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Real-Time Vision Systemsfor Local Situational Awareness in
Land-Based Military Vehicles
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Video Connectivity Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Video Connectivity Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Video Over Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
The GigE Vision Standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Implementation Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Pleora Solution Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Pleora Solutions for Military Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Partnering with Pleora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Innovation and Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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Executive Summary
As military organizations around the world accelerate their modernization programs,
one of the biggest opportunities to increase the safety of military personnel and
enhance tactical advantage lies in incorporating today’s most advanced digital vision
sensors into the LSA (local situational awareness) systems of land-based vehicles.
These sensors offer higher resolutions and frame rates than previous generations andfacilitate digital image processing, making it possible to positively identify an object or
person many miles away, even at night.
The speed of these sensors and the enormous amount of image data they generate
cannot be handled efficiently by the legacy point-to-point connection topologiesnow
found in most vehicles. To move LSA capabilities forward, the vehicles need advanced
digital video networks that accommodate high bandwidths and different sensor
types, support a wide range of configurations, and allow longer cable lengths. For
interoperability and cost-effectiveness, the networks should be based on global
standards, and they must scale easily to accommodate future needs.
Only one technology today meets these requirements: Ethernet – the world’s lowestcost, most ubiquitous data transport platform. The Ethernet platform is time honored,
used everywhere, and well understood. However, to meet the high-performance
requirements of LSA vetronics, Ethernet must be used with a robust implementation
of higher-layer application protocols. These protocols compensate for Ethernet’s ‘best
effort’ data delivery, enabling it to transport video in real-time with low, predictable
latency and high reliability.
The most mature and proven set of high-layer protocols for mission-critical video
applications like LSA is GigE Vision®, an open global standard for transferring video
and control data over standard Ethernet infrastructure. Pleora Technologies is the
recognized industry leader and subject-matter expert for real-time, networked video
connectivity solutions based on the Ethernet and GigE Vision standards. Pleora co-
founded GigE Vision in 2003 and continues to play a leadership role in its technical
evolution.
Working with its rich portfolio of high-performance video networking elements, Pleora
partners with military systems manufacturers and integrators to tailor vetronics
solutions to individual needs. Pleora’s involvement begins with proof of concept and
continues well beyond field deployment, with full integration support. This approach
allows manufacturers and integrators to accelerate vetronics projects and pass off the
substantial engineering investment needed to keep up with advancements in video
connectivity technology and standards.
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Introduction
One of the biggest opportunities to increase the safety and tactical advantage of
troops in combat operations lies in incorporating today’s most advanced digital vision
sensors into the LSA systems of land-based vehicles. These sensors offer several
times the capability of previous generations, making it possible to positively identify
an object or person miles away, even at night.
Moreover, unlike the outputs of analog sensors, the all-digital image streams
generated by advanced sensors can be fed directly into sophisticated in-vehicle
digital processing applications, improving the precision of tasks like surveillance
and targeting.
New-generation vision sensors create a substantial opportunity, but also pose a
significant challenge. Behind the crisp, high-definition images they produce are
millions of pixels of high-speed digital data. To fully leverage the potential of this
data in LSA systems, it must be distributed, displayed, and processed in real time
with ultra-high reliability.
This paper outlines the video connectivity requirements of new-generation LSA
systems in more detail. It compares the cost and performance of several different
connectivity technologies and provides a detailed analysis of the benefits of using
standard Ethernet equipment for the transport platform. The paper describes the
value of the GigE Vision standard for digital LSA vetronics projects and provides
an overview of how Pleora leverages the Ethernet and GigE Vision standards in its
networked video connectivity solutions.
To conclude, it outlines Pleora’s solution elements, demonstrates how they can be
used in military video systems, and shows how Pleora’s partnership business model
helps systems integrators implement high-performance vetronics systems in a cost-
effective, timely manner.
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Video Connectivity Requirements
Today’s in-vehicle systems typically consist of different types of analog and digital
cameras and image sensors mounted on the vehicle. They generate a range of video
formats operating at a variety of data rates. Mixers are sometimes used to combine
analog signals for multi-image viewing by crew members on a single mission computer
or smart display inside. More typically, video is streamed directly to the computer ordisplay.
These point-to-point connections where many cameras are
involved, the cabling becomes costly, complex, difficult to
manage, and expensive to scale.To overcome these limitations,
one of the most significant improvements that can be made to
LSA systems is to deploy a networked connectivity system that
handles the throughput of advanced cameras and sensors and
brings together into a common topology both new equipment
and legacy gear, such as high-value analog cameras. In other
words, a network framework is required that provides
a seamless path from the past to the future.
By having all devices connected to a network and speaking
the same language, multiple streams of video from different
cameras can be transmitted easily to any combination of
mission computers and displays, significantly improving LSA.
The video feed from an infra-red sensor, for example, could
be mapped against the image from a day sensor to give crew
members more detail on a region of interest than could be
provided by either on its own. Networked topologies also
eliminate cabling and scale easily to accommodate increasing
bandwidth needs and the addition of new cameras, processing
nodes, and viewing stations.
A modern in-vehicle video connectivity system must also offer
robust, reliable transport that can deliver “glass-to-glass” video
in real-time with virtually no delay between what the camera
sees and what is displayed on monitors inside the vehicle.
