Senstar FiberPatrol FP1150
Fibre-optic perimeter intrusion detection for long airport fencelines — up to 80 km per processor, nothing powered at the fence.
FiberPatrol FP1150 is Senstar's ranging fiber-optic perimeter intrusion detection system for long fencelines, deployable fence-mounted, buried, or in a wall-top configuration - and also usable to protect buried pipelines and data conduits. It works by transmitting pulses of laser light into a single-mode optical fiber and measuring the minute reflections along its length; a disturbance from fence vibration changes the light returned from that point. Each processor monitors up to 80 km of perimeter and locates intrusions to within +/-4 m, including multiple simultaneous intrusions, reporting alarms by zone number, cable distance and/or GPS coordinates - so one equipment room can cover an entire international airport boundary. Because the sensor is passive telecom-grade glass fiber with a 25+ year service life, no powered or conductive items are required in the field: the cable is immune to EMI and lightning, intrinsically safe, and available with LSZH and fire-rated jackets; unused fibers can carry networking for other perimeter devices.
Because reflectometry does not need light to traverse the full cable, a cut cable is immediately reported with its exact location while detection continues up to the cut point; in the cut-immune configuration the full perimeter stays protected even after a cut. The redundancy configuration adds automatic failover transparent to the alarm system, and each 4U sensor unit has redundant hot-swappable power supplies and SSDs. EDAPT adaptive processing compensates for sustained background noise such as wind and heavy rain, while precise ranging enables environmental disaggregation - randomly distributed disturbances within a zone do not alarm - keeping nuisance rates workable on multi-kilometre GCC perimeters.
A single cable pass protects chain-link, welded-mesh and expanded-metal fences up to 4.3 m high; swinging gates can form independent zones. The integrated sensor unit includes all detection and gateway software (no separate integration server), built-in Ethernet, UltraLink I/O card support and a free SDK, with Network Manager feeding Senstar's Symphony Common Operating Platform or third-party VMS/PSIM. The FP1150 is certified by the UK's NPSA against version 6.0 of the Barrier Mounted PIDS Standard.
Technical specifications.
| Sensor type | Ranging fiber-optic intrusion detection - fence-mounted, buried, or wall-top deployment; also protects buried pipelines and data conduits (TPI) |
| Max perimeter per processor | Up to 80 km |
| Localisation accuracy | +/-4 m |
| Detection principle | Laser pulse reflectometry in single-mode fiber: measures minute light reflections along the cable; fence vibration changes returned light at that point |
| Multiple simultaneous intrusions | Accurately detected and located |
| Cut immunity | Cable cut immediately reported with exact location; detection continues up to the cut point; full cut-immune configuration keeps detection on the entire perimeter after a cut |
| Redundancy | Redundant configuration with automatic failover transparent to the alarm system; redundant hot-swappable power supplies and SSDs per sensor unit |
| Sensor medium | Single-mode fiber within telecommunications-grade cable; 25+ year nominal service life; unused fibers reusable for networking/other devices; LSZH, fire-retardant and fire-resistant cable ratings possible |
| Nuisance alarm mitigation | EDAPT adaptive processing for sustained environmental noise plus environmental disaggregation via precise ranging (randomly distributed in-zone disturbances do not alarm) |
| Fence compatibility | Chain-link, welded mesh and expanded metal mesh; single cable pass protects fences up to 4.3 m high; palisade depending on fence characteristics; wall-top mounting on one or both corners of walls |
| Buried mode | Detects characteristic vibrations of walking, running or crawling intruders above a buried sensor cable |
| Gate protection | Cable installable on swinging gates as an independent zone; sliding gates via Wireless Gate Sensor or UltraWave |
| Processor format | Integrated 4U sensor unit with all detection and gateway software built in - no separate integration server; built-in alarm display application; Windows OS with familiar GUI for local and remote management |
| Certification | UK NPSA certified against version 6.0 of the NPSA Barrier Mounted PIDS Standard |
| Alarm reporting | By zone number, cable distance and/or GPS coordinates; flexible software-based zoning |
| Communications / I/O | Built-in Ethernet; supports Senstar UltraLink family of I/O cards; output-relay integrations supported |
| Integration | Network Manager to Senstar Symphony Common Operating Platform and third-party VMS/security/PSIM systems; free SDK |
| Field power | No powered or conductive items required in the field; immune to EMI and lightning; intrinsically safe in explosive atmospheres |
Use cases.
- ›Long airport perimeter fence intrusion detection
- ›Fuel farm and cargo yard sub-perimeter protection
- ›Border and linear infrastructure monitoring
- ›Desert and coastal perimeters with high thermal cycling