APTA IT-CCTV-RP-001-11

100 base-T, analog camera, CCTV, codec, coupler, digital camera, digital video recorder (DVR), Ethernet, field of view (FOV), hard drive, LAN, memory, MPEG, network, pan tilt zoom (PTZ), safety, security, specification, trainline, videocassette recorder (VCR), VHS, video camera, WAN, webcam

Summary

This document provides guidelines for the use of cameras in CCTV security systems in transitrelated applications, such as rail cars, buses, depots and stations. It discusses both attended and unattended cameras, which include stationary cameras as well as PTZ cameras. On-site recording devices such as VCRs, DVRs and hard disks also will be discussed, as will data highway, backbone and structured wiring and trainline network requirements. Data network requirements for rail vehicles will be discussed in a separate section (Section 5) specifically focused on high-speed digital trainlines.