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Implementation at Indian Railways

In order to strengthen the security, Railways have taken initiates by implementing the latest technology Video Surveillance solutions in its major stations. The solution currently implemented in three stations in Southern Railway enables them to stream Live Video over the Wide Area Network(WAN) using the Railnet. This is the first time, Railways have chosen a IP based Surveillance for its surveillance applications.

The IP enabled Network Video Cameras are installed in Trivandrum, Trichur and Eranakulam stations on its computer network and the video streams are recorded on a Computer Server using software application.

The Cameras are assigned with the IP address, are capable of delivering Live Video streams over the computer network which are viewable using any standard Web Browsers. These cameras can be viewed from remote locations like Divisional Offices and Railway Headquarters by connecting the local network to the Railnet (WAN network of Railways).

The cameras and recording software solutions are provided by OneView Systems Private Limited and are implemented by Pracoss Technologies Private Limited. The OneView CMS software implemented along with the Network cameras provides the features of scheduled recording, mobile viewing and much more.

The Technology
The video streams are transmitted from the camera in compressed digital format (MPEG4 / MJPEG) and no decoders are required in the network. As these files can be transmitted over LAN/ WAN / Internet / GPRS, the remote viewing of each camera is made possible without any additional hardware.

Contradictory to the conventional CCTV, the cameras are the only Surveillance specific hardware which makes the implementation, maintenance and scalability simpler.

The Applications
Currently, the cameras are implemented to monitor the passengers and visitors at the stations premises. The cameras can be deployed for remote monitoring the project sites, accident sites, critical facilities and critical operations. Availability of Railnet and private OFC network will be an added advantage for railways to establish connectivity at any desired location. The short range connectivity can be established using the RF wireless devices.

IP Advantage

Network Digital Cameras	Digital video streaming on MJPEG or MPEG4 formats
Connected to Computer Network	Connection using Ethernet Base-T View over LAN / WAN / Internet Simultaneous Multi-User Viewing Record on any computer in network No other cabling other than network cabling Pan / Tilt / Zoom from viewing station
Network Camera Web Servers	Camera assigned with IP address of network Browse using Web browsers – no proprietary software Three layer security for camera viewing and control
Scalability	Plug & Play on the network Configure the number of cameras on recording Software Connect anywhere where there is network connection
1View Advantage	Dedicated IP Network Surveillance solution company In-house developed 1VIEW CMS Software for recording Customization of software as per industry requirement.

The Software

The recording is configured using OneView CMS software installed on a computer system and is provided to the RPF for regular monitoring.

OneVew CMS software is a browser based client-Server application which is configured with scheduled recording. By defining the user groups and users, the viewing security is configured as per the Railway security standards. The software provides multiple camera views on a single screen and the software installation at Divisional Headquarters shall be able to view all stations over the Railnet connectivity.

The software server when connected to the Internet provides live video streams to the Mobile devices like Mobile Phones / PDA using GPRS connectivity.

Implementation

Each Station is provided with one Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) camera and 4 Nos of Fixed focus cameras. The PTZ cameras are capable of 360 degrees horizontal rotation and 100 degree vertical tilt, which can be controlled from the viewing station using software icons. The cameras have motorized optical zoom which enables to provide zoomed views of almost 250 -300 meters. The PTZ camera placed on the middle of main platform provides a clear view of entire platform length and be zoomed to any specific point while monitoring.

The fixed focus cameras are provided at the Entry/Exit gate, Ticket counters and at reservation counter.

Recording of 5 cameras in each stations are configured locally and regular back-up of the recorded files will be archived for future reference. The viewing stations are provided for Railway Reserve Police for continuous monitoring.

Connectivity

The cameras are connected to LAN using the mix of OFC and CAT5 cables. The OFC cabling is done at locations which are more than 60 meters of distance and short distance connections are made using CAT5 cables. The networking accessories like LAN converters, switches are deployed where ever necessary at the OFC & Copper termination points. Platforms across the Railway lines are connected using the available Optic Fibre Cables provided by Railways.

The cameras can also be connected to wireless Network for video transmission. The network is designed in the same standards of the data network. The bandwidth requirements varies with the number and the file compression of the cameras. As a standard, the camera uses 256 – 800 kbps depending on the file compression, image size and fps configurion.

The IP Network Cameras have built-in Web Server which enables to view live video streams over the Network using any standard Web Browser. The upgradeable firmware embedded in the camera provides the opportunity to upgrade the functionality of the cameras. The software application for recording of Video Streams is installed on a computer system. This provides the flexibility of customization as required by Railways from time to time.

About One View Solutions
OneView Systems Private Limited, a venture of eight year old Britek India Group having its corporate office in Technopark, Trivandrum, is specialized in providing IP Network based Video Surveillance and Monitoring solutions. The Video surveillance and Image processing software projects handled by the group, for its customers in USA, UK and Japan, culminated in formulation of One View Systems. It offers comprehensive software and hardware solution to cater the growing IP Video Surveillance market in India and neighboring countries. Today, the domain expertise of OneView are being used by Southern Railways, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL), KIMS Hospital, State Bank of Tranvancore, Kothari Jewelers ,Thinksoft Global, Slash Support, Saravana Group, Western Union, Praxair and many more for various applications.