Dedicated Micros takes it to the edge
Dedicated Micros introduced a revolutionary concept to the DVR market late last year with the launch of its CamVu ICR (Integrated Camera Recorder), which combines a megapixel or standard IP camera with a powerful enterprise class video server –all in one compact package – to deliver robust, failsafe, local recording and video management at the edge of a customer´s network.
Available with megapixel, VGA or analogue resolution, the CamVu ICR offers one day of full-rate recording thanks to onboard solid state storage provided by a microSD card or similar. In addition, the CamVu ICR has the potential to access further tiered storage, including a locally connected SATA drive via ATA over Ethernet Dedicated Micros takes it to the edge (AoE). Using the AoE protocol allows the highly-secure, point-to-point, transfer of video files to a separate storage device, for backup and longterm archiving. A key point is that this can continue to operate, even in the event of complete failure of the TCP/IP architecture and network infrastructure.
The new ICR supports the
transmission of multiple,
simultaneous, video streams in MPEG-
4 and JPEG for live viewing and
recording. As the ICR has been created
with a built-in high performance
enterprise server, users are able to
take advantage of advanced functions
such as MultiMode recording. This
allows dynamically-switchable
resolution, record-rate and
compression (MPEG4/JPEG) settingsgrid reference points are matched, a positive fingerprint verification can be achieved.
The ICR is also analytics capable which provides the potential for users to take advantage of the wide range of analytics solutions now offered by Dedicated Micros.
Other features of the ICR include: telemetry support which allows it to be paired with a pan/tilt housing and secure web pages to aid the remote configuration of the camera.
Pauline Norstrom, director of worldwide marketing for Dedicated Micros says: ´We believe that there is a powerful case, when it comes to CCTV in an IP environment, for a decentralised approach based around an IP camera which actually pulls together all of the key elements of effective CCTV in one single unit, ensuring that, unlike centralised NVR based solutions, recording can actually be maintained regardless of the status of the IP network. This is something we have pursued for the last 12 months.
The defining aspect of the ICR is that it comprises a full, enterprise grade, server. In practice this means that the ICR can support capabilities such as local storage, viewing and playback, remote access, metadata integration, event logging/ management and even analytics.´
