1 Scope
This part of IEC 62290 provides an introduction to the IEC 62290 siries and deals with the main concepts, the system definition, the principles and the basic
functions of UGTMS (urban guided transport management and command/control systems) for use in urban guided passenger transport lines and
networks. This document is applicable for new lines or resignalling of existing lines.
This document is applicable to applications using
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• continuous data transmission,
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• continuous supervision of train movements by train protection profile, and
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• localisation of trains by onboard UGTMS equipment (reporting trains), and optionally by external wayside (and optionally onboard) device.

