ARUDAN - Alarm and error reporting system for use in data networks

TAS-Link as the first ever alarm system for the Intranet and Internet incl. "VdS" certification

• TAS-Link using a TCP/IP transmission route
• Usable for Intranet and Internet
• The only device including a "BSI" approval and a "VdS" certification
• Optimum protection at reduced costs
• Economic operation because expensive leased lines are no longer required

The TAS-Link error reporting and alarm system, as the first system on the market, has been awarded the "VdS" certification including permission for transmission of alarms via data networks.  TAS-Link establishes a virtual private network (VPN) and meets the highest requirements in terms of operational security and reliability. For the first time ever, use of expensive leased lines no longer applies without having to worry about compromising security of the protected premises.

TAS-Link is designed for premises with high security requirements like bank offices. Especially if the bank branches are linked via an internal network or even network by using the Internet, the benefits of TAS-Link will show. Because the alarm system encodes its messages using an algorithm given by the Federal Office for Information Security ("BSI"), they cannot be decoded by any outsider. Based on this "BSI"-encoding procedure, TAS-Link establishes a virtual private network (VPN) in the data network, which is efficiently protected from any external access.

With the "VdS" certification for the TCP/IP transmission of messages just received, TAS-Link offers high security at a competitive price without compromising insurance protection for the premises to be monitored. The system is designed for redundant alarm transmission and can use analogue and digital phone lines, GSM mobile networks and data-network access points according to the X.25 standard, as well. This allows an easy system adaptation to individual conditions of individual premises.

ARUDAN - Alarm and error reporting system for use in data networks

In general, there are the following different applications with respect to transmission via data networks:

1. ALARM TRANSMISSION FOR "ENTERPRISES WITH BRANCH NETWORKS OR BANKS WITH SEVERAL BRANCH OFFICES" - ARUDAN "CS" application

Banks, but in an increasing number also other enterprises of any kind with a branch network, have their own closed data networks for internal enterprise communication.
If an enterprise has an existing data network infrastructure, the existing transmission routes can obviously be used for alarm functions as well. Alarm routes are, for instance, pooled with multiple redundancy in the customer data network, and alarms are then forwarded to the corresponding emergency response unit by using one or several private leased lines, depending on the individual concept.

Figures show examples of the alarm and error message transmission for customers with their own data network, like e.g. for:

•  Banks,
•  Credit Unions,
•  Carriers,
•  Public utility companies,
•  Authorities,
•  Enterprises of any kind with a branch structure.

Features:

• Message transmission to a central location (e.g. to an internal error or alarm control centre and / or to external control centres)
• Connection of external control centres via simple firewall concepts
• Utilisation of the customer's own TCP/IP and X.25 data networks

2. ALARM TRANSMISSION FOR "INDIVIDUAL PREMISES VIA PUBLIC NETWORKS (INTERNET)" - ARUDAN "VPN" application

Individual premises with higher security requirements should be equipped with alarm message transmission according to the "VdS" requirements. Transmission must be carried out in leased line quality, according to the insurer or to the "VdS" category B/C. That means any interruption to a connection must be detected and signalled within 20 seconds.  An ADSL line can be used for connection with the public Internet. In combination with a flat rate tariff (Internet access at a fixed rate) it is worthwhile using public networks for protected and sustainable alarm transmission.

For example:

• Industrial plants,
• Private and holiday homes,
• Enterprises with a few subsidiaries.

Features:

• Securing premises with higher security requirements
• Permanent connection acc. to VdS 2471
• Establishing a virtual private network (VPN) based on using public networks
• Authentication and encryption method using a "BSI" algorithm (Federal Office for Information Security)
• Access via any type of permanent TCP/IP network access
• Security at the level of a leased line for the price of an on-demand connection
• "VdS" 2465 transmission protocol
• Ideal for use with high-security applications in private networks or with alarm transmission in public networks