Flughafen Hannover GmbH (PSIairport)

In June, 1998 the first in the German airport baggage processing system with integrated 100% controls was put into operation.

The Flughafen Hannover GmbH Langenhagen company constructed the new terminal (the terminal C). At the same time it appointed Vanderlande Industries GmbH company as the general contractor for installation of processing system of baggage and sorting (GFSA). The PSI Logistics GmbH company delivered a system for the module GFSA at the level of the managing computer.

The GFSA system was developed for round-the-clock operation seven days a week. It distributes up to 1600 units of baggage per hour on 22 different sorting devices. The drives of previously checked in luggage which are built in the GFSA system have the volume of 200 units.

Setting task and implementation

For ensuring high operational readiness at round-the-clock operation seven days a week are used the special equipment. The solution of high reliability which is specially developed by PSI Logistics GmbH on the basis of two computers with UNIX considers, first of all, requirements imposed to the software with high operational coefficient providing function of connection of the hoisting-and-transport equipment.

The luggage which is checked in on a front desk will be checked according to the parameters entered by operators and at 100%-the control exercised from the computer host automatically to be delivered by means of sorting devices. The computer sorting host obtains the information required through the connected systems. Flexible reconfiguration of sorting devices is at any time possible.

• The computer obtains data on baggage for further processing via two SITA interfaces (Cubes/MDS) from the relevant airlines.
• Information on the runs connected with baggage are transmitted through the interface from a management system for the schedule of flights (FPMS). FPMS, in turn, after completion of flight receives complete statistics of flights from the computer.
• Results of rentgentelevizionny examination are transmitted from the computer host to the system of connection of baggage and passengers belonging to the Federal Border Service.

Setup by the user of sorting devices is supported by information dialogs of the computer host. Specialized functions of jobs, for example, so-called "processing without reading" or "processing at the last moment", allow operators to overcome specific situations easily.

If the baggage of any airline is processed through baggage processing system which does not transfer to the computer host data on baggage on SITA network, then and for this situation the alternative solution is established. By means of printout of IATA compatible labels for baggage and comparison of these labels to specific runs, these airlines will also be able to take advantage of the modern equipment. For this purpose in parallel with printout of labels BSM information, necessary for sorting, is sent to the computer host.

Configuration

Level of the computer host of management is constructed on classical architecture the client-server. The system of high reliability on server side consists of two Hewlett Packard UNIX-COMPUTERS for HP-UX 10.20. These data are stored in two Oracle databases. At possible failure in the working server switching to standby system, proceeding from the set system status is automatic. It is performed using the special mechanism of synchronization with a possibility of input of parameters.

In workplaces client Java applications under Windows NT are set.

The control of the hoisting-and-transport equipment and the related additional systems of third-party suppliers are connected through the configured data transmission interfaces TCP/IP.

Thanks to the innovation system architecture, sorting of baggage at the most modern level is provided.

Since the beginning of operation of this software product (June, 1998) any failure because of the general manager of the computer was not registered.