The document summarizes how Zurich Airport uses webMethods integration platform to power its operations. Some key points:
- webMethods handles over 70 projects and 140 packages to integrate over 200 systems and applications that manage functions like flight information, passenger processing, security, and airport operations.
- It provides real-time flight status updates, optimized transfer times, and streamlined information displays across the airport.
- Behind the scenes, webMethods integrates systems like Zeus, which provides a single view of airport operations, and PaxRiver, which monitors passenger flow.
- The platform is critical infrastructure, running 24/7 to reliably share data between key airport systems and enable functions passenger-facing functions and
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Mr. Guenther Summer
Head, Data Management & EAI
Zurich Airport
Mr. Dinesh Chandrasekhar
Sr. Manager, Global Product Marketing
Software AG
Spreading the wings
to fly high
webMethods powering Zurich
Airport
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Agenda
About Zurich Airport
Let us take a walk through the airport
Airport operations: Behind-the-scenes
webMethods @ Zurich Airport
Summary
Q & A
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One of the most important
airports in central europe
Number of passengers
About 24 M per year
Capacity: 36 M per year
Approx. 66000 per day
Number of Airlines flying
in/out of Zurich Airport - 78
Worldwide destinations = 188
Number of employees = 1,500
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Awards:
2004 2013 (ten consec. years)
Winner of the World Travel Award
Category: Europes Leading Airport
Skytrax World Airport Awards
2013 #1 in the category 20-30 million passengers"
2013 #1 in the category "Best Airport Staff Europe"
2013 #1 in the category Baggage delivery
2010
Winner of the Business Traveller Award
Category: Best European Transfer Airport
Classified as 4-star airport (Skytrax)
One of 13 airports in the world alongside
London, Frankfurt or Amsterdam
And many more...
ZURICH AIRPORT
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Welcome to Zurich Airport!
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Checking in - Is your flight on time?
Real-time updates on the biggest display at the airport
webMethods powering the Flight Information Display System
Checking In Flight Status TransfersAround the airport Arrivals
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Flight Status tracking on web/mobile
Push notifications on mobile devices on various data points
Flights, Airports, Airlines, Aircrafts, Train Schedule, Point of Interests,
Parking Occupancy, Subscriptions
Checking In Flight Status TransfersAround the airport Arrivals
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Around the airport
Observation deck with multimedia binoculars
Provides background information on fixed and mobile POI.
Checking In Flight Status TransfersAround the airport Arrivals
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Arrivals
Streamlined flow information on Baggage, Arrival Gates etc.
Swiss railway company data shown on all 44 monitors at the whole
airport area with train departure times
Checking In Flight Status TransfersAround the airport Arrivals
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Transfers
Transfer times are optimized for all Schengen connecting passengers
Data for the airbridge provided through webMethods
Checking In Flight Status TransfersAround the airport Arrivals
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Airport Operations
A behind-the-scenes look
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Airport on a desk - ZEUS
Single source of truth
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Management monitors for passport control
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PaxRiver Passenger Flow
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Examples of Key Performance Indicators
monitored
Number of active check-in
counters
Average delay of planes
Passenger flows at various
checkpoints
Wait time of passengers
at specific points
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webMethods @ Zurich Airport
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webMethods at Zurich Airport
2003 EAI Evaluation POC with webMethods
Since 2004 in use as a productive EAI platform
Critical business processes based on the webMethods platform
webMethods is running 7 x 24 hours inclusive support
Active und automatic SMS notifications in case of process or interface
errors
webMethods Application Management
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EAI Footprint
70 Projects
140 Packages
5 Production servers
800 Firewall rules
270 Top-level services
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EAI architecture
IS in front of the LB
- Listener
- Scheduler
Load Balancer
Server in parallel operation
- PROD1 (Aviation)
- PROD2 (SAP / Non-Aviation)
webMethods Application Management
Prod. Servers 1 Prod. Servers 2
Load Balancer
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Implemented Interfaces
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AIMSRep
AIMS+
Alarmstern
AMC
BAZL
FLIRT
ATANOMS
GSA
SAMAX
SIKO
Pollution
Applicants
WhoIsWho
Skybilling
Telephon-
charging
Freight
Business Mobile
maxSimAP
WebBasedTraining
SMS
Interne
t
Parking
BIS-Byron
ZEUS
SAP
FM and
others...
Paxometer
TanGo
AIMS WebClient
Visitor
Registration
CRMDuty Journal
Energy SupplyFMA (FIDS)
MIS
Air Routes
DoorContro
l
Meter Reading
IP-Phone Services
Cable Manager
Passport Check Counter
SIKO Performancemeter
Rotations Cube
UDB
Web Based Training
SFS
E-Invoicing
Mobile App
Schliesstechn
ik
REFX
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Flight Data Distribution
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AIMS
GAVS
EAI
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ZEUS
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Zeus: Web Service Notification
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Brokered publish/subscribe
(WS-BrokeredNotification)
- Introduces a broker between
producers and consumers.
- Publishers and subscribers are
decoupled.
- Consumers subscribe to the
broker.
- The broker relays notifications to
the subscribers.
Brokered Pub/Sub
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SMS Flight Information
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IP-Phone
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Phonebook
Flight Information
Caller identification
Dial from Intranet
Absent indication
Busy Indicator
Configuration (Web Interface)
Speed-dial buttons
Diversion
Change PIN
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E-invoicing
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Mobile App
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DoorControl Deboarding
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Non-Schengen Departures
Schengen Departures/Arrivals
Non-Schengen Arrivals
Schengen & Non-Schengen
Departures / Arrivals
A
B
C
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Deboarding Schengen
Deboarding Non-Schengen Non-OSS
Deboarding Non-Schengen OSS
These 3 gate doors
can be simulataneously opened
1 2 3
1
2 3
A
B C
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Badge production
SAP Kaba Integration Alarming
Workflow (Ablaufkontrolle, Dialog)
Kaba Exos
9300
SAP / R3
( CRM / PM / CS)
Byron-BIS
WBT/
NetCoach
Security-Modul
Fahrerausbildu
ng
LiveLink
Dokumenten-
Verwaltung
Web-
Client
FH-Partner
FH-Partner
HR-
Systeme
Drucksystem
Collamat
Steria
Parking
Firmen-
Stamm
Handels-
register
1
AA-
Strafpunkte-
Verwaltung
17
18
5
16
3
6
7
8
9 10 11
2
1
13 15
19
21
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Legende: Schnittstellennummer, fett = EAI-Schnittstelle
Schnittstelle mit Richtung
Alarm
System
Durchgangs-
Infrastruktur
(Leser, Video,
Gegensprech,
Frosch)
22
Produktions-
system FH-
Ausweis
4
Drucker Druck/Segm/Foto
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AutoCAD+
GIS
29
Zonen+
Profil-Konfigu-
rations-
System
14
SkiData
8
PVis
(Video- Gegen-
sprech-System)
24
12
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In Summary
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Conclusion
1. webMethods integration platform represents a fundamental,
strategic and important component within the IT landscape
2. Implementation of the internet of things
3. Innovation enabler
4. Complex application & device landscape
5. The platform of choice for all future integrations
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Questions?
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