ETCS. European rail traffic control system, or more specifically the train running, which is based on the application of new technologies for train / track interaction and information exchange, in order to increase driving automation, safety circulation and the potential of a railway line. The ETCS is part of the general ERTMS European railway traffic management program, with particular regard to safety and signaling functions as well as integration with various equipment, eg interlockiing. The functioning of ETCS is based on components that exchange information, respectively placed on the ground (along the track) and on board of the traction vehicle. These represent the evolution of the ATC (Automatic Train Control) and ATP (Automatic Train Protection) systems. More properly operational, planning and executive aspects are developed in the specifications of the ERTMS system within the programs financed by the European Commission (DGVII, V.) and the related consortia including the EEIG – ERTMS – UNISIG. The project was initially studied within ERRI, which in this regard outlined the functional requirements (Functional Requirements Specification, FRS), and the technical system requirements (System Requirements Specification, SRS). In this project, which is currently conducted by various European networks and signaling industries, the railways are responsible for the specification of functional requirements (FRS) and system requirements specifications (SRS) through the GEIE ERTMS and the EUROSIG industry consortium
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