SYSTEM INTERGATION RESELLER BUSINESS UNIT, SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS

Communications Integration Group Inc. offers a complete solution for
Large Scale Video Security Surveillance and Archiving, Transportation Monitoring and Industrial Process Control from two leading suppliers: iMPath Networks and Callisto Media Systems.

Basic technology - Video over IP

Today video surveillance is rapidly becoming a necessary component of access control facilities. It is used in many applications, such as:

• Airport Security
• Port of Entry Surveillance
• Customs Surveillance
• Bank Surveillance
• Correctional Facility Surveillance
• Highway Monitoring (Intelligent Transportation System)
• Light Rail and Rapid Transit System Monitoring
• Industrial Campus Surveillance and etc.

In the past, expensive network provisioning between Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and the monitoring facilities allowed security surveillance coverage over relatively confined distances. In the case with many cameras dispersed over big territory, previous generations of video surveillance systems required that all security surveillance be video taped locally, allowing access only subsequent to the actual occurrence of an event of interest. For example, in the event of an alarm condition (e.g., robbery attempt) at one of the banking branches, local police authorities are dispatched to the site immediately, without necessarily knowing what is happening inside. Both banking and police officials have access to the locally archived video surveillance footage once the alarm has passed (the alleged robbers have left the scene), thereby defeating a primary purpose of the surveillance system.

The development of Video-over-IP networking technologies has introduced a new, cost-effective method for providing truly distributed surveillance over wide regions in real-time, as the event of interest occurs. Two developments in particular have been critical to this:

A. Video Compression. The development and adoption of video compression standards, such as the MPEG (Motion Pictures Expert Group) video compression standards, have significantly decreased the amount of storage and/or transmission bandwidth required. For example, without compression, approximately 150 Mbps of bandwidth is required to transmit a single stream of digital video. The bandwidth required to transmit high quality, full-motion video today using compression can be reduced to a range between 1.5 Mbps to 6.0 Mbps using the most widely adopted video compression standards in the world today (e.g., MPEG-1 or MPEG-2). In the nearest future MPEG-4 will offer additional benefits, allowing similar quality at rates as low as 500 Kbps.

B. Bandwidth Availability. An explosion of bandwidth availability over the past years has led to falling prices for end-users deploying their own enterprise networks and leasing bandwidth from service providers, making bandwidth hungry applications such as video far more affordable. Furthermore, the emergence of Virtual Private Network (VPN) offerings by service providers gives large enterprises affordable access to on-demand bandwidth for applications like video surveillance.

For the immediate future, these technological breakthroughs mean that cost-effective virtual links, i.e., communications links that are only used and charged for by the service provider as and when required, can be used to transport video anywhere, anytime. Video-over-IP thus serves as an enabler in overcoming traditional obstacles that have restricted access to video services.

Returning to the example of the bank security system, we can see that with Video-over-IP in the event of an alarm in any one of the bank branches, a virtual private link would be created automatically between the banking branch cameras and the central monitoring facility, so that high quality full-motion video images of on-site events are transmitted to personnel in the central monitoring facility.

Video monitoring system from iMPath Networks - the i -VolutionTM family of video networking products.

iMPath Networks offers the i -VolutionTM family of MPEG digital Video Over IP networking products, which are able to provide real-time digitization, compression, DVD-quality video transmission and overall management of CCTV systems. The following Figure illustrates a general system.

The i -VolutionTM family of products consists of three products:

