MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ -
June 15, 2010 - Infinova today announced that it has helped the 10 million population
city of Shenzhen (China) to leverage a legacy analog-based video traffic management
system while establishing a new network-based digital system and connecting
it to a dedicated government WAN. As a result, the Traffic Bureau managers can
now remotely view and record videos of each department from anywhere they are
connected to the dedicated government WAN.
"One of the most challenging
dilemmas that security managers face is when and how to take the leap from an
analog to an IP/digital video system," reports Mark S. Wilson, Infinova
vice president, marketing. "The Shenzhen Traffic Bureau wanted to jump
to IP surveillance but in a cost-managed way that would extend the life of their
existing Infinova analog cameras. A coexistence analog plus digital approach,
as exhibited in this system, shows others how easily this can be done."
According to Wilson, video
surveillance was no stranger to the city's bus stations, railway stations, ports,
wharfs or metro stations. In fact, most of the surveillance systems in these
departments had been in operation for years. Equipment included a mix of analog
matrix-based, PC video recorder-based and network video encoder/decoder-based
camera systems. However, these analog systems needed to be upgraded from being
strictly local to part of a fully integrated ITS system.
Instead of tearing out the
old cameras and system, it was decided to leverage the analog system and start
the migration to an ultimate fully digital system by creating a coexistent digital
system to work with the older analog cameras. Encoders were added to the original
analog cameras along with a management server and a streamed media transmission
server. To maximize network bandwidth when connected to the dedicated government
WAN, the Bureau selected Infinova digital products, thus increasing compatibility
between the old and new equipment.
Today, the control center
uses an Infinova matrix switcher as the control device and the affiliate departments
are basing their systems on it. An Infinova V2015 matrix switcher, video distributor
and multi-protocol converter are used in the affiliate departments which had
no matrix switching systems. The V2015 series provides these departments with
automated electronic surveillance or allows a single user to control an entire
CCTV system of up to 80 video inputs by 16 video outputs. The newly added Infinova
matrix switcher is networked with the City Traffic Bureau's government WAN.
Network video encoders and decoders are used for single-way video channel connection
so that the matrix switching system at the Traffic Bureau can view and control
all individual site videos.
More information on Infinova
video surveillance solutions is available at www.infinova.com.