The United States Coast Guard recently awarded a contract to Fiber Network Training and Consulting Services. The service will design, provide system integration, supply components and assist on installation and startup of a fully self-contained, solar powered remote optical fiber security system for a classified project location.
Fiber Network Training and Consulting Services (FNT), based in Phoenix, Ariz., is now involved in the specialized security surveillance business, providing pre-packaged remote portable and fixed location security stations.
The system for the classified project is configured with infrared cameras, microwave Doppler radar detectors, solar charging panels, battery storage with automated load control, optical fiber WDM transceivers, multi-screen video monitoring, multiplexing digital recorders, server storage and a programmable alarm station for multi-point surveillance.
Unlike other security monitoring devices, these solar power remote security stations are field operable the day that they hit the site because external power sources are not necessary. The Coast Guard opted for this plan because the distance from Command Center to the remote cameras made it unfeasible to use an external power supply.
FNT's pedestal-mount security cabinets are nearly indestructible with heavy-duty internal mounted hinges, hidden weatherproof locks and vandal-proof through-pipe cabling. The solar array, which produces electricity even on cloudy days, provides charging current to the AGM technology, deep cycle batteries. The batteries in turn, supply continuous power to the cameras and other equipment with seven days and nights of continuous backup power.
Infrared, low profile cameras provide crystal clear imaging in both daylight and night conditions. The video and radar generated alarm signals are transmitted back to the Command Center, located one and a half miles away, via optical fiber cable.
The optical fiber cable was shipped in advance of the hardware to facilitate installation by Coast Guard personnel who were previously trained and 3M certified on optical fiber installation by FNT. The remote security stations were shipped from FNT's headquarters on Oct. 16, with site completion and final testing is expected later this month.
The camera's electronic video output is converted to a digital light pulse equivalent and is transmitted from the remote security stations on multimode optical fiber to de-multiplexing receivers in the Command Security Center. There, the video light signals, as well as the associated alarm contact positions, are converted back to their respective electrical signals to be viewed on split screen monitors. The video signals can also be recorded simultaneously to a dedicated high capacity storage server. The server is connected to a CD re-write bay, ensuring extended and permanent storage of historical video events.
A separate, programmable smart audio/visual alarm system alerts station security personnel well in advance of intruders during non-peak traffic hours as it digitally records the time lapse of any activated alarm.
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