• The i-Volution 4000 (i-4000) is a location independent video networking platform that incorporates standards-based MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video encoding and decoding over standard 10/100BaseT Ethernet for transmission over any kind physical media of IP-based networks (Ethernet, SONET/SDH, ATM, etc.). An optional fiber optic interface is also available for transmission over distances between remote video cameras and central security hubs. i-4000 has the ability to dynamically switch from low framerate video to full-motion, DVD quality video streaming. Additional features include serial data interfaces (EIA-232, EIA-422, or EIA-485) for low-speed data applications (PTZ); a Layer-2 Ethernet Switch for integrating additional IP devices; and contact sense and closure interfaces for alarm monitoring and audio for distributed paging systems. Plug-and-play simplicity and remote network manageability make the i-Volution 4000 solution the most powerful IP-based video networking platform available today.
• The i-Volution Video Surveillance Gateway (VSG) combines all benefits of the i-4000 with added benefit of high density performance - up to 24 channels of video encoded for IP transmission per chassis. The Video Surveillance Gateway is perfect for extending local CCTV surveillance networks to campus or enterprise wide area networks. The VSG represents the densest MPEG over IP video networking solution available today.
• The TeleVue Applications Manager is a powerful, user friendly software system that enable unprecedented interaction between operators and their video networks. This system allows security officials to remotely configure, manage and control every parameter in the i -Volution network, including parameters that set the quality of video being stored independently at each remote site and the quality of video being transmitted back to the control center. Other advantages include automated alarm management, automated fault detection within the system, equipment inventory management, and etc.

Enhanced system with video content storage and access solution from Callisto Media Systems. Archiving/storage and effective access to the stored video information present a challenge for any video network. Solution from Callisto Media Systems presents a new way in solving this problem, and thereby, effectively completes the video monitoring system from iMPath Networks Callisto's Voyager is a high-performance digital storage and delivery solution allowing delivery from a few to thousands of video streams simultaneously over the Internet/Intranet to PCs or other video terminals. Voyager transforms digital video into an effective desktop tool helping to deliver high-impact information where and when it is needed. This end-to-end solution allows for the integration of encoding systems into a complete solution that includes content storage, management, distribution and access to the digital video content over all network architectures. The unique advantages that Voyager provides is a total environment in which digital media is loaded, catalogued, and viewed through a web browser, no need to learn database systems or Unix. There are no applications to program, no web pages to code and no client applications to distribute. It is a robust digital media system that enables organizations to load and stream media immediately. Voyager uses conventional web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Voyager gives users the ability to access digital media either when they want, through Video-on-Demand, or live through a multi-cast. Voyager provides:

Scalable Architecture
At the heart of Voyager is the patented Voyager Interconnect Architecture (VIA). VIA lets Video on Demand service providers optimize performance on a continually upgradeable platform. VIA supports varied multi-computing configurations and provides the flexibility needed to support a larger number of video streams. Additional nodes (servers) can be added incrementally to meet growing demands while retaining the service provider's original investment. Systems can be configured to support thousands of video streams with unlimited hours of video storage. Voyager server nodes can be located centrally, or distributed regionally, to meet local demands. Support for a wide range of media formats Voyager can support both narrowband and broadband (Internet or Intranet) networks. For the clients using normal dial-up connections, Voyager will support the delivery of Low Bit Rate video (LBR), allowing audio and video to be served to users connected with 56 KBPS modems. For broadband environments, Voyager provides support for higher quality (higher bit rate) streaming videos, using either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 content at rates up to 8 MBPS. This flexible support for higher quality video will allow a multitude of applications to be enhanced with high quality video services.

Multimedia File System
At the heart of the Voyager server is a high performance multimedia file system. The file system incorporates techniques like large block-size transfers, data replication, and automatic disk calibration to provide reliable delivery of audio and video data. Content Storage Options - Multimedia Archive Voyager uses a variety of content-storage options to support digital video applications. Voyager incorporates a Hierarchical Storage Management System (HSM) to provide archive/near line storage capability on devices such as Magneto Optical, DVD, and CD-ROM libraries. The result is low cost, industry-standard storage using the latest technology.

