System hardware integrated to promote security development

In recent years, managers of various industries in the field of video surveillance have hoped to integrate integrated systems with their industry application businesses, and can realize “macro integration” between business application systems, office systems, and networked systems, and video surveillance systems, and Integration awareness is gradually deepening. System integration brings efficient and convenient services to people, while virtually improving the efficiency of users. At present, the demand for the entire integrated market is constantly expanding. The integrated video and video monitoring system software has become the “core and soul” of system integration. More and more attention has been paid to the industry.

The following author will elaborate security video surveillance system through several aspects of security video surveillance system hardware integration, integrated platform software, video surveillance system standardization, video surveillance system operation and maintenance management, and video surveillance system integration at the current stage. Integrate the viewpoints of the aspect and look forward to the future development trend of video surveillance system integration.

First, the system hardware integration, prompting security companies to take a step in the cross-border security Security video surveillance system hardware has shown a trend of diversification and cross-border development, from the perspective of the vertical dimension of hardware products, including the front-end equipment, back-end Equipment, transmission equipment, storage equipment, smart equipment, large-screen equipment, automotive products, etc., can be seen that the vertical product line is getting deeper and deeper; the hardware horizontal dimension of the security video surveillance system is gradually integrating some of the security technology protection system Other hardware, such as alarms, access control, and intercom equipment, make the security video surveillance system more and more functional. The integration of security video surveillance system hardware and IT technology has become more and more close. Drawing on the advanced technologies and perfect standards system in the IT field, security companies have made strides in cross-border and explore some new directions for development.

(A) video surveillance system hardware integration vertical development analysis 1. Video surveillance system development and changes Video surveillance system has undergone a number of development stages, from the analog, digital era to the era of full-network high-definition video surveillance. The structure of analog and digital video surveillance systems is relatively simple, usually consisting of three front-end devices such as cameras, transmission systems, and main control display recording devices. There are not many hardware products involved. Typical representative products include analog surveillance cameras and DVR hard disks. VCR, video matrix, control keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only the front and back-end devices are connected in the system hardware integration, and a simple call for each function is realized.

The video surveillance system has evolved into the era of full-network high-definition video surveillance. Its system architecture has not changed much compared with the analog era. Its composition is mainly composed of front-end devices, network transmission, storage, software platforms, and display control. However, the changes caused by new technologies and new products are numerous. For example, video codec technology, IP-based transmission technology, storage technology, software development technology, high-definition display technology, and IT-related technologies, etc., all silently support and accelerate the development of network high-definition video surveillance systems.

Taking Hikvision as an example, the main products in the simulation era are board cards and DVRs. With the development of multiple stages of video surveillance systems, Hikvision now covers video capture, transmission, storage control, and decoding. Output, display control, alarm access control, management software and other full-line security product family, with a complete security product line, some of the industry's large-scale video surveillance vendors have also experienced such a development trend.

In 2013, Hikvision achieved new breakthroughs in cameras/Dome cameras, DVR/NVR, centralized network storage, integrated video platforms, platform software, and alarm/civilian applications with its strong R&D capabilities. At the same time, Hikvision is also committed to continuously improving its own product lines. This year, Hikvision also introduced a number of access control products for the first time. And can lead the industry's representatives of new technologies: video fog technology, video splicing technology, high frame rate high resolution technology, face / human attribute technology, video quality diagnostic technology and many other, has attracted many eyeballs in the industry.

2. Integration of Video Surveillance System and IT At this stage, security companies need comprehensive capabilities in the face of projects. They need not only security experts but also IT experts. In this respect, traditional security companies and IT companies have mutual advantages. At this time, both parties need to be formed. Cooperation to complement each other and common development.

There are many aspects of cooperation between security companies and IT companies. From the aspect of technology research and development, they are mainly in the areas of server, storage, switching, transmission, information security, network management, operation and maintenance, virtualization, and application support. Fields, satellite technology areas (positioning, speed, school hours, image transmission) and so on.

