Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
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<strong>BCBP</strong> technical implementation<br />
The CRS is the reservation system providing the list of passengers booked for a flight.<br />
The DCS is an application running either on a server that is hosted by the airline in a central<br />
location or on a local airport server.<br />
The CUTE is installed in the airport. The CUTE provides a connection to the DCS and to devices<br />
such as printers and readers.<br />
The bar code printed on the <strong>BCBP</strong> contains data coming from the CRS through the DCS and the<br />
CUTE. The data, e.g. passenger name, are captured by the reader at the gate and sent back to<br />
the CRS.<br />
Any future evolution of the CUTE technical specification should include as strategic drivers:<br />
• The use of commodity hardware and off-the-shelf software to reduce the total cost of<br />
operation<br />
• The consistency with <strong>IATA</strong> Resolution 792 ‘<strong>BCBP</strong>’<br />
5.8.3. Client/Server architecture<br />
The Server is called the Host, where the DCS is hosted. The Client is called the Terminal<br />
Emulator, where the agent interacts with the system.<br />
Upgrading the Terminal Emulator (TE) and deploying the latest version is one of the critical steps<br />
in the implementation of <strong>BCBP</strong>.<br />
Upgrading the TE requires its certification for the CUTE environments, such as SITA’s CUTE or<br />
ARINC’s MUSE (see <strong>IATA</strong> Strategic Partners in Appendix).<br />
The CUTE vendors will ask airlines to provide the new TE version to test it. Then the TE will be<br />
deployed in each airport, where it will be tested on the local infrastructure.<br />
The following aspects of the local infrastructure may be impacted:<br />
• <strong>Boarding</strong> Gate Reader: CUTE workstation peripheral that reads magnetic stripes<br />
• Laser Scan Reader: CUTE workstation peripheral that reads bar code data<br />
Some reworking needs to be done on site with the CUTE operator.<br />
The operator would proceed to a test flight. The airline should provide the operator with a test<br />
environment, including test bar codes.<br />
Just before starting the boarding process, the Departure Control System (DCS) sends the list of<br />
checked-in passengers to both the Terminal Emulator (TE) and the <strong>Boarding</strong> Gate Reader (see<br />
fig. 52). During the boarding process, the <strong>Boarding</strong> Gate Reader returns the names of<br />
passengers boarded and the DCS submits a refreshed list of checked-in passengers.<br />
DCS Host<br />
Passenger<br />
Name List<br />
Terminal Emulator<br />
Passenger<br />
Name List<br />
<strong>Bar</strong> code<br />
reader 1<br />
<strong>Bar</strong> code<br />
reader 2<br />
Figure 54 - Data flow of passenger list to gate readers<br />
4 th edition - June 2009 - www.iata.org/stb/bcbp 67/128