Fire Monitoring EnquiriesADT Select
Glossary
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AFASP |
Automatic Fire Alarm Service Provider |
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ASE |
Alarm Signalling Equipment |
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ATS (or AT) |
Alarm Transport System |
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CCC |
ADT Customer Care Centre |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access - a radio technology that supports the transmission of data using IP. Telecom New Zealand use CDMA technology for their mobile network |
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ComCen |
The NZFS operates three Communication Centres, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The NZFS personnel are responsible for dispatching fire appliances to Automatic Fire Alarm Events via the ASE /STSMHS and to fire related 111 calls around New Zealand |
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Events Signal |
The five Events Signals generated from a panel – Fire, Test, Isolate, Defect and Comms Fail |
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FA / FAS |
Fire Alarm - performs specified fire related functions in response to the operation of a sprinkler, detector, manual call point or other input, as defined in relevant New Zealand Standards |
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FATS |
Fire Alarm Transmission System aka PSTN Analogue Connection |
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MHS |
Message Handling Service |
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NZFS |
New Zealand Fire Service |
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PFA |
Private Fire Alarm - changed to FA at request of the NZFS |
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Point |
A detection device. A FA may have one or more points (detectors) e.g. smoke detector, sprinkler head, heat detector etc. See Zone |
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Primary and Secondary Connections |
The initial Fire System (Fire Alarm, Sprinkler or Combined panel, represented by a unique identifier known as the FA#) to connect to an ASE at a site is known as the Primary connection. Subsequent systems, known as Secondary connections, are connected to the same ASE. The maximum number of Secondary connections to an individual ASE is determined by the type of ASE on site i.e an ASE 16 means that you can have one Primary connection and 15 Secondary connections. |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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Rich data/text |
Additional information about the exact location and type of panel e.g zone and point |
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SA |
Service Agent – person who installs and maintains the customer’s Fire Alarm |
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SGD |
Signal Generating Device - used to connect to the Fire Alarm system's alarm and fault outputs (relays). Connects to the ASE via an RS-485 link |
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STSMHS |
Signal Transport System Message Handling System - routes messages received from the ADT to the Communication Centres |
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Super SGD |
Provides additional capabilities to the SGD e.g authenticate using a key and extract rich data/text if available. Provides a high level serial link to the Fire Alarm system to obtain detailed alarm information including zone and point data. It may also provide remote access to a Fire Alarm system's diagnostic port. |
