Technical Aspects and Infrastructure

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• New Web Service for the sale of tickets through third channels: Currently, internet sales are managed through a string of socket messages, with communications between the clubs and each ticketing company. Once the improvement on the communications between clubs and the LFP is implemented, all communications between clubs and ticketing companies will be able to be centralised, minimising costs and optimising the management processes. The new sale web service via third channels has been defined and is now pending validation with the ticketing companies for its future development by the LFP during the first phase of next season. Ticketing companies also need to further develop their systems in order to be able to work with the new web ticket sale service. The new web service will give greater flexibility when trying to configure and set the parameters for the ticket sales.
• New Web Service for the relationship with season-ticket holders and supporters: In order to set up online processes for the communication between the clubs and season-ticket holders and supporters through digital media (portals and mobile applications), it is necessary to implement new web services to integrate those management processes (subscription renewal, changes to season-ticket holders, registration of supporters, etc) with the current AVET. The implementation of new web services must allow those clubs that need it to develop features in their portals and mobile applications in order to integrate the management processes between their digital environments and the AVET system. Both web services have already been developed and will be at the disposal of all the clubs that need it next season.
• Constant evolution of the turnstiles' new CPU: The importance of the access control system requires new functionalities in the turnstiles. Given the specificities of the Access Control System implemented in AVET, last season a new CPU was developed for the turnstiles that has already been implemented in some stadiums and that during this season was still being improved technically and in terms of features:
  • Compatibility and new features: The new CPU has been designed to guarantee the compatibility with the current system, adding new features.
  • Support to the new collection model: It saves communications traffic, as it is originated on the board instead of on the server. Improvement of offline management.
  • Monitoring tools: Improvement on the monitoring of access control. Administration and remote maintenance, new use logs.
• New collection process: The current Access Control System included in AVET has a module called "Collection", responsible for managing data traffic between the turnstiles and server to validate access to stadiums. The evolution of the new CPU of the above mentioned turnstiles makes it possible to design new access management models that are more secure and efficient. The communication process between the turnstiles and the access control server can be optimised through the development of a new collection model that includes new features and technological advances. The new collection model was designed and is being developed in modules, so that it can be integrated into the current system and with the future CASTOR platform. During the next season. the development of the new platform will be finalised and the implementation tests will start. The new model entails several improvements in terms of architecture, process security, process and traffic management efficiency as well as access to generated information.