Leveraging legacy systems and incorporating the new

Gary Frost Vicon

Vicon Corporate ProfileVicon Industries is an industry-leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of video systems.

Celebrating over 40 years in business, the company is unrivalled in experience developing video surveillance technologies.

Vicon systems are employed worldwide in high-profile, enterprise-scale installations by a diverse range of customers.

Typical customers hybrid solution

Shopping Centres Police &Prisons

Public Space

Financial

Airports & Ports

Education

Key Points • Meeting your objectives• The right investment decision• Examples of hybrid solutions • Software & Firmware • Case study Birmingham Bullring

Meeting Your objectives

• They may have changed • Is the system designed to deter, prevent, detect or prosecute• Proactive, reactive or both? is the system continually manned

or unmanned • What’s the system’s scope • What are the areas to be covered, and what degree of

coverage is required?

The right investment decisions

• Communicate with stakeholders in the CCTV System. • Investigate any possible construction changes on site.• Investigate all options, Prioritise needs and plan budgets • Have a short and long term strategy • Ensure short term strategy's do not impact on the long costs of ownership

The Right Equipment Supplier • Who are the Key Suppliers on site and how have they performed.• Can they support the changes proposed and do they support Analogue

Hybrid & IP solutions .• Do they support Open Platform Standards.• Who are their technology partners and will they work with other third

party systems, Access Control Etc • How do they implement changes to Hardware, Software, Firmware and

how will they fit with the system changes proposed and your policies. • System Solution provider rather than Product Provider. • Strategy.

Case Studies

How to get it right, how to get it wrong

The following examples are from real sites :

Most of those examples are not site specific but should give an indication as to why all technologies should be considered.

Changing the Monitors

4:3 16:9

In this example the intention was to reduce space and reduce the carbon foot print within the control room.

Although the cost saving was made the system failed to meet the operators expectations

Change existing PTZ to IPVicon 2007 onwards

Existing Coax

Remove Coax PCB

Add IP PCB

Adding Hybrid DVRs& Retaining the telemetry ( Star or daisy chain )

RS422 Data Distributor

Existing DVR Multiplexer

Video Cables

Doing this is IP & Retaining the telemetry

RS422 Data Distributor

Existing DVR Multiplexer

Video Cables

Video And Data Each camera to Encoder re-address camera

NVR

Adding IP cameras after Hybrid DVR is in place

RS422 Data Distributor

Video Cables

IP Cameras POE

Software – Firmware

• All good manufacturers update software and firmware with regular intervals.

• Hardware may at some point fall behind future developments. This could make hardware redundant

• Hidden licence charges may have an impact on upgrades • Make sure all parties are following the same upgrade path

Case Study Birmingham Bullring • 237 Cameras ( 7 years old ) • 5 Control points • Matrix CPU to be upgraded ( Low Cost High ROI 7 Years old ) • 2 New Virtual Matrix Control Positions • Relocate 5 Cameras • 36 New Digital recording upgrade hybrid

Matrix Changes Analogue Matrix – Viewing Each of the three operators in the BullRing Control Room currently has a System Console which givescamera selection functions and PTZ control via the matrix. The existing System Console allows theoperator to select images for full screen display on the monitors and, where appropriate, to controlPTZ functions. The new unit proposed retains all existing functions. In the future, this unit may alsobe used to control the ViconNet digital recording system. We are proposing that, at present, thecurrent method of control for the digital recording system is retained

Virtual Matrix Control Positions - Live or playback At present, the Duty Manager and Supervisor desks are provided with conventional keypads andmonitors connected to the matrix. From there, it is possible to view any live image in full screen.These two positions shall be upgraded to a Virtual Matrix system. The existing monitors, two perposition, shall be retained. They will now be able to display full-screen or quad images. The DutyManager and Supervisor desks will be able to view any combination of up to four replayed videoand/or live images at 12fps (real-time for events). The desk-top keypads shall be replaced with unitswhich interface with the Virtual Matrix Controller.

Main cost savings of the upgrade • Out or the 139 Cameras only 31 have been changed. • DVRs have now been replaced. Power consumption saving from 450 watts

per DVR to 144 Watts • No Cabling has had to be replaced• 5 Cameras have been moved less than 10 meters for access reasons. This

has saved the use of a cherry picker and labour costs • The site is ready to add a VMDC Vertical Matrix Display Controller• The site can add Vicon IP cameras or 3rd party IP cameras • Video Analytics over the next 6 months

Hybrid Solution Keep Existing Cameras & Cabling

Migrate To IP as part of a strategy controlling the costs

System Topology

VMDC

HD Cameras

Remote Sites

Video Analytics

VMDCThe New Hybrid Control Room

• Its about understanding where your system is now • Where you want it to be • Best Value for Money ROI • Have a strategy and visit on a regular Bases • Thank You for your time today

Leveraging legacy systems and incorporating the new

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