scope:

This document is a full revision to RTCA DO-230C, Integrated Security System Standard for Airport Access Control, (2011) providing standards and guidelines for implementing access control systems in the context of integrated security systems for airports. The document provides guidance on acquiring and designing such systems, testing and evaluating system performance, and operational requirements.

The document incorporates the latest technological advances in security access control systems and identity management technologies, including smart cards and biometrics. The nature of the changes in available technology, and the need to enhance sections pertaining to perimeter security, security operation support and identity management requirements, has led to a major change in the layout and content of the document. The major areas covered are:

- Introduction and Overview

- Credentialing - Biometrics

- Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)

- Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS)

- Video Surveillance Systems

- Security Operations Center (SOC)

- Integration

- Communications Infrastructure

- General Acquisition-Related Considerations

Special Committee 224 received input from the TSA and this resulted in several forward-looking statements and inputs from the TSA Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design and Construction, (May 2011). The TSA guidelines that cover passenger screening areas and checkpoint security were outside the scope of this document.

AeroMACS is based on the existing IEEE 802.16-2009 WiMAX standard. Within the WiMAX Forum ™, an Aviation Working Group (AWG) has been incorporated to adapt AeroMACS requirements into the WiMAX profile documents. This document has investigated the use of WiMAX Forum™ Mobile System Profile: Release 1.0 Version 0.9 (WMF-T23-001-R010v09) against avionics needs. No technical obstacles - which would make it impossible to operate this particular profile for aviation – were found. Further analysis of the AeroMACS features was performed in the context of the SESAR project P15.2.7 activities and the outcome of these activities has been injected in the finalization of the AeroMACS profile and related documents in RTCA and EUROCAE (e.g., the AeroMACS MOPS).