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Redline Extends its Global Leadership in Public Security Solutions with Delivery of Wireless Broadband Network to the Turkish National Police
Company's Fixed WiMAX system to power video surveillance networks throughout Isparta, Turkey to strengthen public safety
May 4, 2010 - Traffic control and public safety in Isparta, Turkey will be significantly enhanced with the introduction of a wireless state-of-the-art video surveillance system powered by Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX: RDL). The high-speed broadband wireless network will provide seamless, round-the-clock city-wide wireless connectivity between the cameras and the Turkish National Police controlling traffic and watching out for the security of the public. High resolution cameras with pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) capabilities controlled by motion detectors provide additional visibility to police on the streets, and allows for the dispatch of additional officers when and where needed. This system is one of many deployments of Redline's wireless infrastructure enabling High Definition video surveillance for public security agencies around the world - further establishing the company as a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products worldwide.
"This video surveillance system represents the absolute state-of-the-art in video technology," according to Han Mutlu, President of Global Forte who completed the installation of the system. "With state-of-the-art comes complexity, and Redline had the only broadband radio system capable of supporting these new and demanding server applications for Advanced Video Functions. Redline made it possible for us to implement the best video technology available, and their ability to create multicast groups within our wireless network allows the National Police to share their video security resources with security divisions."
"We're very pleased to be working with the Turkish National Police as they move forward to strengthen and enhance their existing public safety infrastructure," says Eric Melka, acting CEO, Redline Communications, Inc. "The ever-increasing importance of public safety projects has led to the development of video surveillance systems with very complex requirements- and we support the complete video solution unlike any other broadband radio system available today."
More information can be found at: EGM Isparta Press Release
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Redline's RedMAX™ WiMAX Forum Certified® Products Provide Turkish National Police with City-Wide Video Surveillance in Kütahya
The Challenge:
The Turkish Police in Kütahya city, Turkey, required a reliable, secure,
low cost and high-bandwidth network for their 24-hour city-wide
video surveillance project. The project entailed the deployment of
multiple video surveillance cameras throughout the city of Kütahya.
Deploying the high-capacity surveillance network posed a challenge
due to interference of urban obstacles, which necessitated the use
of many non-line-of-site (NLOS) network links.
The Solution:
Redline's RedMAX™WiMAX Forum Certified® solution was chosen
for its ability to provide secure and reliable high-speed connections
in non-line-of-site conditions. Global Forte, Redline's Certified
Integration Partner and a leading provider of Turkish-based broadband
wireless communication services, managed the RedMAX
network installation.
RedMAX base stations were deployed throughout the city along
with RedMAX SU-Os (Outdoor Subscriber Units). Redline's
RedACCESS AN-80i products were used to backhaul the connection
to police headquarters.
The Result:
The Turkish police can now depend on a reliable high speed
network for improved video surveillance and enhanced public
protection. Redline's RedMAX WiMAX video surveillance system
was first successfully implemented in the city of Simav within
Kütahya province in 2007 and has been in production since then.
After the deployment of the city-wide surveillance system in
Kütahya, Global Forte was chosen to replicate the solution in two
other Turkish cities, Tavsanli and Gediz. Based on the success of this
WiMAX network in Kütahya, the police force in Ankara, Turkey's
capital, are now examining the feasibility of a similar deployment.
How the Solution Works
Three RedMAX base stations were installed to achieve city-wide wireless coverage to connect the police department's
video surveillance system. The base stations were installed at EGM (Emniyet Genel Müdürlügü-Turkish National Police),
Local and Germiyan sites.
A coverage of 17 km x 7 km has been created and achieved through the installation of base stations in Kütahya.
Within this area, 35 surveillance cameras (PTZ and Fixed) and 3 license plate recognition systems on 3 separate
highways with 12 fixed cameras have been deployed.
The central monitoring system for the network is situated at EGM. Each RedMAX base station is connected by a
RedACCESS AN-80i backhaul link. The EGM base station location consists of one RedMAX AN-100U sector controller
connected to two 60 degree antennas. Four movable cameras (2.5 Mbps/camera) are then connected to this sector
controller at the EGM through four SU-Os located at an average distance of 2.5 km (1 LOS and 3 NLOS).
