CLC/TR 50531:2009

Alarm systems - Terms and definitions

This Technical Report contains a compilation of terms (glossary) used in CENELEC TC 79 publications in the area of alarm systems.

Alarmanlagen - Begriffe und Begriffsbestimmungen

Systèmes d'alarme - Termes et définitions

Alarmni sistemi - Izrazi in definicije

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jun-2009
• ICS: 01.040.13 - Environment. Health protection. Safety (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 79 - Alarm systems
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 30-Jun-2009
• Completion Date: 30-Jun-2009
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CLC/TR 50531:2009 - Alarm systems - Terms and definitions

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2009
Alarmni sistemi - Izrazi in definicije
Alarm systems - Terms and definitions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TR 50531:2009
ICS:
01.040.13 Varstvo okolja in zdravja. Environment and health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT CLC/TR 50531
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT June 2009

ICS 01.040.13;13.320
English version
Alarm systems –
Terms and definitions
Systèmes d'alarme –  Alarmanlagen –
Termes et définitions Begriffe und Begriffsbestimmungen

This Technical Report was approved by CENELEC on 2009-06-03.

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Ref. No. CLC/TR 50531:2009 E
Foreword
This Technical Report was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 79, Alarm systems.
The text of the draft was circulated for voting in accordance with the Internal Regulations, Part 2,
Subclause 11.4.3.3 and was approved by CENELEC as CLC/TR 50531 on 2009-06-03.
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Contents
1 Scope . 5
2 Source references . 5
3 Concept introduction . 6
4 Concepts by subject area . 7
5 Index in English .71

Tables
Table 1 – Common items . 8
Table 2 – Intrusion and hold-up systems .18
Table 3 – CCTV surveillance systems .40
Table 4 – Access control systems.48
Table 5 – Social alarm systems .55
Table 6 – Alarm transmission systems .63

Introduction
This Technical Report consists of terms and definitions in the area of alarm systems. Terms and
definitions have been gathered from CENELEC TC 79 published standards and technical
specifications. In this publication terms from TC 79 standards are classified in six different categories
based on their original publication category.

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1 Scope
This Technical Report contains a compilation of terms (glossary) used in CENELEC TC 79
publications in the area of alarm systems.
2 Source references
The following publications (standards and technical specifications) issued by CENELEC TC 79, Alarm
systems, constitute the source for this glossary. The terms are primarily collected from Clause 3 of the
publications, but in some cases terms are also taken from other parts of the text body of a publication.
2.1 Common items
EN 50130-4:1995, Alarm systems – Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility – Product family standard:
Immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and social alarm systems
EN 50130-5:1998, Alarm systems – Part 5: Environmental test methods
CLC/TS 50398:2002, Alarm systems – Combined and integrated alarm systems – General requirements
CLC/TR 50456:2008, Alarm systems – Guidelines to achieving compliance with EC directives for
equipment of alarm systems
EN 50486:2008, Equipment for use in audio and video door-entry systems
2.2 Intrusion and hold-up systems
EN 50131-1:2006, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 1: System requirements
EN 50131-2-2:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 2-2: Intrusion detectors –
Passive infrared detectors
EN 50131-2-3:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 2-3: Requirements for
microwave detectors
EN 50131-2-4:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 2-4: Requirements for
combined passive infrared and microwave detectors
EN 50131-2-5:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 2-5: Requirements for
combined passive infrared and ultrasonic detectors
EN 50131-2-6:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 2-6: Opening contacts
(magnetic)
CLC/TS 50131-3:2003, Alarm systems – Intrusion systems – Part 3: Control and indicating equipment
CLC/TS 50131-4:2006, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 4: Warning devices
EN 50131-5-3:2005, Alarm systems – Intrusion systems – Part 5-3: Requirements for interconnections
equipment using radio frequency techniques
EN 50131-6:2008, Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 6: Power supplies
CLC/TS 50131-7:2003, Alarm systems – Intrusion systems – Part 7: Application guidelines

2.3 CCTV surveillance systems
EN 50132-4-1:2001, Alarm systems – CCTV surveillance systems for use in security applications –
Part 4-1: Black and white monitors
EN 50132-5:2001, Alarm systems – CCTV surveillance systems for use in security applications –
Part 5: Video transmission
EN 50132-7:1996, Alarm systems – CCTV surveillance systems for use in security applications –
Part 7: Application guidelines
2.4 Access control systems
EN 50133-1:1996, Alarm systems – Access control systems for use in security applications –
Part 1: System requirements
EN 50133-2-1:2000, Alarm systems – Access control systems for use in security applications –
Part 2-1: General requirements for components
EN 50133-7:1999, Alarm systems – Access control systems for use in security applications –
Part 7: Application guidelines
2.5 Social alarm systems
EN 50134-1:2002, Alarm systems – Social alarm systems – Part 1: System requirements
EN 50134-2:1999, Alarm systems – Social alarm systems – Part 2: Trigger devices
EN 50134-3:2001, Alarm systems – Social alarm systems – Part 3: Local unit and controller
CLC/TS 50134-7:2003, Alarm systems – Social alarm systems – Part 7: Application guidelines
2.6 Alarm transmission systems
EN 50136-1-1:1998, Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment – Part 1-1: General
requirements for alarm transmission systems
EN 50136-1-1:1998/A1:2001
EN 50136-1-1:1998/A2:2008
CLC/TS 50136-4:2004, Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment –
Part 4: Annunciation equipment used in alarm receiving centres
3 Concept introduction
The compilation of concepts is presented in two ways:
• by subject area, see Clause 4;
• index in English, see Clause 5.

