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[railML3.4] References between RBC and Balises [message #4141] Tue, 01 September 2026 04:51 Go to next message
Jörg von Lingen is currently offline  Jörg von Lingen
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Dear all,

at the moment we have the RBC in IL domain with element
<containsTrackAsset> to refer to the elements known to the RBC. However,
this reference would be only to track assets in IL domain like signals,
tracks or switches.
On the other side we have the balises only in IS domain as there is
normally no direct/physical connection to an interlocking or RBC. For
switchable balises the connection is via LEU.

The RBC shall also know all related balises. Thus there have to be a
reference element in RBC. I see two possible ways to realise this.

1. We introduce a balise element in IL domain as track asset. Then we
can refer from RBC using <containsTrackAsset>. However, this would arise
the question what functional data we currently have in IS:balise shall
be transferred to IL:balise.

2. We introduce an additional element <containsBalise> with reference to
any IS:balise.

Please give me your opinion which solution you would prefer.

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Best regards,
Joerg v. Lingen - Interlocking Coordinator
Re: [railML3.4] References between RBC and Balises [message #4143 is a reply to message #4141] Tue, 01 September 2026 09:44 Go to previous message
Mathias Vanden Auweele is currently offline  Mathias Vanden Auweele
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Hello Jörg, I would prefer the second option with <containsBalise>

Mathias Vanden Auweele
Railway data freelancer
https://matdata.eu
Brussels, Belgium
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