Guntermann & Drunck GmbH - More Safety, Performance And Usability For Your Atc Tasks
| Company | Guntermann & Drunck GmbH |
|---|---|
| Date | 02.03.2016 |
The modernisation of ATC systems, in particular in combination with all harmonisation programs, rises the degree of complex IT installations. Only the use of the respective systems can expand the airspace capacities, which are necessary to manage the growing number of flight movements.
Therefore, an optimal system control is indispensable. Because installations have to be operated, administrated and properly protected in times of cyber security – and they should also provide reliable redundancies.
KVM technology offers a significant contribution to such safe and easy to operate structures. For decades, German manufacturers Guntermann & Drunck have been dealing with applications especially developed for the ATC industry.
OPTIMISED OPERATION AND CONDITIONS THROUGH KVM
By removing the systems from the working space – the tower or the control room – users are able to benefit from an environment that is free from heat and noises emitting from computers. The computers, however, are placed in a central equipment room, which facilitates the central administration of the system: The technicians do not have to interrupt their work in the control room.
KVM extender systems are used to operate a computer system in real time from distances up to 10,000 m. Together with the computers, other nuisances such as noise and heat vanish from the ATCO’s working environment, too.
MORE SAFETY THROUGH REDUNDANCY AND CYBER SECURITY
KVM switches enable to create redundancy concepts in a very easy way. There work can quickly be shifted to a back-up system.
With the increased interconnection of ATC systems the risk of cyber-attacks rises. Here redundancy concepts offer a further approach: If the redundant installation is set up on a completely different framework, it is easier to prevent attacks from the outside.
A KVM switch lets users easily operate several systems from one single workstation. Thus, controllers can simply be switched to a redundant system without having to interrupt them in their work.
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