Barco iTraffic Brochure

Managed traffic monitoring

and control

iTraffic

iNTELLIGENT
iNNOVATIVE
iNTEGRATED
iNTERACTIVE

All-in-one solution for managed traffic monitoring

Barco's iT

RAFFIC is currently the most advanced visualization solution for traffic moni-

toring and control. iT

RAFFIC provides a Traffic Management Center with the ability to

fully integrate visualization sub-systems into their Traffic Management Systems to

allow for flexible display solutions, enhanced performance and quality, cost and space

savings, and external management of the visualization sub-system by higher level

Traffic Management Systems via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Physically, iT

RAFFIC consists of a range of high-quality displays, Barco’s display con-

troller series and wall management software.

Flexible display solutions

Multiple rear-screen projection
modules or LCD flat panel displays can
be combined into a display wall of any
size. Various screen sizes and
resolutions are available to allow
iT

RAFFIC to tailor its display solutions to

CRT monitor solutions
4 x 3 = 12 video
12 x 125W = 1500W

Barco’s iT

RAFFIC

5 x 5 = 25 video
1 x 150W = 150W

the application requirements – in
particular to the amount of information
that needs to be displayed
simultaneously, and the size of the
control center.

• Designed for 24/7 operation

• Easy and cost-effective maintenance

• Front or rear access to projection unit

• Lamp replacement in less than a minute

• Average lamp lifetime of 8000 hours in 24/7 operations

• Incorporates reliable, dual auto fail-over redundant lamp projectors

• Flat Panel LCDs resistant to burn in

Dedicated integrated hardware
processing for enhanced
performance for any type of
content

The latest generation of Barco’s graphic
controllers (EOS, HYDRA, ARGUS) allow for
virtually unlimited integration of data
and video sources into one
comprehensive overview taking into
account specific requirements of size,
video density and user interaction. As
opposed to software-based
visualization solutions, the hardware
processing provides the user with
increased capacity, better performance
and quality. For example, in standard
software decoding of MPEG-2 streams,
the user may only view a handful of
full resolution (720x480 D1) images at

Digital migration ready

Barco’s iTRAFFIC features a universal
decoder solution that provides an
integrated solution thus increasing
cost-efficiency as well as facilitating
the transition from analog to digital.

With iT

RAFFIC, the user

• can replace analog video input cards

with digital input cards

• can support analog and digital signals

simultaneously in the same
controller.

The universal decoder is interoperable
in MPEG-2 and 4 over Ethernet (IP)
(for the most updated list of encoder
manufacturers, with which
interoperability has been tested, please
see www.barcocontrolrooms.com/en/
technologies).

full frame rate simultaneously while
the iT

RAFFIC solution with integrated

streaming decoders can view up to 64
images on a single display with one
controller. iT

RAFFIC offers different

controllers that have different
capacities. Therefore, depending on
configuration of displays and mix of
inputs types, the users can configure
their systems to have different
capacities that best suit their needs
and cost requirements. All controllers
can support various inputs directly
(RGB, SDI, HD-SDI, Composite Video,
S-Video, Panellink).

High density video Flexible viewing size and position Video and computer graphics overlays

WAN

(public & private)

Other
applications

Operator
WorkStations

RGB

Barco
Controller

Multi-Stackable Projector and Screens

< Network Switching Control

< Integrated Application Control

Codecs

CodecsCodecs

Operator

Category Savings

• Equipment (in $ costs per channel) 34% to 59%

• Space in Rack Units 7 RU to 48 RU

• Labor (in $ cost) 86%

• Inventory Levels (in $ cost) 12% to 59%

The integrated universal streaming decoders can provide the customer with the
following value added savings

Scalability & modular design

• screen size and resolution growth by adding
projection modules and controllers

• additional inputs by adding new cards to
controllers

Digital migration to IP/Ethernet

• can replace analog video input cards with digital video input cards

• can support analog and digital signals simultaneously in the same controller

• Multi-standard decoding supported
(MPEG-1/2/4, and M-JPEG-2000)

