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With Pan Dacom Direkt, SITA Airport IT secures operations at Düsseldorf Airport

At an airport, all aviation stakeholders come together. From passenger handling and security checks to baggage handling, airport operations and air traffic control, every person working in this ecosystem needs to collaborate and network - with each other, with the systems and with the passengers. When it comes to optimising day-to-day business, SITA Airport IT - the specialist for communications and IT solutions for the aviation industry - is the most important partner for airports and airlines, but also for public authorities and more than 250 large and medium-sized companies worldwide that benefit from SITA Airport IT's expertise every day.

Cooperation with trusted technology partner

Pan Dacom Direkt GmbH is a partner that offers both a broad portfolio of communications infrastructure solutions along with applications and complementary services and is therefore best placed to provide a secure, connected experience for staff and passengers in the aviation industry. Pan Dacom Direkt has supported SITA Airport IT since 2013 as a technology partner in implementing the requirements. In 2016, for example, the first data centre coupling based on DWDM technology was realised at Düsseldorf Airport DUS with the help of the SPEED-OTS-5000 system.

By using DWDM technology, the capacity of the existing fibre optic connection could be multiplied. The use of different colours (spectral light components/wavelengths) enables the simultaneous transmission of different applications. Parallel transmission can be easily extended to transmit up to 96 different applications via one fibre pair.

Thus, data rates of up to 25.6 Tbit/s per fibre pair can be realised with the SPEED-OTS-5000 system, which e.g. saves existing dedicated lines and ensures a fast ROI.

Keeping the "heart" running

Pan Dacom Direkt GmbH is a partner that offers both a broad portfolio of communications infrastructure solutions along with applications and complementary services and is therefore best placed to provide a secure, connected experience for staff and passengers in the aviation industry. Pan Dacom Direkt has supported SITA Airport IT since 2013 as a technology partner in implementing the requirements. In 2016, for example, the first data centre coupling based on DWDM technology was realised at Düsseldorf Airport DUS with the help of the SPEED-OTS-5000 system.

By using DWDM technology, the capacity of the existing fibre optic connection could be multiplied. The use of different colours (spectral light components/wavelengths) enables the simultaneous transmission of different applications. Parallel transmission can be easily extended to transmit up to 96 different applications via one fibre pair.

Thus, data rates of up to 25.6 Tbit/s per fibre pair can be realised with the SPEED-OTS-5000 system, which e.g. saves existing dedicated lines and ensures a fast ROI.

Keeping the "heart" running
The Airport Operational Database (AODB) is the "heart" of DUS Airport. It integrates the airport control system, resource allocation and billing systems. Thanks to the extremely competent project team of SITA Airport IT and an innovative technological approach, the operation of this central database hub is secured for the next few years.

Due to the sharp increase in bandwidth requirements, the existing infrastructure at Düsseldorf Airport DUS was fundamentally modernised and expanded for SITA Airport IT 2022. The innovative systems developed by Pan Dacom Direkt take over a high-performance, secure connection for the data centre link. In the process, 3x 16Gbit/s FiberChannel, 4x 25Gbit/s and 1x 1Gbit/s Ethernet for parallel and fail-safe transmission over two lines were put into operation with the expertise of the SITA Airport IT project team.

"Pan Dacom Direkt's SPEED-OTS-5000 system helps us keep the day-to-day operations running for our customers. The high-performance DWDM systems provide us with the necessary operational security as bandwidth requirements continue to rise, enabling SITA Airport IT GmbH to continue to impress our customers with performance and speed in the future," says Frank Schepers, Head of Infrastructure Management. Frank Schepers also emphasises: "In Pan Dacom Direkt we have found a professional and competent technology partner with whom we have been working successfully for years and with whom we will also master future challenges.

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