TB/T 3160 Railway Traffic Control Communication System comprises two parts：
　　—Part 1： Technical Specifications;
　　—Part 2： Test Methods.
　　This is part 1 of TB/T 3160.
　　This part supersedes the technical requirements of TB/T 3053.1-2002 Digital Dispatch Communication System：Technical Requirement and Test Method of Digital Dispatch Equipment
　　and TB/T 3053.2-2002 Digital Dispatch Communication System：Technical Requirement and Test Method of Dispatcher (Orderly) Terminal.
　　The main changes with respect to the previous editions (TB/T 3053.1-2002，TB/T 3053.2-2002)are listed below：
　　—The contents related to the interoperability within different dispatch communication systems and between dispatch communication system and GSM-R system are added;
　　—The requirements on networking， function and performance of the system are added;
　　—The contents related to the types of system interface as well as the interface signaling are added.
　　This part is proposed and managed by Beijing National Railway Research &- Design Institute of Signal & Communication.
　　This part is drafted by the Fourth Survey & Design Institute of China Railway，China National Software and Service Co.，Ltd.，Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical Co.，Ltd.，and Jinan
　　Railway Tianlong High-tech Development Co.，Ltd.
　　This part is mainly drafted by Cheng Chaogang，Zhang Jian，Liu Zhengzi，Wei Ruchuan，Chen Jinhua， Zhou Junmin and Liu Yimin.
　　The revision history of the standards superseded by this part：
　　—TB/T 3053.1-2002;
　　—TB/T 3053.2-2002.