Cisco Cisco Video Surveillance Convergence Chassis 3RU Brochure
Casino Gaming and Hospitality Challenges
The gaming industry has long used video surveillance as
required by gaming commissions to reduce disputes over
payouts and eliminate theft. Off the gaming floor, surveillance
is used for general safety and security applications, including
casino hospitality.
With the rising prices and declining availability of analog VCRs,
several technologies have emerged to enhance surveillance
capabilities as well as open the opportunity for video to be
used in new ways that increase casino revenue. While digital
video recorder (DVR)-based solutions certainly address some
of the limitations of VCRs, they do pose their own challenges,
forcing operator retraining as well as lacking the ability to take
advantage of other technology innovations. Thus DVRs do not
provide investment protection and will have to be replaced as
part of a future system upgrade. IP-network-based solutions
offer additional benefits in terms of integration with other
business systems, greater access to video, and the use of video
analytics for safety, customer satisfaction and greater operator
productivity. However, many of these systems suffer issues with
camera control latency and video quality, and are not designed
to operate on a real-world IT-class network.
As a result, casinos have had a difficult choice: migrate to
DVRs and deal with future upgrade problems and operator re-
training, or migrate to IP-based products from vendors that may
lack network expertise, create latency issues and in many cases
require full operator re-training.
required by gaming commissions to reduce disputes over
payouts and eliminate theft. Off the gaming floor, surveillance
is used for general safety and security applications, including
casino hospitality.
With the rising prices and declining availability of analog VCRs,
several technologies have emerged to enhance surveillance
capabilities as well as open the opportunity for video to be
used in new ways that increase casino revenue. While digital
video recorder (DVR)-based solutions certainly address some
of the limitations of VCRs, they do pose their own challenges,
forcing operator retraining as well as lacking the ability to take
advantage of other technology innovations. Thus DVRs do not
provide investment protection and will have to be replaced as
part of a future system upgrade. IP-network-based solutions
offer additional benefits in terms of integration with other
business systems, greater access to video, and the use of video
analytics for safety, customer satisfaction and greater operator
productivity. However, many of these systems suffer issues with
camera control latency and video quality, and are not designed
to operate on a real-world IT-class network.
As a result, casinos have had a difficult choice: migrate to
DVRs and deal with future upgrade problems and operator re-
training, or migrate to IP-based products from vendors that may
lack network expertise, create latency issues and in many cases
require full operator re-training.
Cisco Video Surveillance Portfolio
Cisco
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offers high-quality, low-latency network-centric video
surveillance software and hardware that provide a smooth
migration from all analog to hybrid analog and digital to full
network-based deployments, protecting your surveillance
investments and enabling new capabilities. Supporting video
monitoring, recording, playback, transmission, and management,
Cisco Video Surveillance products deliver required performance
and capability and use the power of an IP network to facilitate
any-to-any multivendor device interoperability. Migrating to
a Cisco solution does not force changes to the surveillance
operator’s workstation. The products can be integrated with
other systems, such as point-of-sale (PoS) and third-party
video analytics, and are deployed as part of Cisco’s Intelligent
Converged Environment vision and architecture for physical
security applications.
migration from all analog to hybrid analog and digital to full
network-based deployments, protecting your surveillance
investments and enabling new capabilities. Supporting video
monitoring, recording, playback, transmission, and management,
Cisco Video Surveillance products deliver required performance
and capability and use the power of an IP network to facilitate
any-to-any multivendor device interoperability. Migrating to
a Cisco solution does not force changes to the surveillance
operator’s workstation. The products can be integrated with
other systems, such as point-of-sale (PoS) and third-party
video analytics, and are deployed as part of Cisco’s Intelligent
Converged Environment vision and architecture for physical
security applications.
