Enterasys introduces new solutions for Video IP networks
A solution for IP video surveillance, which meets the specific requirements of IP video surveillance networks, regarding availability, security, traffic priority and management, and capability to operate in hostile environments.combining Enterasys NAC and Enterasys I-Series switches eliminates some of the major problems associated with video surveillance network management, such as assignment of QoS to video traffic, protection against non-authorized access, to both data and video applications and reduction of network installation and maintenance costs. A solution for broadcasting industry, designed to meet the specific requirements (bandwidth and Quality of service, etc.) of video editing, post-production and recording processes.
Solution for IP video surveillance
This solution meets the specific requirements of IP video surveillance networks, regarding availability, security, traffic priority and management, and capability to operate in hostile environments.
Based on Enterasys Matrix I Series switches, this solution combines performance, availability, traffic priority and management and NAC capabilities with a strong design, which enables it to operate in hostile environments (industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, oil refineries, highway tunnels, etc.)
Switches Enterasys Matrix I Series offer, among other features, operational tolerance for extreme temperatures (ranging from -40°C to 60°C), multilayer switching capabilities to support the demanding requirements of video IP applications, end-to-end visibility over all IP cameras, advanced QoS capabilities and policy management at port level.
Along with Enterasys NAC, this solution eliminates installation and deployment costs, increasing the level of security at the access, avoiding human errors in the process and providing an automated database which contains all devices connected to the network, as well as their connection points.
So, this solution, combining Enterasys NAC and Enterasys I-Series switches, eliminates some of the major problems associated with video surveillance network management, such as assignment of QoS to video traffic, protection against non-authorized access, to both data and video applications and reduction of network installation and maintenance costs.
Besides, Enterasys NAC provide new functionalities and integration interfaces that make possible new applications, unavailable until now in the existing video distribution networks:
1. Workflow integration. APIs of NAC applications allow integrating network control and video applications in a single platform. For example, it allows the inventory application to inform the access control about new cameras, in order to be immediately authorized, or to eliminate cameras that have already been removed, to prevent them from connecting again
2. Integration with Geographical Information Systems. Video surveillance systems usually come along with GIS, as a support to visualization or as a management interface. The integration of these systems with NAC and with the location information that comes from the switches allows controlling the geographical location of each camera.
3. This information is extremely useful when integrated in other applications, such as detection and alert systems (for example, the network makes ring a range of IP phones in an area where video surveillance has detected a security threat).
IP networks for broadcasting industry
On the other hand, Enterasys has introduced a network solution focused on broadcasting industry. This solution, based on Matix X-Series core switches, meets the specific requirements (bandwidth and Quality of service, etc.) of video editing, post-production and recording processes.
This solution provides the high capacity required for real-time editing of network-stored video. While video storage is made in a linear way, as it is produced, the access to the stored videos can be made in a non-linear and random way, as demanded by any edition or visualization console. Although it is possible to access to stored videos in semi-direct (video streaming form the storage disk), they can also be acceded by the download of the complete file for editing purposes.
Yigal Rahamim, Solution Architect at Enterasys commented: “The network core is the point where video streams converge, to be distributed to visualization monitors and recording systems. Apart form the basic requirements intended to avoid packet losing, it is in the recording area where we can find greater requirements”.
