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Athens TRAM :
Integrated Fleet Management &
Telematic Supervision System over
TETRA
Gregory Labru,
President & CEO
TOPOS COMMUNICATIONS
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Agenda
 Athens 2004 : Meeting the challenge of Olympic Games

 TRAM : Implementing a state-of-art Telematic Supervision System
(TSS)
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Project Overview

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Examine the communication requirements of Athens TRAM

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Why TETRA for Greece’s first rail intelligent transport system?

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System Applications using TETRA

 N-TOPOS : A Technology Provider in Telematic Supervision
Systems for Transport Service Organizations
Q&A

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Greece: Preparing for Athens 2004
Public Transport Services: Considered as the most crucial for the success of Olympic
Games
Major Infrastructure Works and Transport Systems:
 METRO

 Athens International Airport

 ΤΡΑΜ

 Intercity Motorway

 Inter-city Rail

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 Rio-Antirio Bridge

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TRAM: A modern light rail transport system
for Athens
 Link Athens City centre with the
southern coastal suburbs
 Will alleviate traffic congestion and
cater for transport needs during the 2004
Olympic Games.
 Thirty-five new tram cars will transport
up to 2,500 passengers along the lines
during peak hour.
 Two tram lines
 Total 30km of rail tracks

 48 Stop points
 An Operation Control Center
 One Depot

 TETRA network
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Project Overview
 Construction started in 2002
 To be Operational by May 2004
 TETRA for radio communication services between
Vehicles and OCC
 N-TOPOS provides On-Board Control & Communications
Equipment and Telematic Supervision System.

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Communication Requirements
 PMR Services : TETRA Voice & Data
(Automatic Vehicle Management, Public
Address, Passenger Information,
Emergency Call System, Driver’s MMI)

 High Speed Fiber Optic Network:
Gigabit Ethernet
(CCTV, PIS, AFC, IP telephony, SCADA)
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System Overview

Graph. User Interface
Radio (PMR) Control

Vehicle Monitoring
Depot Control
CCTV Monitoring
SCADA System
Emergency Call
Passenger Inform.
Public Address
Clock System
Ticketing System
Data Mgmt. /Admin.
Alarm Handler

extern
Data
Sources

DI

Workstations

LAN

DI

CCTV
Cameras

Radio
LAN

Functionality

Optional Components

Data Interface

Extern Systems

Display/
Control
Tableau
(Turnout
Setting)

C&C Server

DI

Motorised
Turnout
Drives
(Depot)

(Cold Standby)

Depot Installations
RT

PMR Interface

MAN
Interface

MAN Loop

OCC Installations

PMR System
(TETRA)

RT

PMR Interface

Onboard Localisation
Passenger Information
Track Switching
Tram Pre-Emption

Storage for
CCTV Images

SCADA

Onboard Unit

(Substations)

(OBU)

Display
+Clock

Acoustical Pass. Info
Radio
LAN

Optical Pass. Info

Cabling for
Validators

Emergency Call

Vehicle Installations
MAN Loop

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Intersection
Intersection
Controllers
Intersection
Controllers
Controllers

DI
DI
DI

DI

GPS
Vehicle Diagnose System

CCTV
Cameras

DI

DI

Odometer

DI

Door

DI
DI

DI

Motorised
Motorised
Turnout
Motorised
Turnout
Drives
Turnout
(Wayside)
Drives
Drives
(Wayside)
(Wayside)

Wayside Installations

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CCTV System

Pass. Information System

Public Address System

Automatic Ticket Vending Machine

Ticket Validation Cancellor

Emergency Call Column

Stop Point Installations


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TRAM: The first PTO in Greece to apply TETRA

Why TETRA?
 Frequency Regulation

 Voice & Data at the same time
 ETSI Standardized technology
 Highest Security on AI
 Supplementary services offered (DGNA, AP, DMO, etc)
 TETRA Network availability

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System applications using TETRA
AVM
System Features & Functionalities:

 Real-time Vehicle Tracking & Monitoring : GIS &
Schematic Diagram representation
 Receiving data from 35 Tramcars on a 10sec
cycle over TETRA.
 TETRA Group Management & Voice Call handling
 SDS Messaging : To driver’s MMI console (precoded, free text, system events)

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System Applications using TETRA
PIS & PA
System Functionalities supported
based on TETRA services :
 Live voice Announcements from
operator to On-board Passengers
Text Messages sent by OCC are
displayed on Multiple Monitors inside
Vehicle

ECS
 Emergency call signal by driver via a special button.
 OBU sends automatically an emergency SDS message to the OCC.
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On-board System
C&C equipment:
OBU with driver’s console terminal
 TETRA transceiver

 GPS receiver
 Multimedia Passenger Information Display System

 Radio LAN for track-switching and Traffic Lights Pre-emption
TETRA services & Interfaces
OBU set-up and fully control V+D through TETRA PEI.
 SDS & Packet Data Services
 Group Voice calls
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N-TOPOS: Integrated Telematic Supervision
Systems
 Develops integrated TSS for the Transport industry.
 Implements complex and sophisticated projects
 Highly skilled personnel with expertise in cuttingedge technology
References:
 Electric Buses Company of Athens- ILPAP
 Athens TRAM
 Athens International Airport “El. Venizelos”
* Member of NOKIA TETRA TWISP
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Q&A

Thank you

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