What is BS EN 50136-3 about?
BS EN 50136-3 is the third part of a multi-series specifies the minimum equipment requirements for the performance, reliability, resilience, security, and safety characteristics of the receiving centre transceiver (RCT) installed in ARC and/or in a secure location, and to define parameters that shall be tested to ensure its compatibility with ATS categories.
The RCT can be either an integrated element of any receiving/annunciation equipment, or a stand-alone device. In either case, the requirements of BS EN 50136-3 should apply.
The alarm transmission system requirements and classifications are defined within EN 50136-1. 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.
Who is BS EN 50136-3 for?
BS EN 50136-3 on RCT is relevant to anyone involved in the commissioning, installation, design, and planning of alarm transmission systems and equipment. Specific users include:
- Transceiver manufacturers and suppliers
- Alarm security centres
- Alarm receiving centres
- Installation and maintenance personnel of alarm systems
Why should you use BS EN 50136-3?
The function of the RCT is to monitor the alarm transmission path (ATP), receive alarm messages, forward alarm messages to one or more annunciation equipment (AE) and send acknowledgements to the supervised premises transceiver (SPT).
BS EN 50136-3 assists the user and the appropriate authorities in case of an emergencies such as an intrusion, fire, environmental problem, or medical crisis. The system identifies these emergencies using various sensors, thereby providing round-the-clock protection against dangerous situations.
Meeting the requirements on access level, fault signalling, storage of parameters and data described in BS EN 50136-3 helps you prevent incidents of hacking the RCT system.
BS EN 50136-3 provides the ability to monitor the activities happening on your property when you are away. There are security systems that have an add-on feature of detecting fire or smoke. These systems will instantly notify you during emergencies like a fire breakout, gas leak or flood emergency.
As the buyer of BS EN 50136-3, meeting the requirements for RCTs is important from the point of view of maintaining operational efficiency. As a result, seamless transmission and communication networks could equip with the necessary safety protocols for the your customers and product end-users
