The system gives police operators access to real-time images from thousands of cameras situated across London. Tyco designed a multi-site video and audio switching network, which can quickly and reliably deliver CCTV facilities to all operators. The industry standard TVNP protocol is used to communicate between switching nodes and this should enable further integration of borough and stadia CCTV systems, with virtually unlimited expansion in the future.
“When you are faced with building and controlling a number of large switching nodes, you have to consider the architecture and data flows carefully,” explained Alan Franklin, technical director of Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions – Traffic & Transportation. “Our design team have applied their skills to produce a solution with inbuilt resilience and huge capacity for expansion.”
The CCTV system is part of a larger contract won by the main contractor Frequentis for an integrated command and communications system that combines radio communications, telephony and CCTV into a fully integrated system. This wider system aims to provide the public with a faster, more effective police response to events and emergencies. John Gurney, Frequentis UK managing director, said: “Tyco have proven to be an excellent partner to work with. Our joint technical expertise is delivering one of the first, intelligently integrated communications and CCTV systems in the world today.”
