Specification No:

RDSO/SPN/TC/61/2007 Revision 2.0 DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR INTEGRATED PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM (IPIS)

Scope:
This document sets the standard for the networking and data communication protocol for Integrated Passenger Information System as per specification no: RDSO/SPN/TC/61/2007, Revision 2.0. This information system comprises arrival/departure train Information display boards and Coach Guidance display boards with central control from PC based Control Console Unit. The entire system data transmission and networking shall be built on serial communication on two level hubs. Standardized method of networking and protocols are detailed in this document.

Overview:
Passenger information system shall consist of mainly two types of display boards, (i) Train arrival/departure display boards at different places of a railway station and (ii) Coach guidance display boards on each platform. The data for these display boards shall be entered, altered and controlled from a central place. The network architecture specified is to cater the railway environment and conditions like railway electric traction, disturbances etc. The data to all the systems, both information & coach composition are disseminated and routed in the network. For this Main Data Communication Hub and Platform Data Communication Hub are placed in the network. The Main Data Communication Hub stands between CCU and the entire network.

This is placed preferably at CCU. All Platform Data Communication Hubs are connected to the MDCH and placed at suitable location of the platform.

 Systems Description:
Control Console Unit (CCU): CCU provides complete control and data entry for the Integrated Passenger Information system. This works in redundant with another system for changeover at failures. This CCU communicates with each system placed in the network in the defined methods and protocol. FEATURES: 1)Dissemination of data with single button click. 2) Provision to update data from remote server which is maintaining actual train arrival/departure timings and predictions. 3) Reports for disseminated data for future analysis. 4) Voice play back and voice recording facility. 5) UNICODE standard for data entry of all the languages. 6) Intensity control of display boards with user time settings from application software. 7) Overall system communication health status indication in application software.

1.2) Main Data Communication Hub (MDCH): The MDCH bridges all the TADDB, CGDB and PDCH with CCU. The MDCH receives all the data and command packets from CCU and directs to its destination. The port to which the destination is connected is determined from the port configuration table. It responds to the command addressed to it. In the event of invalid packet, non availability of port configuration table, invalid ID etc., the MDCH shall report error to CCU. The MDCH shall fulfill the following data communication functions: i) Validate the packet received from all the ports. ii) Route packets to the respecvtive port. iii) Send response for packets addressed to it. iv) Report error to CCU in case of any failure. v) Maintain the communication link status of all the systems connected. vi) Send Link status to CCU on request.

vii) It polls CGDBs at regular intervals for its status. viii)It identifies start/stop command packet and act on all the CGDBs connected. ix) It receives port configuration table from CCU and store in non volatile memory. 1.3) Platform Data Communication Hub (PDCH): The PDCH is the hub for all TADDB and CGDB in each platform. The PDCH receives all the data and command packets from MDCH and directs to its destination. The port to which the destination is connected is determined from the port configuration table. It responds to the command addressed to it. In the event of invalid packet, non availability of port configuration table, invalid ID etc., the PDCH shall report error to CCU. The PDCH shall fulfill the following data communication functions: i) Validate the packet received from all the ports. ii) packets to the respective port. iii) Send response for packets addressed to it. iv) Report error to CCU in case of any failure. v) Maintain the communication link status of all the systems connected. vi) Send Link status to CCU on request. vii) It shall poll CGDBs at regular intervals for its status. viii)It shall identify start/stop command packet and act on all the CGDBs connected. ix) It shall receive port configuration table from CCU and store in non volatile memory. 1.4) Train Arrival Departure Display Board (TADDB): The TADDB shall fulfill the following data communication functions. i) Validate the packet received. ii) Send response for packets addressed to it. iii) Report error in case of any failure. iv) Send Link status on request. v) It shall receive configuration from CCU and store in non volatile memory. 1.5) Coach Guidance Display Board (CGDB): The CGDB shall fulfill the following data communication functions. i) Validate the packet received. ii) Send response for packets addressed to it. iii) Report error in case of any failure. iv) Send Link status on request. v) It shall receive configuration from CCU and store in non volatile memory.

