Akhela has acquired considerable experience in the field of physical security, also through its work for the Saras refinery. The basic solutions integrate three main subsystems (access control, intrusion prevention and video surveillance), alongside vertical solutions tailored to particular markets or situations.
Access control is the first line of defence in physical security. Identifying who is approaching an entry point, for comparison against an access authorisation list, can be done based on three main criteria: something the person knows (e.g. a PIN, a password), something the person has (e.g. a badge, smartcard, or token) or something the person is (e.g. biometric characteristics), or any combination of the three. A particular application of access control is the tracking of individuals, vehicles or property within sites or facilities, accomplished using RFID, ultra-wide band RFID and WiFi technologies.
For infrastructures or sites that might be vulnerable targets, or which must assure continuity of operations for the provision of a public service, intrusion prevention is of strategic importance and must therefore be implemented in a failsafe manner.
Akhela also offers both indoor and outdoor video surveillance solutions, which deploy the most advanced technology available on the market. Thanks to the ever more advanced functionality offered by HW products and especially by SW, it is today possible to build security systems based on image analysis (e.g. motion detection, infrared analysis), or integrated with other security subsystems. Even the ICT architectures which support video surveillance applications can be entirely designed, supplied and managed by Akhela (in full compliance with all regulatory requirements), for both local and distributed configurations.
The solutions available for physical security are diverse and always evolving. Akhela's ongoing technology scouting in this field makes it an integrator able to help clients identify their needs and design the most appropriate solution, selecting the technologies best suited to the specific requirements and characteristics of the area to be protected, and handling their implementation and operational management over time.