scope:

This Technical Report aims at providing information to be used for the design of the future activities for making a 'perimeter protection standard'.

This CEN Technical Report describes a performance classification methodology for the identification of the desired systems performance for perimeter protection systems. It also gives a conceptual framework for matching the desired performance and the capabilities of a possible solution.

Furthermore this CEN Technical Report presents the results of inventories that have been made on current systems and (generic type) products, relevant member states regulations, relevant documents from CEN, CEN/TC 325, ISO and other sources. It should be noted that these inventories cannot be considered complete and any values given should be considered indicative values.

The following subjects are not covered by this Technical Report:

− threats approaching from the sea side;

− threats approaching through the air.

It is recognized that with regard to vital infrastructure and very high risk objects the generic system approach indicated in this Technical Report may not suffice and additional checklists and risk assessment tools may be required.

Purpose

The increasing need for customers to be able to select and purchase perimeter protection solutions that fit their needs calls for a generic and structured approach to the assessment of risks, to the identification of functional requirements, to the classification of perimeter protection solutions, including organizational measures, and to the design and test criteria for such perimeter protection solutions. This Technical Report is a step in the development of that approach.

The general goal that has been set is to make a European Standard that is applicable to a wide range of perimeter protection solutions, covering the needs for basic barriers and entrance solutions to more complex, high security solutions.

This Technical Report firstly describes the conceptual basis for further development of security performance requirements, technical specifications and test methods for use in perimeter protection systems in a European context. The report focusses on the performance classification methodology for the identification of the desired systems performance.

Secondly this Technical Report presents the results of inventories that have been made on current systems and (generic type) products that are available to the design engineer in both the public and private sector, relevant member states regulations, relevant documents from CEN, CEN/TC 325, ISO and other sources. The results are presented in annexes to this report.

This Technical Report therefore aims at providing information to be used for the design of future activities for making the 'perimeter protection standard'. It is not intended as a guidance for the actual development of perimeter protection systems. Nonetheless the information in this report may function as an aid to practitioners in their choice of appropriate measures in order to meet the diverse requirements.