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AIMS: Airport Information Management System or message broker.
Communication system enabling different systems that connect to the Flight Information Management System to dialog. RESA’s AIMS is called FAIRWAY. |
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AODB: Airport Operational Data Base or FIMS (Flight Information Management System).
Information system on flight arrivals and departures. It can send information to the display system or other external systems via FAIRWAY. It also receives messages from the “outside world” (airlines, civil aviation, etc.) for automatic update. RESA’s FIMS is called INFOPAX. |
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ATB: Automated Ticket and Boarding Pass.
Ticket using an electronic microchip, magnetic stripe or any other coding system. |
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ATLAS: RESA’s land use fee billing system.
ATLAS is a non-aeronautical billing system for land use, utilities and commercial fees. |
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Aztec: 2D barcode format.
Symbols are generally square, with a distinctive square bulls eye in the centre. The data are coded in layers surrounding the bulls eye. This type of barcode is used for sending boarding passes to mobile phones. |
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BAGERA: RESA’s BRTS (Baggage Reconciliation and Tracking System).
BAGERA guarantees that each bag loaded is matched with a passenger who has actually boarded. |
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Barcode 1D: One-dimensional barcode.
Representation of a string of numbers in the form of a symbol composed of varying width bars and spaces.
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Barcode 2D: Two-dimensional barcode.
Representation of a string of numbers in the form of a symbol composed of varying width squares and dots. |
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BCBP: Bar Coded Boarding Pass.
Boarding pass with a 2D barcode. Under the IATA “Simplifying the Business” initiative, the BCBP standard will be 100% implemented by 2010. |
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BCR: Bar Code Reader.
Reader that reads 1D and 2D barcodes. It reads bag tags attached at check-in. |
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BGR: Boarding Gate Reader.
Reader that reads boarding passes during passenger boarding. |
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| BPP: Boarding Pass Printer. |
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| BRS: Baggage Reconciliation and Tracking System that guarantees that each bag loaded is matched with a passenger who has actually boarded. RESA’s BRTS is called BAGERA. |
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| BTP: Bag Tag Printer. |
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CASTOR: CASTOR stands for Collecte Automatisée de Statistiques de Trafic Opérationnel et des données de Redevances aériennes [automated collection of traffic statistics and fee data].
RESA’s flight traffic and load data collection system.
It receives the information from the airlines and the FIMS, checks and validates it and then sends it to the statistics and billing systems. |
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CLF: Common Language Facility.
Easy to use and intuitive graphical interface solution for use by agents working on one or several host systems. This product is designed for agents who work for several airlines. Airlines are increasingly developing user-friendly graphic applications, which are reducing the need for CLF solutions. |
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COHOR: Association pour la Coordination des Horaires.
This French association allocates time slots at major French airports and ensures that air carriers respect the schedules. |
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CREWS: RESA’s CUTE system (Common Use Terminal Equipment)/CUPPS (Common Use Passenger Processing Systems).
Common use system for airport resources. CREWS enables several airlines to physically share computers, check-in counters and boarding gates. |
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CREWS LDCS: RESA’s Local DCS (Local Departure Control System).
CREWS LDCS is a local computerized check-in and boarding system that prints boarding passes and bag tags and reads the boarding passes automatically at the gate. This system is designed for airlines that do not have a host DCS or do not want to use their DCS on a site. It is also used by airports and handling agents processing low-cost and charter flights. |
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| CRM: Customer Relationship Management. |
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CUPPS: Common Use Passenger Processing System.
New IATA CUPPS standard that will replace IATA recommendation 1797 and harmonize the interface among airline applications and CUTE platforms. |
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CUSS: Common Use Self Service.
Self-service check-in terminal that prints 2D barcode boarding passes, reads electronic passports, and checks in passengers with or without baggage. |
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CUTE: Common Use Terminal Equipment.
Common use system for airport resources. Airlines can physically share computers, check-in counters and boarding gates. RESA’s CUTE system is called CREWS. |
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| DCP: Document printer that prints information lists (passengers, bags, etc.). |
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DCS: Departure Control System.
Airline computer system that contains all the applications needed to process passengers and bags. |
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DGAC: Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile.
The DGAC is in charge of issuing authorizations to air carriers to operate commercial traffic from, to or inside France. |
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DIAGRAM: RESA’s Airport resource management system: check-in counters, boarding gates, baggage chutes, exits, carrousels, and parking stands.
With DIAGRAM, airport resources can be viewed and allocated graphically in accordance with the specific needs of each site. |
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FAIRWAY: RESA’s communication system.
FAIRWAY enables different airport systems to dialog. It facilitates data sharing and seamlessly handles the protocols needed for all the systems to communicate with each other. |
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FIDS: Flight Information Display System.
