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Integrated Passenger Information System as per RDSO Specification No. RDSO/SPN/TC/61/2012, Rev. 3.0 Presented By:Manish Kr. GuptaSSRE/Telecom

Specification IssuedFirst Specification issued on 12.06.2006.

2. Rev 1.0 issued on 18.09.2006.

3. Rev 2.0 issued on 01.10.2007 & Amendment 1.0 issued on 20.03.2009 on Rev 2.0.

4. Rev 3.0 issued on 27.09.2012.

2Vendors ApprovedTotal 13 vendors Approved

(11 presently vendors have been approved as per Rev 3.0 & 2 more vendors are under process of approval as per Rev 3.0)Pipe line Total 02 vendors (02 firms approved for CCA)

3INTEGRATED PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM(TRAIN INDICATION, COACH GUIDANCE ANDPC BASED ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM)The Integrated Passenger Information System consists of : Two control consoles in redundant mode loaded with software Display boards of different sizes Coach guidance display boards At a glance Display boards CCTV MDCH/PDCH PC based Announcement system

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Ethernet SwitchManual Redundancy Switch

Voice announcementTV Display

Multi Line DisplayAt a Glance DisplaySingle Line DisplayConverterConverterMDCHPDCHOptically isolated Current LoopOptically isolated Current LoopRS232RS232

Train Charting Server

videoaudio

Control Console Unit (CCU)This system has the provision of fully redundant console unit. CCU provides complete control and data entry. Works in redundant with another system for changeover at failures. Continuous data synchronization between two console units through LAN link Provided with voice recording and voice playback facility for PC announcement. Equipped with hardware and software for taking data from various Train Information systems. Video out for CCTV information system. Communicates with each system placed in the station.

6 Data Communication HUB Routes the signals coming from either of the two Control Console Units to the destinations namely Train arrival/departure display boards, Coach guidance display boards. Checks the integrity of packets and drops corrupted packet from transmission. Checks the link with each system and passes the status to CCU. LED indications for communication health status. Is of multiport serial communication with all ports are of optically isolated communication.7 Data Communication HUB The serial port connection to the coach guidance is of daisy chain. It will poll CGDBs at regular intervals for status. Even in case of failure of one unit, the communication to others is not affected. The connectors are mate-able to extend the communication link in case of repair or removal. Diagnostic routines are provided to operator to know the faulty ports. Both MDCH and PDCH are interchangeable.8

Multiline Display BoardsMultiline display board displays train number, name of train, expected arrival/departure time and platform number for multiple trains at a time. The multiline display boards are placed at the main entrance/ concourse of the station.

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Platform Display Board:

Platform display board displays train number, name of the train, expected time of arrival/departure and platform number. The platform display board displays the information of the train scheduled to arrive/depart from at that time. Platform display boards are located at suitable places on platforms/ foot-over bridges.

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At a glance display boards:

At-a-glance display board with coach guidance provided at entry of platform/ foot over bridge to indicate the details of train arriving/departing on that platform along with coach composition of train.

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Coach Guidance Display Board

CGDB provided on the platform for displaying coach position of the train, in revision 3.0 of the spec. colour of LED has been changed to white based on feedback from Rly.

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CCTV Monitors

The CCTV monitors display the train information similar to that displayed by a multiline display board. The CCTV monitors provided in the enquiry offices, waiting rooms or at any suitable place decided by the user.

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