 DISPLAY DATA STRUCTURE:

The TADDB or CGDB is an arrangement of sheet of LED dots . Along with the display data, some other attributes are also need to be specified. The necessary details are described under. The position where data need to be dumped is specified as a window .The dimension of the window is defined in 4 words. The window specifies the left column, right column, top row and bottom row as its dimension to which it is bounded. The row number starts from the bottom row of the display and increases towards top row. The Column number starts from leftmost and increase towards rightmost column. To manage variable length of the character data, only the address is stated and the data is set aside in the specified address.

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2)

Digital Clock with GPS Synchronization

SPECIFICATION NO. RDSO/SPN/TC/62/2008 Revision 3.0

SCOPE:
The specification of Digital Clock covers technical requirement of GPS synchronized clock. These clocks are used for displaying correct times at various locations on platforms, in the control & other offices of Railways. It also covers the technical requirement of GPS receiver to be used for synchronization and master clock for synchronization of digital clocks when wired in network.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:

The digital clocks shall use Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to receive correct time. The clocks shall have local battery backed Real Time Clock (RTC) which shall be synchronized to the time information received from the GPS. In case of failure of GPS system, the clocks local RTC time shall be displayed. The digital clocks shall have a built-in GPS receiver and shall synchronize time as received from the GPS. Master clock shall be used to synchronize digital clocks when wired in network. In such cases, digital clock will work as slave clock without any GPS receiver.

3. GENERAL FEATURES:
1) Master clock can control up to 64 slave clocks. 2) Master clock updates Time and Synchronizes all Slave clocks. 3) Built-in controls are provided for setting 12 or 24 hour time format. 4) Master clock Synchronizes with GPS time. 5) Time update from RTC incase of GPS data not available. 6) Isolated current loop communication between Master and Slave Clocks. 7) Proper communication protocols are used for reliable communication. 8) Slave clocks communication health status is indicated in Master.

9) Time display in Digital clocks with built-in RTC even when connection fails with Master. 10) Power ON self diagnosis for testing different peripherals and communication ports. 11) Password authentication provision is provided for time setting and port testing through user interface of master clock. 12) Protection against transient and voltage fluctuations in power supplies is provided. 13) IP 54 Compliance. 14) Class D surge protection in data communication. 15) Operating i/p voltage range : 160V-270V AC 16) Available Display colors : Red and Green. 17) Display type : Seven segment display. 18) Display format : 12 / 24 hr. With or with out seconds.

DIAGRAMS:

3) Fibre Distribution Management System SPECIFICATION NO. RDSO/SPN/TC/37/2000 Revision 3.0 Amnd. 1

Features
Suitable for terminating, managing and distributing optical fiber within acentral office environment. Modular design for easy operation and maintenance. Provision with suitable holes at the bottom of the rack for floor mounting. Provision for level adjustment by adjustment brackets.

 Protected against entry of dust and insects. Accessible fully from the front side, including provisions for mounting the shelves. Protected against corrosion and able to work in all atmospheric conditions. Provision for holding the strength member of the cable. Ability to manage large volumes of optical fiber. Easy access to cables, pigtails and patchcords during installation, maintenance and upgrade. Design helps maintain minimum bend radius of pigtails and patchcords. Accommodates up to 12 fiber management shelves. Shelf types supported: a) Splice only b) Patch Only c) Splice / Patch Combination 14) Accommodates up to 2 Horizontal Pigtail / Patchcord Management (HPM) shelves and provides side ducts with storage drums for storing extra lengths of pigtails / patchcords.

Description:
The Fiber Distribution Management System (FDMS) is designed to provide management of a large volume of optical fibers and cables in a Central Office environment. The FDMS provides flexibility, reliability,

consistency and structure in the management of the fiber and has facilities for configuration expansion and testing. The design is compact and the construction is robust for easy access, operation, adjustment, storage and transport.

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4) Electronic LC Gate Communication System

SPECIFICATION NO-

RDSO/SPN/TC/49/2003 VER.3

The Electronic LC Gate Telephone System is being used for point to point and point to multipoint communication between Station/Cabin & Level Crossing Gates, where the number of points to be connected are upto 7(Seven), [1(Station Tel) + 6(Gate Tel)]. The Electronic LC Gate Telephone System used in MasterSlave configuration Two major advantages of this system over other equipments used for communication between Station Master and Gate man are : Speech privacy No power requirement at gate

NUMBER OF UNITS IN THE ELECTRONIC LC TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Station Telephone Unit

Gate Telephone (Slave Telephones)

 Surge Protection & Line Connection Unit

Centralized Power Supply System with Battery

Station Telephone Unit

Used at Stations/Cabins.

