GSM-R network

modernization
Railway Solutions - Performance for a world in motionTM
InnoTrans Berlin
25 September 2014

Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014

Todays challenges for Railway operators

Meet ETCS Level 2

redundancy
requirements

Increase reliability
and safety of the
network

Provide additional
capacity for voice,
ETCS & data
services

Reduce
interferences
disturbing GSM-R
and ETCS
communications

Migrate transport
network towards
all-IP

Keep the GSM-R

network up to date
while protecting
investment

Improve
cost-efficiency
of core and radio
network

Use GSM-R to
enable new
applications

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Meeting ETCS Level 2 network requirements

No safety failures or incidents
Requirements for GSM-R
GSM-R
GSM-R phones
& CAB radio

GSM-R
antenna

Interlocking

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Ensure highest network availability

Seamless updates and upgrades
Immediate disaster recovery
Guaranteed quality of service

RBC

Nokia Networks GSM-R solution

European vital computer
Eurobalise

ETCS antenna

Source: Bombardier, results of pilot study in Switzerland

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Eurobalise

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Full geo redundancy with zero outage

Highest available HLR platform
Enhanced R4 pooling and load sharing
Double-layer radio coverage
ETCS over GPRS for increased efficiency

Meet ETCS Level 2 redundancy requirements

Zero outage due to fully redundant core and radio network
Geographical redundant core

Double layer radio

Site 1

Site 2

NetActTM

NetActTM

NT HLR
and IN

NT HLR
and IN

IP backbone

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GPRS

GPRS

MSS &
MGW

MSS &
MGW

Migrate transport network towards all-IP

Unique end-to-end IP architecture for cost-efficient transport
All-IP radio network
> Packet Abis over IP/Ethernet
> Full BTS integrated Abis Optimization
> Flexibility for further BTS evolution
> OSC optimized
> Cost efficient transport media (Ethernet)

IP

Packet
Switched
Network

Flexi BTS

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IP

All-IP geo-redundant R4 core

> Common COTS ATCA hardware for all core
network applications
> Seamless EIRENE service continuity
> Load sharing with zero outage and seamless
switchover
> Flexible configurations and scalability
> Common NetAct management platform

IP
Flexi BSC

IP

Improve cost-efficiency of core and radio network

Hardware modernization reduces space and energy consumption
Nokia unique and modular BTS
> 30% lower energy consumption
> 20-30% fewer sites for coverage
> Extremely scalable configurations
> Fully integrated IP transport

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Nokia geo-redundant R4 core

> Based on COTS ATCA hardware
> 85% less elements
> 95% reduced floor space
> 90% less power

Provide additional capacity for voice, ETCS & data services

Supporting latest EIRENE features and performance improvements
ER-GSM provides additional spectrum
> enhanced EIRENE frequency allocation
3 MHz additional spectrum for GSM-R
> Flexi BTS is prepared for ER-GSM

ETCS over GPRS (EoG) for capacity

> Nokia drives EoG specification
> Lab and field tests using Nokia GPRS/EDGE
core (SGSN and GGSN) and Flexi BSS
Circuit Switched

Packet Switched

Continuous occupation
of traffic channels

>4 trains can securely be

served per traffic channel

GSM-R uplink
new
873

existing
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918

new

921

925

existing

GSM-R downlink

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Reduce interferences disturbing GSM-R and ETCS communications

e.g. Railway Emergency Call could not be originated from a standing train
Provide sufficient quality
for voice and ETCS level 2/3 applications

Mobile network operators

LTE

GSM
HSPA+

GSM-R

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WiFi

GSM-R

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On-board measures
> Improved GSM-R
receivers
> Additional external
filters between
antenna and Cab
radio

Track-side measures
> Improve GSM-R
coverage with
additional base
stations and radio
design services
> Mitigate out-ofband emissions of
public operators

Example: GSM-R enables eco driving for Trafikverket

Single ore track between Narvik harbor and Kiruna mines
Track maintenance intervals, distance travelled,
power usage and monitor eco driving

Constant updates on which speed to maintain in

order to avoid stopping at meeting stations and
enable rolling meets

Reverse electrical engines to feed the network

while travelling down the steep slope in Narvik
and use it for trains ascending the slope

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GSM-R to reduce energy consumption,

break/wheel and track wear and overall
maintenance cost

Example: Schiphol tunnel

Unique expertise to cover most challenging tunnel network coverage

The Challenge

Our unique expertise

Upgrade the tunnels connectivity in full endto-end responsibility as system integrator

Nokia demonstrated end-to-end

responsibility as system integrator

Provide sufficient capacity for real-time

passenger travel information by installation
of a new separate cell

We designed the improved system to support

C2000 for TETRA, as well as GSM-R

No reduction of GSM-R network capacity for

the trains in the tunnel
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Full redundancy with 2 separate repeater

systems, each fed by their own GSM-R cell and
continuously tested under normal operation

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