The second site, Local, houses a base station that consists of three AN-100UX's, two with one 60 degree antenna
each, and the third with two 60 degree antennas. Fixed and nomadic cameras are connected through 13 SU-Os (most
of them NLOS) and once again backhauled to EGM via Redline's AN-80i.
The third site, Germiyan, is connected to EGM via a relay site. The base station at Germiyan transmits to a RedMAX
SU-O on the relay site, which in turn is connected to EGM via a RedCONNEX AN-80i backhaul unit.
More information can be found at: EGM Kütahya Case Study
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City-Wide Video Surveillance Project for Kemer Turkish National Police
County of Kemer:
Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, 40 km (25 miles) west of the city of Antalya. Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, 53 km (33 miles) of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus Mountains behind. The coast has the typical Mediterranean hot, dry weather and warm sea. Historically, Kemer was the Lycian town of Idyros. Until the early 1980s, this was a quiet rural district but today the county of Kemer and coastal villages in the district play a very important part in tourism in Turkey.
The Challenge:
The Turkish Police in the county of Kemer, Turkey, required a reliable, secure, low cost and high-bandwidth network for their 24-hour city-wide video surveillance project. The project entailed the deployment of multiple video surveillance cameras throughout the county of Kemer. Deploying the high-capacity surveillance network posed a challenge due to interference of urban obstacles, which necessitated the use of line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) network links.
The Solution:
Redline's RedMAX™ WiMAX Forum Certified® solution was chosen for its ability to provide secure and reliable high-speed connections in line-of-sight and in non-line-of-sight conditions. Global Forte, Redline's Certified Integration Partner and a leading provider of Turkish-based broadband wireless communication services, proposed and managed the RedMAX AN-100U network planning and installations. Redline's RedCONNEX™ AN-80i products were used to backhaul the connection to police headquarters.
How the Solution Works:
12 RedMAX AN-100U base stations were installed to achieve county-wide wireless coverage to connect the police department's video surveillance system. The base stations were installed at Çalis Hill and Yamaç Hill. The coverage area of 8 km x 6 km has been created and achieved through the installation of base stations in Kemer. Within this area, 36 CPEs, 82 surveillance cameras (PTZ and Fixed) and 3 License Plate Recognition (LPR) systems have been successfully deployed. The central monitoring system for the network was positioned at Kemer County EGM (Emniyet Genel Müdürlügü - Turkish National Police) HQ. Each RedMAX AN-100U base station was connected by a RedCONNEX™ AN-80i backhaul link.
The RedMAX™ AN-100U is the world's first WiMAX Forum Certified™ base station. Easy and cost-effective to deploy, the RedMAX™ AN-100U facilitates rapid provisioning for fixed and nomadic wireless broadband access to information, wireless video surveillance, wireless data acquisition and wireless smart grid connectivity.
The RedMAX™ Subscriber Unit (SU-O) is designed to deliver reliable, cost-effective, high-bandwidth wireless connectivity. As a leader in WiMAX Forum Certified™ products, the Redline RedMAX™ SU-O is WiMAX Forum Certified® ensuring seamless interoperability with emerging IEEE 802.16-2004 compatible point-to-multipoint (PMP) equipment.
The RedCONNEX™ AN-80i is Redline's point-to-point (PTP) carrier grade broadband wireless infrastructure product, operating in the license exempt 5GHz spectrum. The AN-80i enables organizations such as schools, hospitals, utilities as well as service providers to solve the middle mile challenge and deploy cost effective reliable connections in even the most challenging conditions. It supports advanced applications such as transparent LAN, VoIP and high-quality video.
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Turkey's First Official WiMAX Deployment: WiMAX-Based City Video Surveillance and Security System
The WiMAX 802.16d application has been successfully implemented in Simav County (Kutahya Province) for the camera surveillance project under the official name of KGYS-MOBESE (i.e., City Video Surveillance System). The system controls and manages 3 fixed cameras and 7 speed domes at 8 locations. Moreover, the system is capable of providing VoIP, Data and MM communications between the police patrols and the central police station within the range of 8 kms in diameter.
The City Video Surveillance System (CVSS) has been successfully implemented and deployed in the city of Simav with the following objectives and desired outcomes:
- Make significant contributions to public security, safety and peace.