Integrated applications

WorkStations

RGB

CodecsCodecs

WAN

(public & private)

Codecs

Codecs

Other
applications

Barco
Controller

Multi-Stackable Projector and Screens

Single Projector

Integrated layout management
and digital video switching

iT

RAFFIC

software is the first solution in
the industry that provides integrated
layout management and digital video
switching on the large screen displays
for a truly end to end digital system.

iTraffic allows the user to:

• select the desired network video

stream to be viewed

• assign it onto an already open or new

window within the screen

• associate the window to a layout

(which can be recalled in alarm
conditions)

• design layouts and save them for

later recall

iT

RAFFIC

provides an API for customiza­tion and facilitates integration with
existing systems.

In essence, the iT

RAFFIC

software will
negotiate with the network to
subscribe to any existing stream (in
Multicast). It will manage the proper
association and resources of the
controller and display to properly
display the stream according to the
user’s requests. This happens
independently of all existing streams
already in place – i.e. it will not disrupt
the recording or other active viewers –
providing the network has been
properly provisioned.

In summary, iT

RAFFIC allows other higher

level systems (e.g. Traffic Management
Software) to control the visualization
system to realize the following benefits
for the users:

• Event Associated Displays to facilitate

exception based management that
can draw proper user attention to
manage events rather than require

active user surveillance. For example,
popping up the video of an accident
or traffic jam that has been detected
by the Traffic Management Software
at the proper size and location of the
require display unit.

• Automated Tasks to reduce user

effort and intervention to display all
relevant information associated to
and required for managing an event

by consolidating all the information
on to the proper display unit in the
most effective layouts.

• Facilitate simultaneous control over

multiple displays. For example to
show specific views (similar or
different) across large screen
displays, personal walls, and across
different control center displays.

iTRAFFIC provides simple Monitor Stack Replacement from
a display perspective, but also allows the user to switch
the contents of the various windows

With iT

RAFFIC, users can be alerted to special events with

visual cues such as enlarged views

iTRAFFIC displays may also be used for
pure "data" applications

iTraffic's Application Programming
Interface (API)

iTRAFFIC’s API is published as Web
Services (e.g. Windows .NET) to allow
quick and easy customization.
The API (Applications Programming
Interface) is an indispensable
component required for the seamless
integration of iT

RAFFIC into a traffic

management solution.
Events trigger the traffic management
software to initiate a set of actions that

alert the operator. The API allows for
changing the content of the wall to
generate a visual alert and display
available information related to the
event. The API is based on Web
Services, which has become the open
cross platform standard for application
interoperability.

Some features of the API:

• start/stop of applications

• changing layouts (e.g. to enlarge a

video window)

• insert information onto a video

window

• assign video sources to windows (in

case iT

RAFFIC can trigger the video

network)

• SOAP based Interfaces

• optional direct socket

communications via TCP/IP

iTRAFFIC enables visual integration, i.e. it allows the user
to mix and match the various data and video
components - even those controlled by sub-systems
whose software is not integrated - on one display

To avoid information overload (by extraneous windows
that are not actively being viewed), iT

RAFFIC can pop up

alarm windows of certain applications to attract user
attention only when necessary

Barco Control Rooms has become the industry standard in the field of monitoring

solutions for Control & Operation Centers in telecom, traffic, surveillance, public utili-

ties, broadcasting, finance and service providing companies. Barco Control Rooms is

renowned for its flexible, market-specific approach, successfully implemented in over

a thousand control rooms worldwide.

Fully committed to quality, Barco Control Rooms offers full technical support as well

as on-site training. With its head offices in Belgium and Germany, Barco Control

Rooms is represented in more than 30 countries across the globe. With a yearly R&D

effort of 10% of its turnover, Barco Control Rooms ensures it remains at the forefront

of technology.

www.controlrooms.barco.com

Ref. no. R599732 November ‘03

Barco Control Rooms is an ISO 9001 registered company.
The information and data given are typical for the equipment described. However any individual item is subject to change without any notice.
© November 2003 by Barco

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