04 SIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONSSUPPLEMENT
Eurotunnel is the fastest cross-channel operator, with a crossing time of just 35 minutes with up to four departures an hour at peak times.
deployment progresses in order to ensure that the equipment installed is reaching the required performance levels. This phase will be followed by more extensive tests locally; first of all propagation in the tunnel will be examined, then propagation on the terminal, amongst other things. In a second phase, tests will be performed on a global level, followed by on Completion tests when the various elements of the GSM-R system (infrastructure, RFF core network, train equipment) will be tested in a real situation. This phase will have been preceded by a period of training for future users and adjustment of the operating procedures. Commissioning of the GSM-R has to be
prepared for in liaison with the neighbouring infrastructure managers (RFF and Network Rail) and the railway operators using the tunnel (Eurostar, DB, EWS) in order to ensure
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continuity of radio communication for the trains using the tunnel. On conclusion of this operational comm -
issioning, which is planned for the middle of 2014, Alcatel-Lucent will ensure operation and maintenance of Eurotunnel’s GSM-R infrastructure for two years and RFF will provide the GSM-R core network services. The GSM-R equipment in Eurotunnel rolling
stock was commissioned to the Siemens UK Mobility division in March 2010. After the initial design phases and the surveys performed on the different types of rolling stock, the detailed design and installation studies are underway and will end with a prototype being produced. With the introduction of digital tech -
nologies and GSM-R (Global System for Mobile communication for Railways), the railway network is modernising and moving towards a
communication system that has greater potential. The Channel Tunnel, a unique transport system subject to the most intense traffic in the world (400 trains a day in peak periods), is constantly inventing new solutions to increase the quality of service while facilitating the work of the operational crews. The choice of the latest telecommunications technology constitutes a real asset, combining both progress and competitiveness.
BIOGRAPHY
Michel Boudoussier is Chief Operating Officer of Eurotunnel, in charge of the Channel Tunnel Operations. He studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and became an Engineer at the Corps des Mines. Following several appointments in French Ministries, he spent a large
part of his career with SNCF before joining Eurotunnel.
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