Flight Information Display System that displays flight information on monitors. RESA’s FIDS is called VISTA. |
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FIMS: Flight Information Management System or AODB (Airport Operational Data Base).
Information system on flight arrivals and departures. It is composed of 3 functional modules: the reference database, the seasonal schedule and the real time schedule. RESA’s FIMS is called INFOPAX. |
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FTP: File Transfer Protocol.
This is a communication protocol for exchanging electronic files on a TCP/IP network. It lets users send files from one computer to another on the network, or delete or modify files on another computer. |
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GAIMS: Global Airport Information Management System.
RESA software suite that meets all the operational needs of airports, airlines and handling agents in terms of processing flights and passengers. |
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| Gateway: Communication gateway between the CREWS platform and the airline host DCS systems. A gateway is not needed when a direct IP line is used. Some examples of gateways are P1024B (ALC) and P1024C (UTS). |
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| GUI: Graphical User Interface. |
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| HHT: Hand Held Terminals. Smart terminals that can run applications, for example BAGERA runs on hand held terminals for baggage handlers. |
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| Host: Proprietary airline computer system that contains all the applications needed to process passengers and bags. |
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IATA: International Air Transport Association.
Private airline association that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. |
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| IATA code: International system that assigns a 3-letter code to cities and airports (Toulouse: TLS) and a 2-letter code to airlines (Air France: AF). The codes are defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). |
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ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization.
Its role is to develop standards for international air transport. |
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| ICAO code: Four-letter geographic classification code assigned to every airport in the world (Toulouse: LFBO). The codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). |
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INFOPAX: RESA’s Flight Information Management System (FIMS) also known as AODB.
Information system on flight arrivals and departures. INFOPAX is composed of 3 functional modules: the reference database, the seasonal schedule and the real time schedule. |
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INVOICE: RESA’s airport billing system.
INVOICE automatically calculates fees and aeronautical services billed to airlines and agents (parking, lighting, passengers, landing, miscellaneous services). |
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LDCS: Local Departure Control System.
Computerized check-in and boarding system that prints boarding passes and bag tags and reads the boarding passes automatically at the gate. This system is designed for airlines that do not have a host DCS or do not want to use their DCS on a site. It is also used by airports and handling agents processing low-cost and charter flights. RESA’s Local DCS system is called CREWS LDCS. |
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MSR: Magnetic Stripe Reader.
Reader that reads the magnetic stripes on ATB tickets, credit cards, airline loyalty cards, etc. |
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OCR: Optical Character Recognition.
Optical character recognition system that reads information on passports, ID cards, visas, etc. |
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OS: Operating System.
System than RESA applications run on. It is installed on the servers and workstations. |
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PDF417: 2D barcode format.
The information is coded in two steps: the data are converted into “key words” which are then converted into bars and spaces. |
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PECTAB: Parametric Table.
File defining the position of the information on the boarding pass and bag tag: passenger name, flight number, seat number, etc. |
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| Protocol: A protocol is a standard method that enables processes to dialog, in other words, a set of rules and procedures for sending and receiving data over a network. |
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Protocol P1024B or C: Type of communication protocol used by the DCS systems of certain airlines to communicate between the workstation and the airline host.
Protocol P1024B is also known as ALC (Airline Link Control).
Protocol P1024C is also known as UTS (Unisys Terminal System). |
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Protocol TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol.
TCP/IP is the set of communication rules used on the internet. It is based on IP addressing, in other words providing an IP address to each device on the network in order to route data. |
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RFID: Radio Frequency Identification.
RFID tags are applied to or incorporated into an object for the purpose of remote identification and tracking using radio waves. |
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SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol.
SNMP is used in network management systems (HP OpenView, IBM NetView) to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. |
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| TAG: Baggage tag. |
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TFT: Thin-Film Transistor.
Liquid crystal screen (LCD) technology. |
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UAF: Union des Aéroports Français.
The Union of French Airports represents the interests of its members with Parliament and Government, airlines and suppliers. |
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ULD: Unit Load Device.
Type of container. Unit that bags are loaded into. BAGERA manages the ULD fleet and can identify which ULD a bag is in and where the ULD is at any time. |
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VISTA: RESA’s Flight Information Display System or FIDS.
VISTA is an innovative flight information display system that displays flight information to the public. The system receives information from the FIMS and can handle an unlimited number of images and display terminals. |
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VISTA WEB: RESA’s Flight Information Display System for airport staff.
VISTA WEB provides airport staff (administrators and operators) with flight information from any workstation. |
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VNC: Virtual Network Computing.
VNC software provides cross-platform support allowing remote control between different types of computers. |
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After the implementation, in 2009, of some of its systems at the international airport of Lagos, the biggest city of the country, RESA has installed its CREWS CUTE system and Local Departure Control System at the international airport of Abuja, capital city of Nigeria.
