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  • Singapore’s LTA Partners With Nokia, Hitachi To Boost Rail Surveillance And Operational Efficiency

    Singapore’s LTA Partners With Nokia, Hitachi To Boost Rail Surveillance And Operational Efficiency

    The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore is taking the initiative to upgrade its rail infrastructure’s video transport and CCTV network. The project is being launched in partnership with Nokia and Hitachi Rail, and its primary goal is to boost real-time monitoring, enhance safety for commuters and bolster operational efficiency.

    Impacts of the Upgrade

    The initiative will focus on over 50 train stations, employing Nokia’s fiber-based Optical LAN and IP/MPLS solutions to bolster high-resolution video surveillance across the city’s railway system. The system, which caters to in excess of 3.65 million passengers per day, stands to benefit greatly from the enhanced surveillance capabilities.

    Nokia’s Optical LAN technology features robust optical network units (ONUs) and optical line terminals (OLTs) that can offer speeds up to 25 Gbps. When compared with traditional copper-based LAN infrastructure, this system utilizes about 70% less cabling and approximately 40% less power. These factors contribute to increased efficiency and sustainability. The deployment’s IP/MPLS component will provide dependable backhaul connectivity to the LTA’s centralized Operations Control Center, thus enabling efficient transport of live video data. This will lead to improved network reliability and quicker response capabilities.

    Stuart Hendry, Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Network Infrastructure at Nokia Asia Pacific, highlighted the importance of the project. He noted that fiber is being used to connect critical systems, including those responsible for monitoring transportation hubs worldwide. Ensuring a highly available, reliable, and secure real-time surveillance system is critical to the safety of those utilizing Singapore’s transit lines daily. The partnership with Hitachi Rail allowed Nokia to deliver a comprehensive solution for LTA, ensuring they had the necessary video capacity for their extensive CCTV surveillance and broader network operations for years to come.

    Nokia has stated the upgraded system will enhance the capacity and reliability of the LTA’s surveillance network and allow for future expansion as bandwidth and monitoring needs increase.

    Other Railway Project Improvements in Asia

    In addition to the Singapore project, various other improvements are being made to railway projects across Asia. One major project in Malaysia will see YTL Communications leading a significant fiber optic project. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, another project is being implemented to ensure high-speed railway safety and efficiency.

    Joaquim Santos, Vice President of Integrated Communication and Supervision Solutions (ICS) at Hitachi Rail, expressed satisfaction with the collaboration. He stated that the project is part of Hitachi’s ongoing relationship with the LTA and will play a crucial role in upgrading the transport infrastructure.

    Questions & Answers

    What is the primary goal of this upgrade project?
    The primary goal is to boost real-time monitoring, enhance safety for commuters and bolster operational efficiency.

    What are the technical specifications of the upgrade?
    The upgrade will employ Nokia’s fiber-based Optical LAN and IP/MPLS solutions which can offer speeds up to 25 Gbps. This will allow for efficient transport of live video data and improved network reliability.

    What is the significance of this upgrade for Singapore’s railway network?
    This upgrade will enhance the capacity and reliability of the LTA’s surveillance network and allow for future expansion as bandwidth and monitoring needs increase. This will contribute to the safety and efficiency of the rail network.

  • Many office LANs reaching performance limits

    Many office LANs reaching performance limits

    Local area networks in many existing office buildings are reaching their limits in terms of performance, according to R&M, a Switzerland-based cabling systems developer and provider.

    Citing a study carried out by market research organization BSRIA, R&M notes that approximately 80% of the office buildings and functional buildings in western industrialized countries were built before 1990.

    The structured cabling in these buildings also usually dates from when the buildings were built. At that time, the LAN was designed for a maximum transmission performance of 1 Gigabit Ethernet.

    “If office networks are to remain usable for the next 20 years, they will require a performance of ten times this at 10 Gigabit Ethernet in future. This is in addition to robust protection against external interference, among other aspects,” commented Matthias Gerber, market manager for LAN Cabling at R&M.

    Gerber gives four decisive factors which, from the point of view of R&M, make a generational change in structured office and building cabling unavoidable:

    Data throughput: If a large number of computer workstations within a company have to quickly access virtual machines, cloud services and software, then an increase in IP traffic is inevitable. “And all at a scale that has never been seen before,” commented Gerber. For productive work to remain possible, the LAN requires greater performance and system reserves.

    Latency: The current trend towards integrated communication with IP-based phone, conferencing and video services requires a latency-free, secure signal transmission. Bandwidth reserves are required in order to be able to ensure these special requirements are met in parallel with normal data transmission.

    Wireless: Nowadays, every commercial building must support mobile communication and its high demand for bandwidth. This requires an increasingly denser network of access points. The many wireless LAN antennas have to be connected to a powerful cabling system. The next generation of wireless access points will require a 10 Gbit/s uplink,” explained Gerber.

    Convergence: The local data network will also cover the needs of IP-based building automation in future. Standardized IP networks and Power over Ethernet are used to integrate virtually every building function as part of the Internet of Things (IoT). Intelligent building management also helps to increase safety and brings added comfort for building users.

    “The Internet of Things with its soon-to-be 33 billion end devices – whether in intelligent buildings or smart cities – needs convergent network infrastructures in order to reach its full potential. Ubiquitous, robust LAN access points are needed,” Gerber said.

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