Domestic Access Market Development Trend

The development of the domestic access control market will inevitably take place in recent years. Driven by the rapid development of the economic environment and the country's favorable policies, the scale of China's security products market has continued to expand and grow rapidly. Among them, access control products have shown an expansion development of. According to comprehensive survey data, in 2009, the domestic access control system reached 3.84 billion yuan. According to relevant survey and consulting company statistics, under the government's continuous expansion of large-scale infrastructure projects and the rapid development of the industry market, the market size of the domestic access control system is expected to reach more than 5 billion yuan in 2010, an annual increase of about 30%. The domestic access control market is now in a situation of “contending for a hundred schools of thought”.

In the current market demand, the type of sales in the access control market is mainly 4-door and 2-door controllers; according to the output value, the output value of the 4-door controller accounts for about 50% of the market, and the 2-door controller is approximately About 40%; In addition, a single door and more than 4 controllers accounted for about 10%; according to the number of product sales to analyze the order and completely reversed, single-door access controller sales accounted for 45% of the entire access control market, 20% accounted for 30%, 40% accounted for 20%, and sales of other 4 or more controllers accounted for 5%. If the reader is differentiated according to the high, medium and low-end markets, the proportion of high-end products and middle- and low-end products in the market is probably about 1:3.

From the perspective of front-end identification devices, non-contact IC cards are the absolute mainstream, accounting for about 90% of the market; from the perspective of output value, 4-door and 2-door controllers occupy the mainstream of the market; in terms of sales volume, single doors And two-door controllers exceed other types of controllers; the reader market, high-end products, and mid- to low-end products are approximately 1:3.

From the system architecture point of view: there are RS485 architecture or RS485IP network hybrid architecture or all-IP network architecture, three coexist, but the RS485 architecture is the most popular, in recent years, all-IP network architecture has developed rapidly, but the IP network architecture is still not the mainstream of the market. Users prefer the hybrid architecture of the RS485 IP network.

From the point of view of card reading technology, development is fast. In recent years, CPU cards will gradually replace IC cards, but it will take time to become mainstream. Biometric technology will be favored by users, especially fingerprints, palms, and facial recognition. In the composed system may also require a variety of reading technology compatibility.

From the linkage technology point of view: put forward high requirements for the linkage, especially with television monitoring, fire alarm, building automation control system linkage. The linkage method is based on the linkage of basic hardware to the development of linkage based on pure software. Especially with the rapid development of IP networks, it highlights that the network provides convenience for software-based linkage, and only software linkage is more suitable for digitization and networking.

From the point of view of the card application: Because of the proximity card-based or biometric-based identification, the access control will inevitably develop toward the single card, and the prospect is "one card, one library, one platform." This trend has gradually been accepted by the market.

The rapid development of the access control market The factors affecting the top five dynamics of the physical access control market include: increased government influence on the public and private sectors; accelerated speed of new technologies and applications, including application of non-contact technology; and rapid adoption of multifunctional smart cards The importance of security level requirements continues to grow; ownership costs and the ability to invest in solutions that meet future needs.

1. Rapid increase in government involvement The government is targeting specific industries (ie, health care, food processing, water resources, and other utilities), strengthening privacy standards and plans, and further enacting directives related to safety requirements. We can also discover the impact of this trend in the pharmaceutical and education sectors. It is worth noting that although the civilian infrastructure is largely controlled by the private sector, the government still has a major influence on the physical access control program in this area.

2. New Technology and Application Steps Accelerating the improvement of new technologies (including IP connectivity) has a major impact. According to IMS research, IP controller revenue is expected to exceed the serial controller and will account for 42.7% of market share by 2013. The low cost of installation, the lack of cabling, the need for access control smart card readers, and the need for more functionality and application integration have contributed to the development of this trend.

3. Multiple applications integrated on a single card To highlight the importance of multi-application cards in the market, some respondents pointed out that most universities will not consider purchasing any more unless the card supports them to add in existing physical access control systems and credential cards. More applications, or can extend existing applications. Higher education and health care sectors are gradually migrating to these multi-application environments, and companies are also exploring the pace. One example is Bank of America’s recent adoption of a single employee card that can be used for traditional magnetic stripe card purchases, contactless payment transactions, and facility access.

4. More security between cards and readers Today's cards carry more information that must be protected in order to practice a wider range of applications, so they require more privacy protection and must be able to provide authentication and protection Identity information security. This creates a need for multiple security protections for the card, including the use of a two-factor authentication scheme to verify identities and the need for biometric templates stored on the cards.

5. The total cost of ownership and the solution to future demand The total cost of ownership is the number one driver of the physical access control market. More and more customers begin to consider not only installation costs, but also make purchasing decisions based on overall ownership or operating costs. There are several key lifecycle management issues to consider, including the expected life of the equipment, its depreciation over time, and technology migration. The economic environment is obviously forcing customers to spend more rationally, and companies also need to incorporate maintenance, upgrades, and return on investment into their cost calculations. At the same time, the product life cycle is shrinking due to the accelerated launch of high-frequency technology and related government standards and regulations. More and more customers must make full use of existing investments. Respondents also stated that they want the solution to be compatible or easy to migrate and expand, while also porting identity information to the new security model.

In addition to the above five drivers, there is also a sustainability factor that is a consideration for future needs. The industry has begun to explore how to promote the development of new building automation solutions for energy management. Although the current progress is still relatively limited, early industry influence factors, emerging standards, and signs of cost barriers beginning to fall indicate that we have grasped the pulse of future trends.

The development trend of the access control system can reflect some future trends from the derailment process of traditional access control.

First, the robustness of reader technology is constantly improving. Since tape swiping is bound to cause wear, non-contact technology can avoid this problem. The life of the card is limited due to the material of the card being worn and worn out, or needing to be renewed or reissued. With the advancement of technology, new passes will be biometrics, which will solve the problem of card life. When the existing limitations of some old systems are eliminated, the function of biometric systems will inevitably increase. In order to create this degeneration, biometric identification must be integrated into the access control system.

The second trend of access control development is the decentralized control function. In view of locks and keys, control is given to the authorizer. Once the system is electronic, its control will also be distributed from the central security control system to the "smart" controller through a simple reader interface. This trend has been extended by further embedding control functions in card readers and even in cards. Smart cards are of great significance to the access control industry. They can store large amounts of data, can be read and updated, can provide advanced encryption and passwords to protect the stored data, and can also provide processing power through computational programs.

There may be a new specification for the access control system - storing biometric and access control data in the card and encrypting it so that only the local reader can use the data. Biometrics will be used to interpret the data in Cary and get permission to pass it. The reader must connect to the authorization database in some way and update the card's information as needed. Data communications have evolved from scratch, from mechanical lock systems to wired systems using proprietary protocols to the use of network standard communication protocol systems. The greater the development of data communications, the less reliance on the equipment connection cable. Wireless communications are becoming more and more popular and network services will become the cornerstone of future database dissemination information systems.