Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport needed to handle more than double the current passenger capacity of 2,600 per hour while improving baggage handling system reliability. Legacy systems had single points of failure that caused unplanned downtime.

Stratix 5400 switches using Device Level Ring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, PowerFlex 525 drives, and a single EtherNet/IP network with automatic device configuration were deployed in the first of its kind airport application.

Highly reliable systems reduced unplanned downtime through a fully redundant system with no single point of failure. The system can easily expand baggage handling operations to meet growing travel demand.

• DLR-DHCP network topology enables automatic device reconfiguration that eliminates single points of failure in airport baggage systems
• EtherNet/IP unified networking simplifies design and support compared to multi-protocol legacy airport control systems
• Automatic device configuration (ADC) is critical for maintaining consistent network behavior across large-scale distributed baggage handling