A fiber optic backbone is spanning the complete airport area, supporting all services. The number of services is extremely high. Some examples: air navigation and surveillance system, airfield ground lighting, meteorological sensing, fire alarm system, fuel monitoring and control, airport police communication system, access control systems, airport administrative voice and data systems, building climate control and conditioning systems, etc.. Besides services for internal use, airport tenants, franchisees and concessionaires also need communication services.

The communication network in airports integrates operational needs as well as safety and security applications.

• Any communication infrastructure at an airfield needs to be extremely reliable and stable.
• Ensuring safe and efficient air traffic management for all aviators is of paramount importance. For this reason all facilities are backed-up with redundant equipment.
• A network management system monitors everything from the optical fiber connection down to the application interface port, gives an overview and control of the communication network and facilitates maintenance.
• Auto routing capability ensures self-restoring capabilities.

OTN embraces all these requirements. Take a look at the benefits of an OTN.

Worldwide proven experience:

• Schiphol (Netherlands)
• Düsseldorf (Germany)
• Cayenne (FG)
• ATNS (South Africa)