NIS-R simplifies communication

The NIS-Rail solution consists of complete support of all GSM-R-specific communication functions, making it a fully-fledged GSM-R dispatcher system.

It is connected to the GSM-R network directly via IP interfaces (SIP trunk + XML) or via two central GSM-R gateways (ISDN E1 + data interfaces). The GSM-R-specific functions are supported end-to-end to the dispatcher terminals: Functional addressing, call priorities, rail emergency calls, group calls, broadcast calls, DSD alarms, short messages, etc.

Furthermore, additional interfaces to a train traffic control system and/or an IN server facilitate the dynamic display of train lists with up-to-date train locations filtered by responsibility. This way a dispatcher always sees the trains moving within his/her area of responsibility on their SBG operating terminal.

See also GSM-R dispatcher solution

Log in to any SBG operating terminal for one or several functions (roles) with; subsequently, you can be contacted under the respective role number, irrespective of your current location. The NIS-R offers you a sophisticated, role-based call routing system across all nodes as well as a user administration:

• User login linked to authorisation groups (only authorised operators are given access to certain roles and call destinations)
• The same role can be assumed at several SBGs at the same time (to relieve a work station when the degree of capacity utilisation is high)
• Roles can be assumed remotely from work stations that are no longer staffed
• Several roles can be assumed at the same time at one work station (local / remote operation, day / night operation, shift changeover)
• Once you have assumed a role, the SBG operating terminal displays a customised user interface configured for the specific role

 

 

Although GSM-R is increasingly expanding, there are sections of the line and stations that are not (or not yet) equipped with GSM-R. In these areas alternative radio technologies are used to communicate with mobile subscribers (e.g. shunting or construction site radio).

With our MGV4000 gateway family you can exploit communication with different analogue and digital radio networks (E&M, TETRA, MPT1327, etc.). Therefore, NIS-Rail enables the dispatcher to simultaneously communicate with a range of radio networks that are based on very different technologies.

See also Radio dispatcher  solution  

The NIS-Rail solution provides comprehensive PA functions that enable you make PA announcements, either from a local or a remote/central PA terminal, to any platform in excellent audio quality. By installing the PASys services on the NIS-R, time-controlled, fully automatic announcements in several languages can also be programmed.

For further details on PA solutions, please visit Solutions/PA solutions.

NIS-Rail can be connected to a private business telephone network (GT) or the public switched telephone network (PSTN) via telephony gateways (ISDN or analogue FXO). Thus the dispatcher has full connectivity to any external points and in particular to emergency numbers (police, fire service, ambulance service, etc.) and to GSM mobile subscribers.

Via NIS-Rail’s integrated subscriber and rights management you can specify individually, both for incoming and outgoing calls, which destinations may be called and which must not be called.

With our sturdy ROC call points, information points, SOS telephones as well as call point electronics that can be integrated we are able to offer you solutions for talking via speakerphone in noisy environments and for communicating with remote areas near the rail tracks:

• Call points in the vicinity of the rail tracks (e.g. for talking via speakerphone from an adjacent shunting engine)
• Call points in tunnel recesses
• SOS telephones and information points on platforms
• Call points integrated into information walls
• Call points integrated into ticket machines