EN 17230:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2021
Informacijska tehnologija - Uporaba radiofrekvenčne prepoznave (RFID) v
železniškem prometu
Information technology - RFID in rail
Informationstechnik - RFID in Eisenbahnanwendungen
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17230:2020
ICS:
03.220.30 Železniški transport Transport by rail
35.040.50 Tehnike za samodejno Automatic identification and
razpoznavanje in zajem data capture techniques
podatkov
35.240.60 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in transport
prometu
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17230
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.040.50; 35.240.60
English Version
Information technology - RFID in rail
Technologies de l'information - Identification par Informationstechnik - RFID in Eisenbahnanwendungen
radiofréquence dans le secteur ferroviaire
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 October 2020.

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Contents                                                    Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 8
5 Concept . 9
6 RFID tag location . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Height of the tag in relation to the railhead . 10
6.3 Horizontal tag location . 10
6.4 Defining the orientation of the vehicle . 15
6.4.1 Introduction . 15
6.4.2 Flowchart for defining the vehicle end/side naming . 15
6.4.3 Vehicle with existing end / side markings according to the EN 13775 series 16
6.4.4 Vehicle with existing end/side markings other than the EN 13775 series or
without any existing end/side markings . 17
7 Data on the tag . 20
7.1 General . 20
7.2 GS1 data structure . 20
7.2.1 General . 20
7.2.2 Example tag numbering in the GS1 scheme . 22
7.3 Data structure with ASC Data Identifiers . 24
7.3.1 General . 24
7.3.2 Application Family Identifier (AFI) . 24
7.3.3 Unique Item Identifier (UII) content . 24
7.3.4 Example with data structure using ASC Data Identifiers . 25
7.4 Data protection on the TAG . 28
7.5 Data integrity between the tag content and the NVR . 28
7.6 Data authentication . 28
8 Tag characteristics . 28
8.1 Mounting the RFID tag on the rolling stock . 28
8.2 Tag performance requirements . 28
8.3 Tag lifetime . 29
9 Reader requirements . 30
Annex A (informative) Trackside implementation examples - two axle counters . 31
Annex B (informative) Trackside implementation examples - one axle counter . 32
Annex C (informative) Examples of use cases . 34
Annex D (informative) Padding Rules . 36
Bibliography . 37

European foreword
This document (EN 17230:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 225 “AIDC
Technologies”, the secretariat of which is held by TSE.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest May 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the
subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction
The aim of this document is to describe the implementation of the European Vehicle Number
(EVN) of the railway rolling stock in an electronic format via the ISO/IEC 18000-63 UHF Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in order to enable a consistent approach for an
interoperable implementation.
Furthermore, the authors of this document recognize that there exists today rolling stock which
uses other numbering schemes than the EVN, for example in the Baltic States. Some of these cases
are addressed in this document for informative purposes.
1 Scope
The RFID tag location, tag data content and functional requirements have been developed for
application on the main line railway networks. Other networks (such as metro) could apply to
this document but are outside of its scope.
This document contains:
— description of the RFID tag installation location;
— description of the RFID tag data content;
— description of the functional requirements in relation to the RFID tag track side reading
performance.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 13775-1, Railway applications - Measuring of new and modified freight wagons - Part 1:
Measuring principles
EN 14067-1:2003, Railway applications - Aerodynamics - Part 1: Symbols and units
EN 50125-3:2003, Railway applications - Environmental conditions for equipment - Part 3:
Equipment for signalling and telecommunications
ETSI EN 302 208, Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Radio
Frequency Identification Equipment operating in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz with power levels
up to 2 W and in the band 915 MHz to 921 MHz with power levels up to 4 W
ISO/IEC 15459 (all parts), Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture
techniques - Unique identification
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management -
Part 63: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type C
ISO/IEC 19762, Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC)
techniques - Harmonized vocabulary
ISO/IEC 20248, Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques -
Data structures - Digital signature meta structure
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 19762 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
vehicle
railway vehicle suitable for operation on wheels on railway lines, with or without traction;
composed of one or more structural and functional subsystems; carrying its own EVN
3.2
unit
generic term used to name the rolling stock which is subject to the application of this standard,
which may be composed of several vehicles
3.3
train
operational formation consisting of one or more units
3.4
fixed formation
train formation that can only be reconfigured within a workshop environment
3.5
trainset
fixed formation that can operate as a train; not intended to be reconfigured, except within a
workshop environment; composed of only motored or of motored and non-motored vehicles
3.6
network
lines, stations, terminals, and all kinds of fixed equipment needed to ensure safe and continuous
operation of the/a railway system
3.7
keeper
natural or legal person, who, being the owner of a vehicle or having the right to use it, exploits the
vehicle as a means of transport and is registered as such in a vehicle register
Note 1 to entry: Keeper is also defined in point (21) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
3.8
ECM
entity in charge of maintenance
Note 1 to entry: Entity in charge of maintenance is also defined in point (28) of Article 2 of Directive (EU)
2016/797.
3.9
infrastructure manager
rail infrastructure manager
Note 1 to entry: Rail infrastructure manager is also defined in point (44) of Article 2 of Directive (EU)
2016/797.
3.10
railway undertaking
public or private undertaking, the activity of which is to provide transport of goods and/or
passengers by rail on the basis that the undertaking is to ensure traction; this also includes
undertakings which provide traction only
Note 1 to entry: Railway undertaking is also defined in point (45) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
3.11
vehicle end
vehicle extremities in longitudinal direction (along the x-axis according to the coordinate system
defined in EN 14067-1:2003)
3.12
vehicle side
vehicle’s exterior surface in lateral direction (along the y-axis according to the coordinate system
defined in EN 14067-1:2003), reaching from one vehicle end to the other and from vehicle bottom
to vehicle top
3.13
running gear
wheelsets, bogies and associated suspension components
3.14
articulated vehicle with a shared running gear
system of articulation where each vehicle has its own secondary suspension but shares the
running
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