In modern transportation systems, traffic surveillance plays an essential role in both environmental monitoring and traffic management. These tasks require the installation of more and more equipment, such as traffic controllers, speed detection, emergency IP phones, video cameras and traffic controllers. As the transportation networks turn to Ethernet as the main transmission media for large volumes of data, video and voice over one network, more bandwidth is required to ensure real-time monitoring and response. So, system integrators are looking for networking products that support larger bandwidths and greater media versatility. One of the requirements often used is Gigabit Ethernet, which can be deployed as a backbone to provide a higher network bandwidth for traffic surveillance applications and to ensure that all information is transmitted smoothly. And because Gigabit Ethernet is based on Ethernet technology, its migration path is consistent with the migration from 10Mbps to 100Mbps, and all existing Ethernet and Fast Ethernet devices are completely compatible with Gigabit Ethernet.

Upgrading your traffic network to Gigabit speeds

In a transportation surveillance system, surveillance cameras provide an effective means of reducing red light violations and improve transportation safety dramatically as a result. Busy intersections increasingly implement camera, timers, and motion detectors to catch and photograph vehicles that run red lights. In the event of an emergency, IP phones (Voice over IP) are also installed to provide onsite communication with police. Moxa's Gigabit Ethernet switches provide video, data, and voice communication over a single network. The EDS-828, a Layer 3 modular Ethernet switch, and the EDS-728, a Layer 2 modular Ethernet switch, can be used to construct a Gigabit redundant backbone. The EDS-518A, and EDS-510A, the Gigabit Ethernet switch, can be used for a Gigabit redundant subnet. Furthermore, the EDS-G509, a standard full Gigabit 9G-port managed Ethernet switch, can be connected to IP cameras, IP phones, and other bandwidth concerned devices. Moxa's Industrial Gigabit Ethernet switches provide traffic system integrators with a total solution to ensure critical information for real-time transmission.