TM
USING Pure Digital Fiberlink
®
10-CHANNEL VIDEO MULTIPLEXER
IN ITS INSTALLATIONS
MARKET: ITS, Security
DOC. NUMBER: T-15
ity, cleanest, clearest transmission of any multi-
In Intelligent Transportation environments, plexer of its kind. There are no FM carriers that
there is often a need to transmit multiple video need to be tuned or that can drift over time and
signals from one location to another distant lo- no degradation of signal over extended dis-
cation in a reliable and cost-effective manner. tances, eliminating the need for automatic gain
For example, clusters of cameras may be lo- control. The result is consistent and reliable fi-
cated at intersections, toll plazas, exits and ber optic transmission of 10 video signals simul-
weigh stations, and video from these cameras taneously, over extended distances - at the low-
must be transmitted to a distant control center est cost-per-channel of any multiplexer on the
market.
or centers for monitoring purporses.
In addition to the 10 channels of video, the prod-
This TECHnique explains the benefits of us-
ing Pure Digital Fiberlink 10-Channel Video uct also offers the option of transmitting two-way
PTZ data, in RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 formats.
Multiplexer in
The data may be
ITS applications.
transmitted over
By using all digi-
single-mode fiber
the same fiber as
tal processing
the video chan-
and transmis-
nels or the unit
sion to send up
may be pur-
to 10 video sig-
chased in a two-
nals and two-
fiber version, in
way PTZ data
which the return
over one or two
data signal is
fiber
optic
transmitted over
cables, this mul-
the second fiber.
tiplexer offers
many advan-
Pure Digital
tages over com-
Fiberlink
10-
petitive analog-
Channel Video
basedmodels in both performance and cost Multiplexer is designed to work with either stan-
efficiency.
dard single mode or multimode cable and sup-
ports systems with up to a 17dB loss budget. Di-
agnostic LEDs for each channel and a loss of
The Pure Digital Fiberlink 10-Channel Video signal/broken fiber alarm assist in immediately
Multiplexer converts 10 channels of standard identifying and isolating any problems during
analog video into a high-speed serial digital bit installation or operation. Only one rack unit high,
stream for transmission over a single fiber optic the unit can be used as a free standing unit or
cable. By employing true, digital transmission rackmounted.
techniques, this product offers the highest qual-
Fiberlink is a registered trademark of Communications Specialties, Inc.
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