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4 Concepts by subject area
This glossary’s source standards and included concepts are given in Tables 1 to 6, classified by following
subject areas:
1) common items (Table 1);
2) intrusion and hold-up systems (Table 2);
3) CCTV surveillance systems (Table 3);
4) access control systems (Table 4);
5) social alarm systems (Table 5);
6) alarm transmission systems (Table 6).
For each subject area the concepts are numbered with the objective of presenting contextually related
definitions close to each other.
Each concept is presented by
• concept number,
• term in English,
• definition in English,
• reference to publication, by means of publication number and clause number.
If the definitions in two or more publications are identical, then references are underlined in Ref.
publication column. Underlined and bolded reference indicates from where the definition of term have
been taken to this part of the glossary. Reference without underlining or bolding indicates that definitions
in glossary and reference standard are not identical.

Table 1 – Common items
No. Term Definition Ref. publication Year Ref.
1.01 accessories equipment for requesting access through the associated door, containing components to allow EN 50486 2008 3.1.8
audible communication between itself and compatible internal station(s), containing a facility to
initiate communication with the internal station(s)
1.02 accessories activation signal sent from one station to operate one or more accessories EN 50486 2008 3.2.6
1.03 access control system system which comprises all the constructional and organisational measures as well as those CLC/TR 50456 2008 2.1.1
pertaining to the apparatus which are required for controlling access
EN 50133-1 1996 3.2
1.04 additional facility facility which is not described in an application standard and not necessary to fulfil the CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.1
functions required of that application standard
NOTE An additional facility may be shared by two or more applications. In this case this facility may
be an additional facility for one application but standard-required for another application.
1.05 alarm a warning of the presence of a hazard to life, property or the environment CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.1.
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.5
CLC/TS 50131-3 2003 3.1.4
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.2
EN 50133-7 1999 A.5
1.06 alarm application an application intended for the protection of life, property or the environment, such as: CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.3
– intrusion and hold-up alarm;
– social alarm;
– closed circuit television used for security and surveillance;
– access control;
– fire detection and fire alarm

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Table 1 – Common items (continued)
No. Term Definition Ref. publication Year Ref.
CLC/TS 50398
1.07 alarm company an organisation which provides services for alarm systems 2002 3.5
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.4
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.7
1.08 alarm condition a condition of an alarm system, or part thereof, which results from the response of the system CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.6
to the presence of a hazard
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.8
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.5
CLC/TS 50131-3 2003 3.1.5
EN 50134-1 2002 3.9
EN 50134-2 1999 3.12
EN 50134-3 2001 3.13
a
EN 50136-1-1 1998 4.1.1
1.09 alarm receiving centre a continuously manned centre to which information concerning the status of one or more CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.4
alarm systems is reported
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.3
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.6
CLC/TS 50131-3 2003 3.1.8
EN 50134-3 2001 3.2
CLC/TS 50134-7 2003 3.2
Table 1 – Common items (continued)
No. Term Definition Ref. publication Year Ref.
1.10 alarm system an electrical installation which responds to the manual or automatic detection of the presence CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.6
of a hazard
CLC/TR 50456 2008 2.1.2
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.6
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.10
CLC/TS 50131-3 2003 3.1.10
a
EN 50136-1-1 1998 4.1.3
CLC/TS 50398
1.11 alarm transmission equipment which is used primarily for the transmission of alarms from the alarm system 2002 3.8
equipment interface at the supervised premises to the annunciation equipment interface at the alarm
a
receiving centre. It may also transmit information or commands from the alarm receiving EN 50136-1-1 1998 4.1.5
centre to one or more alarm systems
NOTE This does not include equipment provided by a PTT or other general telecommunications
equipment (for example modems) where these are used primarily for alarm transmission.
1.12 Alarm Transmission equipment and network used to transfer information concerned with the state of one or more CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.9
System (ATS) alarm systems to one or more alarm receiving centres
CLC/TR 50456 2008 2.1.3
CLC/TS 50131-7 2003 3.1.7
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.11
CLC/TS 50131-3 2003 3.1.11
a
EN 50136-1-1 1998 4.1.7
EN 50134-1 2002 3.7
EN 50134-3 2001 3.10
CLC/TS 50134-7 2003 3.7
1.13 another set of actions made to interchange non audio or video information between two or more EN 50486 2008 3.2.4
communication suitable stations

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Table 1 – Common items (continued)
No. Term Definition Ref. publication Year Ref.
1.14 anti-vandalism station equipment with special characteristics to resist physical attack EN 50486 2008 3.1.9
1.15 application all related facilities used for a specific purpose, such as the detection and warning in the CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.10
event of fire, lighting control, etc
EN 50131-1 2006 3.1.15
1.16 application standard standard related to a specific application (such as referred in A.8) CLC/TS 50398 2002 3.11
1.17 audio communication bi-directional voice communication between two or more compatible stations EN 50486 2008 3.2.2
EN 50130-4
1.18 basic EMC standards standards giving the description of, and test and measurement methods for an EMC 1995 3.1.2
phenomenon, along with details of
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