration of further technical work in development and test areas. The UNISIG technical documents were finally submitted to the CENELEC WGA9B group for review, integra- tion, and consolidation. The main body of Part 1 of this Norm, and the relevant Annexes designated as “normative”, constitute the man- datory requirements for achieving air-gap interoperability between any possible combination of wayside and train-borne equipment. Annexes designated as “informative”, either provide background information for the mandatory requirements, or outline non-mandatory requirements and optional functionality. Part 2 of this Norm (UNISIG SUBSET-085) specifies test methods and tools for verification of compliance with the mandatory requirements of Part 1 (this document). 1 The EUROSIG Consortium was composed of the following European Companies working in the Railway Signalling area: ACEC Transport, Adtranz Signal, Alcatel SEL, GEC Alsthom Transport, Ansaldo Trasporti, CSEE Transport, SASIB Railway, Siemens, and Westinghouse Signal. 2 UIC: Union Internationale de Chemins de Fer. 3 EEIG ERTMS User Group: European Economic Interest Group was composed of some European Railways managing the implementation of ERTMS/ETCS trial sites aimed at full functional verifications. 4 The UNISIG Consortium was composed of the following European Companies working in the Railway Signalling area: Adtranz Signal, Alcatel, Alstom, Ansaldo Signal, Invesys Rail, and Siemens. Page 3 of 170 SUBSET-036, Issue 2.4.1 September 27, 2007 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________ 10 1.1 Application Range __________________________________________________________10 1.2 Scope_____________________________________________________________________10 2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES _______________________________________________ 12 3 TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS _________________________________________ 13 3.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations_________________________________________________13 3.2 Definitions ________________________________________________________________15 3.3 Influence of Tolerances ______________________________________________________19 4 SPOT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM_____________________________________________ 20 4.1 Architectural Layouts _______________________________________________________20 4.1.1 Introduction _____________________________________________________________________20 4.1.2 Units and Functions_______________________________________________________________21 4.1.3 Interfaces _______________________________________________________________________22 4.1.4 Basic Functions __________________________________________________________________25 4.1.5 Management of Faults and Failures___________________________________________________26 4.2 Functional Requirements ____________________________________________________27 4.2.1 Balise Tele-powering______________________________________________________________27 4.2.2 Up-link Data Transmission _________________________________________________________27 4.2.3 Down-link Data Transmission_______________________________________________________29 4.2.4 Train Location Reference __________________________________________________________30 4.2.5 Cross-talk Protection ______________________________________________________________31 4.2.6 Compatibility with existing systems __________________________________________________34 4.2.7 Interoperability with existing KER Systems ____________________________________________34 4.2.8 Quality of the Data Transmission Channel _____________________________________________35 4.2.9 Timing and Distance Requirements___________________________________________________36 4.2.10 Location Reference Accuracy_____________________________________________________38 4.3 Coding Requirements _______________________________________________________39 4.3.1 Introduction _____________________________________________________________________39 4.3.2 Encoding Requirements____________________________________________________________40 4.3.3 Telegram Switching_______________________________________________________________43 4.3.4 Decoding Requirements ___________________________________________________________44 4.4 RAMS Requirements _______________________________________________________45 4.4.1 General ________________________________________________________________________45 4.4.2 Top level functionality ____________________________________________________________45 Page 4 of 170 SUBSET-036, Issue 2.4.1 September 27, 2007 4.4.3 Reliability ______________________________________________________________________46 4.4.4 Availability _____________________________________________________________________46 4.4.5 Maintainability __________________________________________________________________47 4.4.6 Safety__________________________________________________________________________48 4.5 Mechanical Requirements ___________________________________________________54 4.5.1 Reference Axes and Origins of Co-ordinates ___________________________________________54 4.5.2 Materials _______________________________________________________________________55 4.5.3 Parts___________________________________________________________________________55 4.5.4 Name Plates and Product Marking ___________________________________________________55 4.5.5 Design _________________________________________________________________________55 4.6 Electrical Requirements _____________________________________________________56 4.6.1 On-board Equipment ______________________________________________________________56 4.6.2 Wayside Equipment_______________________________________________________________56 4.7 Test Requirements__________________________________________________________57 4.7.1 Testability ______________________________________________________________________57 4.7.2 Verification and Test Documentation _________________________________________________57 4.7.3 Product Life-cycle Phases __________________________________________________________59 4.7.4 Requirements for Test Tools and Procedures ___________________________________________59 4.8 Quality and Safety Assurance ________________________________________________60 4.8.1 Logistics _______________________________________________________________________60 4.8.2 Handling _______________________________________________________________________60 4.8.3 Maintainability Engineering ________________________________________________________60 4.8.4 Human Performance and Engineering_________________________________________________60 5 UP-LINK BALISE _______________________________________________________ 61 5.1 Architectural Layouts _______________________________________________________61 5.2 Balise air-gap Interface______________________________________________________61 5.2.1 Balise Tele-powering______________________________________________________________61 5.2.2 Up-link Data Transmission _________________________________________________________62 5.3 Balise Controlling Interfaces _________________________________________________77 5.3.1 Introduction _____________________________________________________________________77 5.3.2 Up-link Data Input (Interface ‘C1’) __________________________________________________78 5.3.3 Auxiliary Energy Input (Interface ‘C6’) _______________________________________________82 5.3.4 Common Mode Signal Levels _______________________________________________________83 5.4 Programming Principles_____________________________________________________83 5.5 RAMS Requirements _______________________________________________________84 5.5.1 Balise functionality _______________________________________________________________84 Page 5 of 170 SUBSET-036, Issue 2.4.1 September 27, 2007 5.5.2 Reliability ______________________________________________________________________86 5.5.3 Availability _____________________________________________________________________86 5.5.4 Maintainability __________________________________________________________________86 5.5.5 Safety__________________________________________________________________________87 5.6 Installation Requirements for Balises and Cables ________________________________92 5.6.1 Reference Axes __________________________________________________________________92 5.6.2 Installation Requirements for Balises _________________________________________________92 5.6.3 Distance between Balises __________________________________________________________95 5.6.4 Number of Balises in a Balise Group _________________________________________________96 5.7 Specific Environmental
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