A case study of North Lincolnshire Council’s new public safety CCTV system in Winterton. The specification called for camera images to be transmitted without loss, to its central control room 28 kilometres away in Scunthorpe.
Traditional transmission methods using leased fibre to send the footage to Scunthorpe was neither practical nor cost effective. The installer Videcom recommended a wireless IP network product made by SilverNet.
Winterton is a small town of 4,700 people. North Lincolnshire decided to fund the CCTV to deter and detect anti-social and crime and create a safe town centre. The 24/7 monitoring of live video, plus access to recorded images, was considered to be essential if the system was to be effective and it made sense for this to happen at a central control room in Scunthorpe.
Bill Mead is Executive Director of Videcom Security, based in Waltham Abbey, Essex. He said: “Having been responsible for maintaining the Scunthorpe town centre video surveillance system for the past eight years, we were very pleased to have been awarded the contract to provide the complete solution for this project. We sourced full HD ONVIF LG fixed cameras and Redvision IP PTZ domes to provide coverage within Winterton town centre. Having very successfully worked with Silvernet on other projects, including Scunthorpe and Brigg, we had no hesitation in recommending the installation of MAX 95 and the new high capacity MAX 500 wireless transmission links, both of which are from the SilverNet PRO range, to achieve the objective of high speed IP transmission of video over the required 28 kilometres.
Videcom installed two new Silvernet MAX 500 links back-to-back, on the southern tower of the Humber Bridge, pictured, while seven pairs of MAX 95 links have been installed to collect the cameras locally at street level, producing a resilient solution with backhaul transmission.
Danny Harsley, Senior Network Engineer for Videcom, said: “Installing the SilverNet links on the south tower of the Humber Bridge was an interesting challenge, but overall, with careful planning and safety induction, it proved to be an uncomplicated installation process. The key to success for any project which involves wireless network transmission is to carry out a detailed site survey and work with the manufacturer to calculate the bandwidth requirements. As a result of doing this, we have been able to supply the client with a solution which utilises transmission equipment that is stable and has a huge throughput capacity.
“Silvernet are Videcom’s preferred IP Wireless Partner. They provide us with excellent pro-active pre-sales and installation support, as well as first class training.”
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