Example Deployment Scenarios
Scenario 1—Hybrid: Legacy and Networked Digital
Video Surveillance
Video Surveillance
Cisco Video Surveillance products work with existing CCTV
systems (including matrix switches, cameras, keyboard controls,
and displays) and enable new capabilities. Video can be
event-tagged and integrated with PoS transactions for faster
investigations. Digital recording reduces power and space needs
(compared to tape-based VCRs and jukebox storage systems).
Cisco Video Surveillance hybrid solution components:
systems (including matrix switches, cameras, keyboard controls,
and displays) and enable new capabilities. Video can be
event-tagged and integrated with PoS transactions for faster
investigations. Digital recording reduces power and space needs
(compared to tape-based VCRs and jukebox storage systems).
Cisco Video Surveillance hybrid solution components:
Integrated Services Platform (ISP)—Provides event-tagged
recording and storage of video, including low-cost, high-
density (64 cameras per recorder) configurations that
can be integrated with PoS systems and work with matrix
switches. Also supports IP cameras via Ethernet connection.
IP Gateway Decoder with Stream Manager Software—
Interfaces with analog controls, displays, matrix switches, and
the Cisco ISP for low-latency access to live or recorded video
with freeze frame, zoom, and more using existing analog
keyboard controls, regardless of the matrix switch vendor.
recording and storage of video, including low-cost, high-
density (64 cameras per recorder) configurations that
can be integrated with PoS systems and work with matrix
switches. Also supports IP cameras via Ethernet connection.
IP Gateway Decoder with Stream Manager Software—
Interfaces with analog controls, displays, matrix switches, and
the Cisco ISP for low-latency access to live or recorded video
with freeze frame, zoom, and more using existing analog
keyboard controls, regardless of the matrix switch vendor.
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Stream Manager PC Client Software (optional)—View live
or recorded video using a PC
Cisco IP network infrastructure—Supports secure policy-
based access to video anywhere, anytime
Optional third-party vendor video analytics
Optional third-party vendor IP camera
or recorded video using a PC
Cisco IP network infrastructure—Supports secure policy-
based access to video anywhere, anytime
Optional third-party vendor video analytics
Optional third-party vendor IP camera
Scenario 2—Virtual Matrix Switching: Upgrade or
New Deployment with Cisco Video Surveillance
New Deployment with Cisco Video Surveillance
Virtual matrix switching can either be your first or next phase
of migrating to an all IP-based video surveillance operation.
Cisco Video Surveillance products help to realize best-in-class,
mix-and-match video surveillance deployments. By using
the IP network for all video routing and switching, you eliminate
the need for the matrix switch, freeing you to use many third-
party brands of analog keyboard/joystick controls, displays,
and cameras. You can access video from anywhere your
IP network goes. As with Scenario 1, PoS transactions can be
synchronized with an Integrated Services Platform or Services
Platform.
of migrating to an all IP-based video surveillance operation.
Cisco Video Surveillance products help to realize best-in-class,
mix-and-match video surveillance deployments. By using
the IP network for all video routing and switching, you eliminate
the need for the matrix switch, freeing you to use many third-
party brands of analog keyboard/joystick controls, displays,
and cameras. You can access video from anywhere your
IP network goes. As with Scenario 1, PoS transactions can be
synchronized with an Integrated Services Platform or Services
Platform.
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At-A-Glance
Figure 1. Hybrid Legacy + IP-Based Video Surveillance Leverage Existing Investments and Enable New Capabilities
Analog Fixed and PTZ Cameras
Fiber Distribution
Amplifiers and
Multiplexers
Video Matrix
Switch
Dedicated CCTV
Displays and
Keyboards
Cisco IP
Gateway Decoder
with Stream
Manager Software
Cisco Stream
Manager
Software
Cisco Unified
IP Phones
Web-Based
Access
Cisco IP Network Switch
Cisco Integrated Services Platform
with Stream Manager Software
PoS Terminal
PoS Database
IP Camera
Deploying Cisco Video Surveillance
in Casino Gaming and Hospitality