Project Requirements included Scalability, High Reliability, Precise Camera Control and Robust Architecture - Fiber Transmission
Solution: Infinova PTZ dome cameras, IP enabled matrix switchers and fiber optics

Ethernet, analog video and fiber have been combined to create a best-in-class hybrid surveillance solution for the 222-acre Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, one of China's largest. The sports complex consists of several best-in-class public sports venues including a large multipurpose stadium with a capacity of 80,000, an indoor gymnasium with a capacity of 15,000, an aqua-center with four pools and a tennis center with 20 professional courts, plus a technical operations center and related facilities.

Given the diverse size and location of the complex, system requirements demanded that the solution be flexible, highly reliable and provide excellent quality video. To achieve these goals, the integrators opted for analog video from Infinova's PTZ Dome cameras to be directly viewed and controlled through matrix switchers. By using direct control, the integrators could guarantee video quality and real-time PTZ control of the cameras with no noticeable delay between the time operators move their joystick and the time the camera responds. The system also features fixed cameras and fiber optic transceivers.

This installation shows how Infinova is able to help integrators bring together multiple technologies to ensure customer project requirements are met affordably. Even though the Center chose an analog solution, it did not have to give up the advantages of IP technology because the Infinova matrix switchers and keyboards use hybrid technology, being IP-enabled through their Ethernet ports.