What are the virtues of UTP?

Answer 1

Publication: Business Wire

Date: Tuesday, June 8 2004

Business Editors MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Network Video Technologies (NVT) today announced that Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas is using NVT's equipment to transmit video signals from cameras to monitors using unshielded twisted-pair wire (UTP), delivering high-quality video while simplifying system installation. "We wanted to increase Ads by Google

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the amount of cameras we could use while keeping the same size pipeline," explains Brian King, lead surveillance technician for Mandalay Resort Group. "We also chose not to use any existing wire so that we could have full ownership and control over our part of the network." Mandalay Bay is using a Pelco 9760 switch with six nodes and a mixture of dedicated VCRs, MUXs and digital video recorders. Cable runs are from 100 to 2,500 feet. "Although we mostly use Cat 5 when we can, sometimes the choices in pairs (4, 25, 50 and 100) force us to use Cat 3 or multiple 25-pair Cat 5 cable," King reports. These latter cables cost much less and, as importantly, NVT transmission equipment works with all of them, eliminating the need to base cable selection on the transmission system components. King says the casino saved a "substantial" amount of money by using UTP wire versus coaxial cable and the picture quality is excellent. "For long runs with multiple cameras coming from one unique location, I recommend NVT's UTP solution," King adds. In most video transmission applications, coaxial cable is more difficult to install, resulting in higher labor costs. It is also less dependable because it is more susceptible to interference. Conversely, video signals transmitted using NVT's UTP solution remain noise free while transmitting over longer distances. About NVT Network Video Technologies develops and markets an award winning line of video transceivers and hub systems for the transport of quality full-motion, color video and audio over ordinary, unshielded telephone wire. As a security industry leader in twisted pair based video transmission technology, NVT continues to innovate and produce leading edge video transmission equipment featuring unsurpassed performance backed by excellent customer support.