CEI 79-3:2024 - the regulatory update that (finally) talks about integration too
The 2024 edition of standard CEI 79-3 introduces more precise criteria for designing, installing and maintaining intrusion and robbery detection systems. The most relevant change for anyone who believes in real system integration: for the first time, the standard talks concretely about the interaction between video surveillance and alarm systems - exactly the territory aylook has worked in for years.
What changed: the Integrative Security Index (IIS)
Alongside the existing Performance Level (LdP), the standard introduces the Integrative Security Index (IIS) - a numeric value that, without changing the installation's confirmed Performance Level, scores integrations that raise security further: concentric sub-systems (IIS a), deterrence devices and systems (IIS b - including smoke detectors, thermal cameras and video analysis), and additional detectors (IIS c).
Video analysis carries the highest score among deterrence devices and systems in the standard's own table (section L.2.2). In 2024, 63% of aylook units shipped included the alarm-panel integration license; 100% shipped with video-analysis channels on board.
What the standard also requires - and how aylook addresses it
CEI EN 50131-1, referenced by CEI 79-3:2024, requires functional compatibility with the installation (power and autonomy) and protection against tampering, with detection of any tampering attempt. Two questions worth asking about any integration:
- Does it actually protect against camera tampering?
- How is the installation's backup power calculated, and is it integrated into the system?
aylook detects camera tampering and, through its native alarm-panel integration, raises an alarm on the panel in case of fault or tampering - communication between the two systems is bidirectional. For backup power, aylook integrates the NUT (Network UPS Tools) protocol to continuously verify that the UPS protecting the installation is working correctly.
Four points, summarized
- Video analysis, as referenced under IIS(b)
- Native integration with the alarm panel brands most used on the market
- Fault and tampering signalling sent to the panel
- UPS integration and monitoring as secondary power