Security management systems (PSIM) and control rooms
Every security trade on one interface: we plan the integration, manufacturer-independently and across sites.
Where a company operates various systems for hazard prevention (such as fire alarm or intrusion detection systems, building management technology and/or plant automation), the use of a superordinate security management system, also known as Physical Security Information Management (PSIM), is worth considering.
We plan these systems for corporate security and specialist departments, for operators of critical infrastructure with several sites, for building owners and investors with a grown estate of installations, and for public sector clients who have to tender a cross-manufacturer solution.
What characterises a modern security management system or PSIM?
Modern security management systems and PSIM are based on an innovative package of software applications for monitoring buildings and controlling security and building management systems. Integrating manufacturer-specific installations through a single unified interface creates high acceptance among users, through simple, intuitive operation and central monitoring of all connected systems. A modular system allows different trades, including those from different manufacturers, to be incorporated, and through this neutrality creates a high degree of flexibility and economy. In doing so it relies on neutral and freely available interfaces such as BACnet or OPC.
Which functions are supported?
Displaying the alarm graphic and guiding the necessary measures in the event of an intervention (fire, intrusion and so on), controlling the video camera, releasing barrier systems, or making an announcement over an intercom: all of these activities are supported by a management system through largely automated workflows. This approach also works across several sites and, where applicable, across national borders.
PLANATEL helps you choose your system
Our consulting services cover concept development, the clarification of organisational and technical framework conditions, and the tendering of management systems. We accompany you through the process of technical and commercial bid clarification, contract award and project realisation. The integration of different manufacturers and trades onto a single, standardised interface is a focus of our work, in compliance with the applicable standards (including EN 54, EN 50131-1, EN 50136-1, EN 50518 and VdS 3534).
Typical questions (checklist)
- Do you need a command and control system (ELS), a security management system, or a PSIM solution?
- Can your control panels be connected to a superordinate management system?
- Which infrastructures are required?
- Are the organisational processes aligned with a management solution?
- Which fallback levels are available?
- Which data does the crisis team need?
Control rooms
Control rooms, also known as command centres, direct the operational activity of the organisations assigned to them, receive emergency calls or information, evaluate them, and coordinate the connected services. PLANATEL plans the processes surrounding the control room and the (security-related) technical fit-out of control rooms. A further field of activity is the planning of emergency-call processes and the appropriate connections for our clients.
Building management technology
PLANATEL also supports the selection of building management technology (GLT), with which buildings are monitored and controlled, in particular at the interface with security technology.
Who we plan security management systems and control rooms for
A management system is rarely a purely technical decision. It affects the organisation that operates it, the IT that runs it, and the budget that carries it for years. We settle all three before a system is selected.
Corporate security and security departments
We first clarify the organisational conditions with you: are your procedures aligned to a management solution, what fallback levels exist, what data does the crisis team need? Only then does the question of the system arise.
Control rooms and in-house security
A single operating interface for every connected trade cuts training time and operating errors when an incident is running. We plan the processes around the control room, its security equipment, and emergency call processes and connections.
Operators of critical infrastructure
Alarm handling across sites and, where required, across borders, with largely automated procedures, planned in line with the applicable standards, among them EN 54, EN 50131-1, EN 50136-1, EN 50518 and VdS 3534.
IT and specialist departments
PSIM sits on your network. Because we plan security technology and information technology in the same house, the requirements for network, segmentation, access protection and operation arise in the concept and not at commissioning.
Investors and building owners
Integration through neutral interfaces such as BACnet or OPC keeps existing installations from different manufacturers usable. That protects investments already made and stops the choice of system tying you to one supplier.
Public sector clients
We prepare the tender for the management system and accompany the technical and commercial clarification of bids, the award and the project realisation, across manufacturers and on transparent criteria.
Our services for security management & control rooms
- Concept development & system selection
- Clarification of organisational & technical framework conditions
- Tendering & award support
- Project realisation & site supervision
- Project management
Frequently asked questions about security management systems
What is a PSIM system?
PSIM stands for Physical Security Information Management: a superordinate software platform that integrates security and building systems from different manufacturers (fire alarm system, intrusion detection system, video, access control) on a single unified interface, and automates processes in the event of an incident.
When is a security management system worthwhile?
As soon as several systems for hazard prevention are operated in parallel, several sites are to be monitored, or alarms are to be handled centrally. We clarify with you whether a command and control system, a security management system or a PSIM solution is the right answer.
Can existing systems from different manufacturers be integrated?
In many cases yes, via neutral interfaces such as BACnet or OPC. This cross-manufacturer integration is precisely a focus of our planning.
Does PLANATEL also plan complete control rooms?
We plan the processes surrounding the control room, its security engineering, and emergency-call processes and connections.