FRMCS Definition,

Specification and
Standardization Activities
ERA CCRCC 2019

Dan Mandoc, UIC FRMCS Project Manager

Future Railway Mobile Communication System Project
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Three main work Provide an appropriate Provide an appropriate

directions, to provide the replacement to EIRENE replacement for EIRENE
baseline platform for the FRS: SRS:
system definition and - Based on the User - Based on 3GPP and ETSI
delivery: Requirements specifications
• User Requirements - Investigate future needs - Define building blocks and
and add new functionalities interfaces
• System architecture,
interfacing with track side - Technology independent - Provide comunication
and on-board equipment - Future Proof service to the application
• Frequency Spectrum - Application Layer approach
layer
- Ensure interoperability
- Enabling Interoperability

Project Scope:
Provide overall technical conditions for the successor of GSM-R
FRMCS: Specifications workflow
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 FRMCS will be based on 3GPP building blocks, gaps

will be covered by ETSI specifications.
 The system will have an FRS and an SRS, to provide
the necessary means to operate the FRMCS networks
and to guarantee their interoperability in the context
of cross border operations.
 The FRS and the SRS will complete the FRMCS
system and will be the base in the CCS TSI for the
Train-Radio and ETCS critical applications.
 3GPP Standardisation Mechanism
Specification Stream : 3GPP Standardization Mechanism 4
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3GPP Rel-15 3GPP Rel-16 3GPP Rel-17 3GPP Rel-18
(2018) (2019) (est. 2020)
2/3 of FRMCS Use
Cases Voice P2P

URS
introduced in Voice P2M
3GPP R16 Video P2P
Video P2M
Data P2P
Data P2M
Multi-talker Control
Supplementary Services
* SA6 load

Functional Alias
Dynamic Aff/Deaff
ETCS Com
ATO
Virtual Coupling

3GPPSAs
Use Cases TRs
Docs Positioning
Bearer Flex
Equipment Sharing * SA6 load
Roaming
Interworking GSM-R
TC-RT Proximity Com
(Off-network)
Service and Transport System evolution

Maximize Functions in 3GPP Release 16 & 17

FRMCS Standardization Planning Start of FRMCS European Trial

TSI TSI 5
2017 -18 2019 - 20 2021 -22 2023 - 24

URS v3.0 URS v4.0 URS v5.0

DELIVERABLES
FRMCS FRS, SRS, FISs
-Deliver and FRS based on the
URS 4.0 Q1 2019
global accepted URS
FRS 1.0 FRS 2.0
- Deliver a FRMCS SRS and FISs
coordinated with ETSI RT & FRS 1.0 Q2-3 2021
3GPP On-Board FIS anmd SRS
On Board FIS Q4 2020
SRS first elements
SRS 1.0 SRS 2.0
On Board SRS Q1 2020

SRS V1.0 Q3 2021

ETSI TC RT & 3GPP UIC Use Cases Specification
- Deliver complete set of use Final CEPT Rep A Q1 2020
cases to 3GPP UIC Use Cases for
UIC Use Cases for R17
R16
- Include all use cases in with Final CEPT Rep B Q3 2020
3GPP MCX
- Deliver a set of ETSI specifications 3GPP Normative work EC FRMCS Q2 2021
to cover FRMCS needs and R17 Stage 3 Spectrum
R16 Stage 3
interwork with GSM-R
freeze Freeze TBC Decision
- With UIC FWG and ATWG support
ETSI TR 103 459
Architecture
R16 Use Cases Q3 2018
ETSI TS on FRMCS System
including interwork with GSM-R
R17 Use Cases Q3 2019
Spectrum
Obtain spectrum for critical ETSI FRMCS TS Q2 2021
FM 56, PT1, SE7 ECC Spectrum activities
applications in 900, 1900 and/or
2300 MHz for migration period.
Secure 5 MHz in 900 MHz and CEPT Report A EC FRMCS Spectrum Decision TBC
access to 1900 MHz and/or 2300
CEPT Report B
MHz post migration
R16 Products R17 Products
available available FRMCS Available for National Trials
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FRMCS Challenges
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ETCS Bearer
QoS Independence Future
Proof

Interoperability Spectrum Equipment

Cyber Security Timeline, Application

Cost Effective