tailieunhanh - Recabling of Lester B. Pearson Int’l Airport far from plain

Information and control are of the utmost importance when moving millions of people and billions of dollars in airplanes and cargo. So it was no surprise when the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) began planning major changes to Lester B. Pearson International Airport, named after the former prime minister. The airport is Canada’s busiest and among the top 25 in the world, which is another reason communications was a top priority. A critical contribution to the growth and vitality of Ontario’s capital city, the airport was previously operated by the Canadian Government and was recently leased to the GTAA. Facing the task of increasing passenger traffic and revenue, the GTAA began a. | installation Recabling of Lester B. Pearson Int l Airport far from plain Sandra McWilliams ADC Telecommunications Reliability and security figure heavily in the new design of the revamped network. Information and control are of the utmost importance when moving millions of people and billions of dollars in airplanes and cargo. So it was no surprise when the Greater Toronto Airports Authority GTAA began planning major changes to Lester B. Pearson International Airport named after the former prime minister. The airport is Canada s busiest and among the top 25 in the world which is another reason communications was a top priority. A critical contribution to the growth and vitality of Ontario s capital city the airport was previously operated by the Canadian Government and was recently leased to the GTAA. Facing the task of increasing passenger traffic and revenue the GTAA began a comprehensive 15-year Airport Redevelopment Program in 1997 addressing all aspects of the airport infrastructure. The extensive reconstruction of existing facilities at new locations could have placed existing communications facilities at risk so it was deemed an ideal time to redesign and rebuild the communications infrastructure as part of the project. One of the first phases of the project included moving from the existing administration building in preparation for the demolition of one terminal and the construction of a new one. The GTAA administration building a primary communications center for the entire airport complex was relocated 3 kilometers away from its original location to make room for a new parking area. This relocation called for rerouting a great deal of optical-fiber and copper cabling supporting a complex of data systems security systems cameras and radar display feeds all vital to daily airport operations. Fresh start The existing communications facilities had been installed over a 17-year period to serve a variety of needs. Paul Midgley one of the project managers for .