- Provide timely response and develop swift and effective additional measures against likely negative consequences by analyzing and assessing the monitored and collected camera images.
- Analyze and investigate the archived visual records to solve past incidents and collect legal evidence for prosecution.
- Prevent illegal activities during public meetings, gatherings and demonstrations without negatively impacting the sensitive relationship between the police and citizens.
- Prevent people from being manipulated through provocations during public protestations, demonstrations, meetings and marches.
The CVSS, which consists of fixed, speed-dome and license plate recognition system cameras, successfully monitors the entire city through various camera locations scattered throughout the city, as well as enabling 24/7 surveillance and keeping the camera records accurately and reliably.
The CVSS has been implemented with the deployment of the full and pure broadband wireless (WiMAX) technology.
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Successful Demonstration of High-Speed Communications Connectivity for Ship-to-Ship in the Sea of Marmara
Customer Situation: Seeks an effective communications tracking system with high bandwidth and low latency that can cover great distances for its fleet of seagoing vessels.
Customer Challenge: For the purpose of the demonstration, to maintain a high-speed wireless connection for several hours between
two ships moving at speeds of up to 13 knots and at a distance of up to 20 kilometers.
BATS Solution: Integrated with Redline Communication's AN-80i, the Broadband Antenna Tracking System's BTS-2500 was successfully demonstrated to meet or exceed the customer's requirements for bandwidth, low latency, distance and continuous tracking.
Background
A customer with a fleet of ships asked Global Forte, a high tech
product and consulting company, if it had an economical solution to
fulfill their need for high-speed communications connectivity for
their ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore operations.
Global Forte recommended the BATS BTS-2500 system integrated
with Redline Communication's 5.8 GHz AN-80i radio that utilized a
two-foot grid antenna. A live demonstration was set for late June
2009 in the Sea of Marmara, which is the major waterway linking the
Black Sea and the Aegean and Mediterranean seas via the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles.
The BATS/Redline systems were mounted on the main mast of each
ship at a height of 16 meters above sea level. Two scenarios were
demonstrated - one with two ships moving at the same time without
criss-crossing and turning maneuvers and one where the ships did
criss-cross and turn. In the first scenario one ship was moving at 2
knots and the other at 13 knots. Global Forte successfully
demonstrated camera surveillance broadcasting from one ship to the
other as well as Internet protocol telephone communications between
the ships. The maximum distance achieved was 44.3 kilometers (24.6
nautical miles), more than doubling the customer's requirements or
expectations.
The RSSI hovered around -50 when the distance between the ships was
under 20Km and -60 between 20-40Km.
In the second scenario, the performance characteristics of the BATS
directional antenna system was able to create search patterns and
predictive algorithms to automatically locate the desired connection
point, establish communication and track both of the broadband wireless
units as the ships criss-crossed and turned. The applications ran
successfully with high throughput and low latency.
"Since the customer was satisfied with the ship-to-ship results, it did not
see any need for the ship-to-shore tests," said Han Mutlu, Chief
Executive Officer of Global Forte and who witnessed the successful
demonstrations.
The Technology Behind BATS
The BATS technology is agnostic as to frequency and broadband
vendor radio equipment. The technology can automatically reposition
the directional broadband antenna mounted on a vessel to maintain a
wireless broadband network session. This unique tracking capability is
an industry-first feature that allows moving vehicles to obtain real-time
access to resources inherent to broadband communications. The BATS
system allows for rapid deployment of wireless networks as well as the
geographic extension of a current network for customers who have
limited broadband access or rely on expensive, low-bandwidth satellite
communications.
Maritime Deployments
Wireless communications over water have unique challenges. Water can
adversely reflect radio waves and can have a direct impact on reliability.
Environment conditions such as saltwater, high humidity, temperature
and barometric pressures can radically attenuate radio signals.
About Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems
Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems (BATS) provides a proprietary
software and hardware platform that locates, locks and tracks wireless
broadband communication access points. Our products are designed for
quick deploy communications centers and mobile to fixed and mobile to
mobile vehicle communications. BATS' was founded by three
information technology professors and researchers from Purdue
University in West Lafayette, Indiana. For more information, please
visit www.batswireless.com.
More information can be found at: BATS Case Study
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