Station Master call the Gates from this Telephone Equipment. This Station Telephone Unit will be connected to the Line through a Surge Protection & Line Connection Unit/Circuit which is housed within this Station Telephone Unit.

This Station Telephone Unit is directly connected to 12 V output of Power Supply Unit.

FEATURES
Station Telephone Unit have the facility to call individually any of the Level Crossing Gates by pressing the corresponding button designated for a particular Gate Station Telephone Unit have the facility to call all the LC Gates by pressing ALL CALL button. On pressing this button, a general ring will go to all the Gate Telephones simultaneously. For imparting certain common instruction simultaneously or for conference purposes this ALL CALL general ring will be used. In addition to above, Station Telephone Unit have another push button DISCONNECT for disconnecting the gate telephones . When this button is pressed, all the Gate Telephones connected in the circuit will be deactivated and speech will not be through to and from those Gate Telephones.

Gate Telephone

 Works as a Slave telephone and located at LC Gates. This telephone connected to the line through a Surge Protection & Line Connection Unit. No Power Supply or Battery will be required at gates. Gate telephone has the facility to send an indication to the Station Telephone Unit that it wants to talk to the Station Master. The Gate telephone has only one push button by pressing which it will draw the attention of the Station Master.

Surge Protection and Line Connection Unit

 Required to be connected the Station Telephone Unit and Gate Telephones to the 2 W Omnibus Line (4/6 Quad cable, Signal cable, Overhead Alignment). This unit has surge protection arrangement . This unit has suitable connection for proper Earthing Terminal to avoid damage due to lightning and other voltage transients.

Power Supply Unit

Centrally located at Stations/Cabins connected to the Station Telephone Unit and 2 wire Line is connected to the Power Supply Unit.

Station Telephone Unit as well as all the Gate Telephones are connected on 2-Wire Omnibus Line. speech shall be ensured as below Station-Gate Conversation Gate-Gate Conversation Conferencing

Station-Gate Conversation :
Unless permitted and activated by the Station Master, Gate to Station or Station to Gate conversation is not possible. Only when Station Master presses a particular key designated for a particular Gate, that Gate Telephone will be activated for conversation. Other Gate Telephones will not be activated for conversation and they can neither speak nor listen to ongoing voice communication on 2-Wire Omnibus Circuit. As such confidentiality of speech is ensured.

Gate-Gate Conversation: Only when Master presses two or more Gate Buttons, those Gates are activated and will be able to converse to the Master as well as between them. The activated Gate Telephone will remain activated for conversation even if the handset of the Station Telephone Unit is placed on the hook so that conversation between the Gate Telephones can

continue. The Gate Telephone will be disconnected and Indicating LED on Station Telephone Unit meant for that particular Gate Telephone will go OFF, when the handset of that particular Gate Telephone is placed on the hook. Here as only selected Gate Telephones were activated for conversation, other Gate Telephones were not activated for

conversation and they can neither speak nor listen to ongoing voice. Conferencing: When Master presses ALL CALL button, all the Gate telephones are activated and can converse to the Master as well as among themselves. All the Gate Telephones will be disconnected and Indicating LED on Station Telephone Unit meant for all the Gate Telephones will go OFF, when Disconnect button of Station Telephone Unit is pressed.

Other Features:
Station Telephone Unit has voice recording facility for all the conversation between Station Telephone Unit and Gate Telephone. This entire recording being done through Single Channel Voice Logger.

 Station Telephone Unit has built in arrangement to process, record and store any ongoing voice communication taking place with Station Telephone Unit. The recording and storage of voice communication will start as soon as call is commenced from/to Station Telephone Unit and the same is terminated with the replacement of Handset of Station Telephone Unit.

All the Voice Recordings: Date and Time Stamped along with stamping of Station Identity. The Date, Time & Station Identity shall be part of file name of voice files. Recorded files are in *.wav file format, so that it can be replayed on Windows Media Player on any PC/Laptop with Windows OS. Storage of Voice Communication follow the FIFO(First In First Out) methodology. Once Voice Communication is stored in, no way it should get corrupted. It is not possible to format the hard disk by conventional methods.