ID used a Network Video Technologies Unshielded Twisted Pair camera video transmission network for the large scale distribution centres. ID’s technical director Terry Baker said: “With over 200 cameras at certain sites, the scale of each system meant using an NVT UTP cable infrastructure would bring real performance and cost advantages.
“Using a ‘Campus Style’ system, we installed separate ‘pods’ of cameras, connected into a main UTP cable backbone. This gives Sainsbury’s management greater scalability with the option to tap into the multi-pair backbone to easily add more cameras in the future, without the need or cost of installing complete new lengths of extra cabling.
“We liaised heavily with Sainsbury’s management around what they felt were the biggest issues at each site. From here, we used our technical expertise and experience to supply the best solution utilising the best equipment. Sainsbury’s management are very technically aware and knew exactly what they wanted from the specification of each CCTV system.”