Content and System Management
The Voyager Management Applications (VMA) comes with a comprehensive web based administration, content and system management tool-set including content loading, searching, clip editing, accounting, statistics and user profile management. The combination of these applications with Voyager's media object database provides an integrated digital media management system for streaming media assets. VMA addresses many of the issues relating to storage/content management, user profiles and usage statistics and information profiles, and search and access. Quality of Service (QoS) Voyager allocates and monitors the bandwidth and storage resources along each path and for each device. As a result each active stream has guaranteed bandwidth. The benefit of this feature to the network manager is that it allows control over how much bandwidth is being used for video streaming. It's a feature, which is commonly referred to as "throttling". The systems administrator sets the parameters for how much bandwidth the Voyager server has available for streaming. Therefore, reducing the risk of overburdening your network. Voyager is easily integrated into existing networks, and can be configured and administered remotely from any computer with a web browser. Voyager even manages the amount of bandwidth required for media streams and takes full advantage of IP technology.

(More detailed info about Voyager can be found in www.callisto.ca).

Transportation and Transit Systems

• Toronto's Highway 401, ON
• Virginia DOT, Norfolk/Richmond, VA
• Texas DOT, Houston I-610, TX
• Arizona DOT, Phoenix, AZ
• Caltrans, Districts 7 & 8, CA
• Jefferson County, AL
• South Carolina DOT, I-85, SC
• Nguarangu Gorge, NZ
• Florida turnpike, SC
• Hillside Strangler, IL
• Pacific Motorway, Aus
• Auckland ATMS, New Zealand
• Kunyu Hwy, Ñhina
• Kunming Hwy, Ñhina
• Qindao, China
• Wagaiqiao, China
• Nanning, China
• Taiwan Hwy 2, Taiwan
• Tae Jon, Korea
• Jeju, Korea
• SICE A13 UK
• Malmo Tunnel, Sweden
• Stockholm Tunnels, Sweden
• Dublin Corporation - M50
• M6/M5/M40/M42
• BC Transit, Skytrain, BC
• PATH - NY, NJ Transit
• Los Angeles Transit, CA
• Boston MTA, MA
• Baltimore Light Rail, MD

• JFK Airport, NY
• LaGuardia Airport, NY
• PATH - NY/NJ (RCS)
• Ontario Airport, CA
• John Wayne Airport, CA
• Zhengzhou, China
• Xian, China Nanchang, China
• Taiyuan, China
• Kunming, China
• Bangkok Airport
• BA World Cargo, Heathrow
• Addis Ababa International Airport Vision
• Liverpool Airport

• Klom Pren Prison, Bangkok
• DRA, Bedford
• Secure Facility, Saudi Arabia
• Bude, Cornwall
• HM Prisons - Belmarsh, Fazakerley, Woodhills, Doncaster, The Mount.
• Central Veterinary Laboratory
• MOD Whitehall Refurbishment
• RAF Lakenheath

• Jerusalem, Israel
• Bethlehem, Israel
• Market Harborough Hyde Park, London
• Stevenage
• Atherstone
• Wandsworth Council
• Newport, Isle of Wight
• Sussex Police Barnsley
• Cornwall West Drayton
• Oxford Street Leeds Housing Estates

• Mars Confectionery
• Tesco, Maygor and Southampton
• Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading
• Computer Associates, Slough
• Stockley Park, Uxbridge
• Oxford Science Park
• Centennial Business Park

• Chelsea F C (34 Fixed/PTZ Cameras)
• Millennium Dome
• MacLaren F1 Racing Team Headquarters
• Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados
• Legoland
• Brighton Marina
• Thorpe Park

• Leeds University
• University of Hertfordshire
• Southampton University
• Birmingham University
• Bath University
• Loughborough University
• Southampton University

• USA Video*
• Bell/OneWorld
• CANARIE CAnet3
• University of Manitoba
• California State University
• Cuauhtemoc University (Mexico)
• Belle/Netera
• University of Guadalajara
• Tutorbuddy.com
• University of South Florida (Inet2)
• House of Commons*
• Maritime Tel (Aliant) *
• Rogers Telecom/Metronet*
• World Village Networks
• Infomagnetics/IMT (wireless)
• Leitch Technology
• Futureway Communications
• Humanet/Seojin (Korea)
• WebDax (Nebraska - wireless)
• Telesat Canada
• SavoirNet/Bell Canada