From the aspect of program design, the design of the project in the security industry is increasingly similar to that adopted by traditional IT companies. For example, the design icons are standardized and systematic, the design tools are diversified, and the design methodology and modeling are increasingly convergent.

In terms of security product and project evaluation, qualitative and quantitative test methods can also be conducted with the aid of IT technology in order to test whether the relevant technologies have achieved the desired goals.

(II) Horizontal integration of video surveillance system hardware integration The horizontal development of video surveillance system hardware integration is mainly reflected in the integration of other security technology prevention systems. The security technology prevention system mainly includes: intrusion alarm system, video security monitoring system, entrance and exit control system, electronic patrol system, building intercom (visual) system, anti-theft alarm system, alarm communication command system, and other subsystems. The construction of a good video surveillance system can simultaneously integrate other security technology prevention subsystems, and combine the application scenarios and application requirements of the industry to launch a corresponding overall solution.

Hikvision has achieved in-depth integration of various subsystems such as video, alarm, access control, intercom, smart, and storage in a wide range of industry solutions. It has also introduced new types of industrial scenarios and actual business applications. A generation of smart industry solutions. In addition, Hikvision has also developed a one-card product line in recent years, integrating video surveillance services and one-card services to create a new area of ​​large-scale security integration.

Second, the integration of platform software to become the core of the security and integration of the security monitoring video surveillance system integration platform software needs to adopt a global perspective to re-examine, from the business system, technical architecture, operating mechanism, government and social relations, operation and maintenance management , operating services, construction methods and other dimensions of thinking, and ultimately be able to form a multi-application integration platform including application integration, interface integration, security integration, personnel integration, information integration, management integration, etc. These developments and changes in security video surveillance System integration technology also puts forward higher requirements.

Through integration with IT systems, various software integration platform technologies are introduced and applied. The major software integration platform technologies include service-oriented SOA architecture, enterprise service bus ESB, video cloud computing, video cloud storage, video image information database, and many more. The application integration technology makes the capability of information processing and information use of the video platform integrated platform software significantly improved.

Video surveillance system integrated platform software Give full play to the security system, the key to the role and efficiency of the core, Hikvision occupy the commanding heights in this area. As the security industry matures, the homogenization of hardware devices will become more and more serious, and competition will become more intense. Therefore, the competitive advantages of industry solutions are mainly reflected by platform software. However, the R&D of industry software platforms does not happen overnight. It requires companies to have a long-term understanding and accumulation of target industries. Hikvision will continue to innovate on this basis, and it will launch platform software for various industry segments, and quickly Responding to the application needs of platform software by industry users and partners, it has been widely recognized by industry users.

Third, standardization is the key to security integration In the development of China's security industry, the lack of a unified industry standard has affected the development of the industry. The lack of industry uniform standards has brought many drawbacks to the development of China's security, resulting in images of different systems can not be interconnected and shared, the images of different manufacturers can not be interconnected and shared, and it is very difficult to expand and maintain the capacity in the later period. The development of upper application faces a large number of development costs. Many technologies such as multi-system interconnection and interoperability, information resource sharing, security management, media transmission, and storage management have not been unified. This has seriously hampered the development of technologies and markets and should attract sufficient attention. It can be seen that standardization is in the period of rising sun. The security industry is very important for ONVIF, PSIA, HDcctv, SVAC to see the standardization of video surveillance products and systems. In addition to SVAC, ONVIF, PSIA, and HDcctv are the standards for the spontaneous organization of enterprises. From the perspective of more and more companies responding, they still have very important significance. The increasingly mature video surveillance industry chain in the future will be more and more detailed, the cooperation between them will be more and more, the era of security and integration has already come, so that the need for manufacturers to provide standardized interfaces to meet the entire monitoring industry Healthy development.

In 2012, the release of GB/T28181-2011 “Guidelines for Information Transmission, Exchange, and Control of Security Guard Video Surveillance Networking Systems” provided direction and specifications for domestic security and video surveillance systems construction and was highly hoped by the industry. The standards stipulate the technical requirements for security, videoconferencing, networking, information exchange, control, interconnection structure, communication protocol structure, basic requirements and security requirements for transmission, exchange, and control, as well as control, transmission procedures, and protocol interfaces.

