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45 Access controlâPractice of restricting entrance to a prop- erty, a building, or a room to authorized persons only. Air Operations Database (AODB)âCentral database to be used for collecting, analyzing, and sharing the airports operational data among the approved users and other applications. Airports Council International (ACI)âWorldwide airport organization that focuses primarily on international avia- tion issues while concurrently supporting the services and programs of the members in each of its five regions. Air Transport Association (ATA)âTrade association of U.S. airlines. Its primary purpose is to represent the air- lines in government decisions regarding aviation. American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)â Professional organization of airport executives, whose pri- mary goal is to assist airport executives in fulfilling their responsibilities to the airports and communities they serve. Application providerâEntity responsible for the provision and management of its applications accessible from a CUPPS workstation; for example, an airline or third party. Application supplierâEntity responsible for the develop- ment and/or support of an application. Association of European Airlines (AEA)âCommonly refers to the ATB and BTP printer specifications maintained by AEA. Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS)âAutomated system designed to provide for the electronic tracking and match- ing of baggage. Baggage reconciliation/trackingâMethod of baggage man- agement that creates a bag tag and tracks the baggage throughout the sortation process until it is delivered to the aircraft or the baggage belt. Building management systemsâBuilding management systems are the systems necessary to operate a building. These systems include heating, ventilation, and air condi- tioning (HVAC); energy management control systems; fire detection systems; standby power systems; lighting systems; etc. Closed circuit television (CCTV)âSurveillance equipment used to monitor activities within a required area. Common useâProcess, systems, and physical changes needed at an airport to make gates useable by multiple airlines. Common use continuumâMethod of measuring the capac- ity of common use changes at an airport. Common Use Passenger Processing (CUPPS)âDescribes the range of services, specifications, and standards enacted to enable multiple airlines to share physical check-in and/or gate podium positions (whether simultaneously or consecutively). Common Use Self-Service (CUSS)âStandard for multiple airlines to provide a check-in application for use by pas- sengers on a single device. IATA and ATA adopted this new standard during the Joint Passenger Service Conference in November 2000. The IATA reference is RP1706C and the ATA reference is 30.100. Common use strategyâPlans put together by an airport or an airline to execute common use solutions. Common use technical equipment (CUTE)âComputer sys- tem provided to airlines by the airport that allows airline staff to access their own computer systems without having their own dedicated equipment, while allowing more flex- ible and efficient use of airport facilities. CUPPS applicationâCertified business application that will run on all CUPPS certified platforms. The CUPPS appli- cation is the essential part of the CUPPS system providing the functionality the CUPPS workstation offers. It depends on the CUPPS application whether a workstation can be used for ticketing, as a gate podium workstation, jet way podium, or anything else. There is theoretically no limita- tion as to the nature and number of applications that can be offered on a CUPPS system. The provider of the CUPPS application could be an airline, airport, or a third party. CUPPS management groupâA CUPPS management group comprised of airlines, airports and IATA partners will be responsible for managing the certification process and amending CUPPS standards. CUPPS platformâThis defined environment supports applica- tions for one or more airlines and conforms to the standards as described in this Recommended Practice. CUTE CLUBâCute Local User Board. Dynamic signageâSignage using electronic screens such as liquid crystal display (LCD) or plasma screens that can be used to display information to passengers. The informa- tion on these screens can change, thus making them dynamic. Gate management system (GMS)âAutomated system used to manage, consistent with specified airport/airline busi- ness goals, the assignment of airport gates for use by aircraft and potentially services through different airlines. A GMS allows an airport operator or airline to plan, operate, manage, and document the usage of the gates. Depending on sophistication, a GMS can also manage the many resources critical to the movement of aircraft at air- port gates. Highly sophisticated systems are better known as resource management systems. GIDsâGate information displays. GISâGeographical information system. Hard standâHard-surfaced area for parking aircraft or ground vehicles, usually away from the gates. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)âSet of concepts and techniques for managing information technology (IT) infrastructure, development, and opera- tions. International Air Transport Association (IATA)âGlobal trade organization for airlines whose mission is to repre- sent, lead, and serve the airline industry. GLOSSARY
Joint Passenger Services Committee (JPSC)âJoint commit- tee between IATA and ATA. Local Boarding Application (LBA)âAllows each airline to communicate with its own host computer system. Local Departure Control System (LDCS)âFacilitates re- conciliation of passenger check-in with reservations, records seat assignments, and prints boarding passes, bag tags, and flight manifests. An LDCS is intended for use by airlines that are not linked to a host system. MOUâMemorandum of Understanding. Multi-User Baggage Information Display System (MU- BIDS)âDynamic display that shows baggage carousel locations for all incoming flights. Multi-User Flight Information Display System (MUFIDS)â Dynamic display that shows consolidated flight informa- tion for all flight activity at an airport for a defined period of time. OPDBâOperational database (see AODB). Platform providerâEntity responsible for ongoing provision and management of the platform. The platform provider could be an airport, airline, or third party company. Platform supplierâEntity that provides any component of the platform. 46 Premise Distribution System (PDS)âEngineered cable plant designed with the intent of supporting all communications systems network interconnection needs for a substantial period of time. Remain over night (RON)âAreas of an airport used for the overnight parking and staging of an aircraft. Service providerâEntity responsible for maintaining the operational service performance of the platform. Simplifying the Business (StB)âCollection of the following five initiatives by IATA to improve passenger processing and airline business: 1. E-ticketing 2. Common Use Self-Service 3. Bar-coded boarding pass 4. Radio frequency ID 5. IATA e-Freight. TelephonyâUse or operation of an apparatus or device for the transmission of sounds between distinct, separate points. Voice over IP (VoIP)âTechnology used to transmit voice con- versations over a data network using the Internet protocol. Web application servicesâStandardized way of integrating web-based applications using standard protocols over the Internet.