Delhi airport gets new Airport Ops Control Center

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 02 August 2010, 15:32 IST
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New Delhi: After the New Terminal (T3) commenced full scale operations at the Delhi International Airport, HCL Infosystems has now installed an Airport Operation Control Center (AOCC) for the terminal. The AOCC deployed at the airport terminal is the largest in India. The Center facilitates highest level of airside operations, resources planning and allocation, terminal operations & security, allowing various agencies and departments to collaborate real time. The 24X7 operation center will enable ops teams with increased efficacy, reliability, security, scalability, real-time intelligence and information security, providing comprehensive situation analysis and management capabilities. J.V. Ramamurthy, President and COO, HCL Infosystems, said, "HCL Infosystems takes pride in partnering with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to design this unique infrastructure solution AOCC which would not only increase efficiency manifolds but also equip the authorities to deal with any possible issues real-time. The solution deployed apart from meeting all quality standards at all levels, is truly a green control center being highly energy efficient." The AOCC has been designed to cater various operational and service requirements for daily airport management system, integrating 19 IT systems to manage the terminal and also capable to view and monitor overall operations of Airport for real time inputs and collaborative operations. There are over 3000 cameras overlooking the terminal. The Center integrates some of the paramount practices used in some of the most modern and progressive airports across the world such as Madrid and Barcelona Airport in Spain, Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, Kuala lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, Changi Airport in Singapore.