As a leading enterprise in the domestic video surveillance industry, Hikvision is currently a core member of the three major organizational alliances of ONVIF, PSIA and HDcctv. Together with these organizations, Hikvision actively promoted the construction of various standards and participated in the formulation and promotion of national standard GB28181. Its full range of industry platform software and related IPC, NVR and other full-line products have become China's first GB28181 test. Through the manufacturers, and participated in the construction of GB28181 video networking and sharing projects in Xinjiang, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, etc., we hope to provide users with more economical, efficient and more flexible and scalable products and overall solutions.

Fourth, security video surveillance system operation and maintenance management Security video surveillance system construction, summed up can be said to be "three-point technology, seven-point management", all industry managers are very clear that system construction is only a start, how to use and Managing the entire system is an urgent problem to be solved.

Leading companies such as Hikvision have clearly realized that the construction of video surveillance systems has gradually shifted from purely front-end monitoring and distribution to enhanced management applications. However, the video surveillance system has a huge number of equipment and resources, various types of equipment, and many personnel involved in maintenance. With the continuous expansion of the monitoring scale, it is no longer possible to rely on the traditional manual operations for daily inspection and maintenance management. The need for peacekeeping work.

Only through the organic combination of technology, processes, and services, can users help them identify problems in system operation in a timely manner, achieve early detection and early resolution of abnormal events, quickly restore the system operating environment, and standardize process-based operation and maintenance management. Electronic data management, standardized management process. In this way, a unified, complete, and proactive process operation and maintenance, standardized service, and centralized management are built for the overall operating environment of the system to comprehensively enhance the overall operation and maintenance management capability of the system.

V. Major problems at the current stage of video surveillance system integration Due to the rapid development of video surveillance system integration, many new problems have been encountered in practical projects, such as the emergence of non-standard hardware and software integration, low project quality, and construction management. Difficulty, lower user satisfaction, etc.; lead to frequent rework of the project, under severe circumstances can not pass the acceptance, summed up in terms of the two aspects of the problem, one is the technical level, the second is the management level.

(I) Enhancing the technical level The technical level of the video surveillance system requires the traditional integrators to play a greater role in understanding the needs of users in depth, communicating with equipment and platform software vendors to discuss and in-depth cooperation, and providing users with an overall solution that meets their needs. To solve the technical bottleneck and provide high quality services.

Through the establishment of a comprehensive training platform that integrates software, hardware, services, marketing and management with video surveillance vendors, they share successful experiences and help integrators or channels continue to grow. On the one hand, they improve the skills of students and video surveillance vendors on the other. Shows soft power to the outside world.

(II) Enhancing the capabilities of integrated project management Video surveillance system integration projects should give full play to the soft sciences, such as strengthening project organization and overall project management, introducing new management ideas and advanced methodologies, reducing project risks and ensuring project integration. deliver.

Sixth, video surveillance system integration future development trend The future video surveillance system will continue to develop rapidly in various industries, nowadays more popular video big data applications, video intelligence analysis, video structuring applications, video search applications, video in hindsight The application prospects in China will be even better. Leading players in the industry such as Hikvision are committed to video technology research for a long time, hoping to integrate resources and deeply understand industry applications, and drive the development of related industries and technologies. Integration technology will become the core competitiveness of future security companies.

With the advent of the era of big data, new technologies such as new generation transmission technologies, network technologies, database technologies, cloud computing, cloud storage, and cloud security have very strong advantages. Through these technologies, a basic platform for IT is built, on which security (video, intrusion alarms, entrance and exit control, etc.), environmental protection, medical care, food safety, e-government, law enforcement, urban management, emergency, logistics, postal, transportation, Campus, judicial and other business systems, the integration and optimization of resources for these business systems, customized services according to the needs of users, these are important components of the future smart city.