Alarm systems - Alarm transmission systems and equipment - Part 1: General requirements for alarm transmission systems

EN 50136-1:2012
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EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPEENNE

EUROPAISCHE NORM January 2012
ICS 13.320 Supersedes EN 50136-1-1:1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2008, EN 50136-1-2:1998, EN 50136-1

3:1998, EN 50136-1-4:1998, EN 50136-1-5:2008

English version
Alarm systems -
Alarm transmission systems and equipment -Part 1: General requirements for alarm transmission systems

Systemes d'alarme -
Systemes et equipements de transmission d'alarme -
Partie 1: Exigences generales pour les systemes de transmission d'alarme
Alarmanlagen -
Alarmubertragungsanlagen und - einrichtungen -
Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen an
Alarmubertragungsanlagen

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-12-26. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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CENELEC

European Committee for Electrotechnical StandardizationComite Europeen de Normalisation ElectrotechniqueEuropaisches Komitee fiir Elektrotechnische Normung
Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, Contents
Foreword 4
1 Scope 5
2 Normative references 5
3 Object 5
4 Terms, definitions and abbreviations 5
4.1 Terms and definitions 5
4.2 Abbreviations 9
5 General requirements 10
5.1 ATS configuration 10
5.2 ATS categories 10
5.3 Applicable network standards 11
6 System requirements 11
6.1 General 11
6.2 Transmission link requirements 12
6.3 Performance 13
6.4 Securing of messages in the alarm transmission system 16
6.5 Alarm transmission acknowledgement 16
6.6 ATS generated alarms 16
6.7 Availability 17
6.8 Security 18
7 Verification of performance 19
7.1 General 20
7.2 ATSN performance 20
7.3 Transmission time 20
7.4 Verification interval 20
7.5 Availability 20
8 Documentation 22
Annex A (informative) ATS configurations examples 24
Annex В? (informative) Availability examples 27
Annex C (informative) Verification of performance 28
C.1 Introduction 28
C.2 Set up configuration 28
C.3 System evaluation and functional verification 28
C.4 Functional verification 28
Annex D (normative) Classes for category C 30
Bibliography 32
Figures
Figure 1 — Logical representation of an ATS 23
Figure A.1 •— Example of a simple single path alarm transmission system 24
Figure A.2 — Example of a simple dual path alarm transmission system 25
Figure A.3 — Example of a dual path alarm transmission system 26
Tables
Table 1 —ATS configuration 11
Table 2 — Transmission time 14
Table 3 — Maximum reporting time 15
Table 4 — RCT to AE alarm reporting 16
Table 5 — SPT to AS alarm reporting 17
Table 6 — ATS availability recording 18
Table? —ATSN availability 18
Table 8 — SPT substitution security requirements 19
Table 9 — Information security requirements 19
Table C. 1 —Verification Results Table 29
Table D. 1 —Transmission time classification 30
Table D.2 — Transmission time, maximum values 30
Table D.3 — Reporting time classification 30
Table D.4 — Availability classification 30
Table D.5 — Substitution security 31
Table D.6 — Information security 31Foreword
This document (EN 50136-1:2012) has been prepared by CLC Technical Body CLC/TC 79, "Alarm systems".
The following dates are fixed:
•? latest date by which this document has to be Mop) 2012-12-26 implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
•? latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2014-12-26 conflicting with this document have to
be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50136-1-1:1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2008, The EN 50136 / CLC/TS 50136 series consists of the following parts, under the general title Alarm systems —Alarm transmission systems and equipment.

1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the requirements for the performance, reliability and security characteristics of alarm transmission systems.
It specifies the requirements for alarm transmission systems providing alarm transmission between an alarm system at a supervised premises and annunciation equipment at an alarm receiving centre.
This European Standard applies to transmission systems for all types of alarm messages such as fire, intrusion, access control, social alarm, etc. Different types of alarm systems may in addition to alarm messages also send other types of messages, e.g. fault messages and status messages. These messages are also considered to be alarm messages in the context of this standard. The term alarm is used in this broad sense throughout the document.
Additional alarm transmission requirements of specific types of alarm systems are given in the relevant European Standards.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 50136-2 n Alarm systems —Alarm transmission systems and equipment — Part 2:
Requirements for Supervised Premises Transceiver (SPT)
EN 50136-3 1) Alarm systems —Alarm transmission systems and equipment — Part 3.
Requirements for Receiving Centre Transceiver (RCT)
ISO/IEC 10118 series Information technology —Security techniques —Hash-functions
ISO/IEC 18033 series Information technology — Security techniques—Encryption algorithms
3 Object
The object of this European Standard is to specify the general requirements for the performance, reliability, resilience and security of alarm transmission systems and to ensure their suitability for use with different types of alarm systems and annunciation equipment.
An alarm transmission system may use any type of transmission network.
When the ATS functions are integrated into an alarm system or annunciation equipment the requirements of this standard shall apply.
The intended users of this European Standard include alarm transmission service providers, alarm receiving centre operators, fire departments, insurance companies, telecommunication network operators, internet service providers, equipment manufacturers, alarm companies, end users and others.
4 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard the following terms and definitions apply.
NOTE The definitions below should be read in conjunction with Figure 1.
4.1.1
alarm condition
condition of an AS, or part thereof, which results from the response of the system, or part thereof, to the presence of a hazard
4.1.2
alarm receiving centre
continuously manned centre to which information concerning the status of one or more AS is reported
4.1.3
alarm system
electrical installation, which responds to the manual or automatic detection of the presence of a hazard
Note 1 to entry: The AS is not part of the ATS.
4.1.4
alarm transmission equipment
collective term to describe SPT, MCT and RCT
4.1.5
alarm transmission path
route an alarm message travels between an individual AS and its associated AE
Note 1 to entry: The ATP starts at the interface between AS and SPT and ends at the interface between RCT and AE. For notification and surveillance purposes the reverse direction may also be used.
4.1.6
alarm transmission service network
group of ATSs of the same category
Note 1 to entry: An ATSN consists of one or more ATSs of the same category, functioning under supervision of the same management and monitoring centre.
4.1.7
alarm transmission service provider
person or an entity that is responsible for design, operation and the verification of performance of one or more ATSN
Note 1 to entry: The ATSP may take responsibility for the ATS provision and performance monitoring of one or more ATSN as the design authority, through contracts with customers, ARCs, transmission network operators, etc.
4.1.8
alarm transmission system
ATE and networks used to transfer information concerned with the state of one or more ASs at a supervised premises to one or more AEs of one or more ARCs
Note 1 to entry: An ATS may consist of more than one ATP.
4.1.9
ATS category
set of parameters that define the performance requirements of an alarm transmission system
Note 1 to entry: A category defines minimum ATS requirements.
Note 2 to entry: The alarm system application should specify the appropriate ATS category.
Note 3 to entry: Where resilience and reliability are considered important for the Alarm System application, the use of a dual path ATS is recommended.
4.1.10
ATS management system
part of the ATS that is used to manage alarm transmission equipment, supervise alarm transmission equipment and networks and may help to keep the ATS in operation
Note 1 to entry: The management system may also be used to collect data about the ATS availability.

4.1.11
ATS monitoring centre
centre in which the status and performance of one or more ATS is monitored
Note 1 to