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StB Bar Coded Boarding Pass Implementation Guide 5.8.4. ATB In the ATB world a parametric table, or pectab, is used to display the data on the document. Migrating from ATB to BCBP requires reprogramming the pectab in the host to include a bar code. In the ATB model, the host sends the data as well as the pectab in order to print the ATB (see fig. 53). Format code W is the ATB2 magnetic stripes specifications defined in Resolution 722c attachment ‘C’. DCS Host Pectab Format code W ATB Figure 55 - Data flow of ATB printing The ATB reader decodes the data stored in the magnetic stripe according to format code W and transmits the data to the boarding application (see fig. 54). ATB Format Code W Terminal Emulator Passenger seat number or sequence number Boarding Application Figure 56 - Data flow of ATB reading 5.8.5. BCBP Implementing BCBP natively means that the airline programmes the host so that it sends a BCBP stream (see fig. 55). DCS Host BCBP format M BCBP 4 segments Figure 57 - Data flow of BCBP printing with host reprogramming The Terminal Emulator (see fig. 56) is upgraded so that at the boarding gate it handles the BCBP stream in M format. 68/128 27-May-2009
BCBP technical implementation BCBP format M Format M Upgraded Terminal Emulator Passenger seat number or sequence number Boarding Application Figure 58 - Data flow of BCBP reading with reprogramming of the Terminal Emulator 5.8.6. Solution for the transition The host sends format code W but BCBP requires M format. The format converter W→M may be in the airline application or may be provided by a CUTE provider or other software vendor (see fig. 57). Using third-party (CUTE or other software vendors) utilities may allow for “emulation of magnetic operations”, whereby an airline host or application which is written for magnetic operations today continues to work as it has before BCBP, and the third party’s software dynamically converts the magnetic stripe oriented commands from the airline host or application into BCBP commands and vice-versa. DCS Host Pectab Format code W Converter W->M BCBP format M BCBP 1 segment Store streams BCBP format M BCBP 4 segments Figure 59 - Data flow of BCBP printing without touching host This option consists in not touching the terminal emulator (see fig. 58). Instead the BCBP stream coming for the read in M format is converted into a stream in W format for the boarding application. BCBP format M Format M Convert stream Format Code W Terminal Emulator Passenger seat number or sequence number Boarding Application Figure 60 - Data flow of BCBP reading without upgrading the Terminal Emulator 5.9. CUTE / CUPPS Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) is a Recommended Practice 1797x published by IATA in June 2008, to replace the Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE). Trials are conducted but no live implementation yet. 4 th edition - June 2009 - www.iata.org/stb/bcbp 69/128
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