When lives are on the line, not even one-tenth of a second of
delay can be tolerated.
And finally, modern in-vehicle video connectivity systems must be based on standards,
for interoperability and cost-effectiveness.
A modern video connectivity system for
military vehicles should be based on
a standardized, proven platform and
deliver:
• Networking; for the efficient and
seamless transport of video to any
combination of mission computers,
processing units, and displays;
• High throughput; for advanced digital
sensors with high resolutions and
frame rates;
• Reliable, real-time operation; to
ensure video is delivered without fail
to computers and displays with low,
predictable latency;
• Flexibility; to handle a range of video
formats, including different types ofdigital video and legacy analog; and
• Scalability; to accommodate
increasing bandwidths and the
addition of new system elements.
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Video Connectivity Technologies
Figure 1 compares key attributes of three digital video connectivity candidates –
Camera Link®, CoaXPress, and Ethernet – that systems manufacturers and integrators
might consider for use in vehicular LSA applications.
Figure 1: Key attributes of digital video connectivity technologies
Camera Link is a digital serial interface standard introduced in 2000 by the AIA
(Automated Imaging Association). It transports imaging data at high rates – up to
6.8 Gb/s (gigabits per second) – over direct links of 10 m (meters) or less. Cable
extenders can be used to lengthen the short reach of Camera Link connections, but
at significant cost. Camera Link is also limited by its dependence on point-to-point
topologies. Cameras are essentially tethered to the frame grabbers in PCs, restricting
system design options. Many vendors offer frame grabbers that support more than
one camera, but the resultant ‘star’ deployments do not offer the flexibility and
scalability of a true networked topology.
The second candidate, CoaXPress, is a standard for a point-to-point, asymmetrical
serial communication that runs over coaxial cable. It was introduced in 2009 by
a small industry consortium and was approved by the Japan Industrial Imaging
Association (JIIA) in December 2010.
CoaXPress offers longer reach than Camera Link – 40 m at 6.25 Gb/s, or 120 m
at 1.25 Gb/s – but is supported by only a small group of vendors and is not widely
deployed. Furthermore, the two chips needed to support its implementation are
available today from only one vendor (despite the willingness of the vendor to license
the design to break the monopoly) and, like Camera Link, CoaXPress does not support
networked video.
Attribute Camera Link CoaXPress Ethernet
Native OS Support No No Yes
Availability of Equipment High Low High
Cable Type Camera Link Coaxial Cat-5/6 or Fiber
Relative System Cost High Medium Low
Max Throughput (single cable) 2.1 Gb/s 6.25 Gb/s 10 Gb/s
Max Distance (@max throughput) 10 m120 m @ 1.25 Gb/s40 m @ 6.25 Gb/s
100 m (copper)40 km (optical)
Network Topology (without specialized equipment)
Point-to-point Point-to-point Mesh
Interface to available PC ports No No Yes
Vision System Deployments WideInitial field trials (smallnumber of vendors)
Wide
Benefits from extra-industry adoption Low Low High
Standard Maturity High Low High
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Ethernet, on the other hand, is a time-honored standard that is deployed in most of
the world’s local area networks, including those for high-performance, real-time military
and industrial applications. It is supported by a low-cost, well-understood, and widely
available infrastructure.
The Ethernet platform delivers exceptional networking flexibility, supporting almost
every conceivable connectivity configuration, including point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, multi-point to multi-point, and multi-channel aggregation.
Ethernet delivers high bandwidth. GigE (Gigabit Ethernet), the
widely available third generation of the standard, delivers
1 Gb/s, and the fourth generation, 10 GigE, now ramping
quickly in mainstream markets, delivers 10 Gb/s. All Ethernet
generations use the same frame format, ensuring backward
compatibility and permitting system upgrades without sacrificing
the equipment already in place.
Ethernet also offers long reach, allowing spans of up to 100 meters between
network nodes over standard, low-cost Cat 5/6 copper cabling, and greater distances
with switches or cost-effective fiber extenders. With now-inexpensive fiber cabling,
distances of up to 40 km can be achieved without intervening equipment.
Ethernet is scalable, supporting meshed network configurations that easily
accommodate different data rates and the addition of new processing nodes, displays,
and sensors. And finally, Ethernet ports are built in to every laptop and ruggedized
notebooks, and nearly all single-board computers (SBCs) and embedded processing
boards, eliminating the need for an available adapter card slot in a PC to house a
traditional frame grabber.
In summary, Ethernet has significant advantages over Camera Link and CoaXPress.
It delivers a unique combination of networking, throughput, flexibility, distance, and
scalability that makes it the optimal choice for the COTS (commercial off-the-shelf)platform of digital video connectivity systems for military vehicles.
Video Over Ethernet
Ethernet operates at Layer 2 — the data link layer — of the hierarchical seven-layer
OSI (Open System Interconnection) Reference Model for communications and
computer networking, as shown in Figure 2.
Ethernet standardizes the routing of data based on
destination information in each data packet known as a MAC
(Media Access Control) address. Every element in an Ethernet
network, such as switches and NICs (network interface cards/
chips), has a unique MAC address. Other networking functions
— such as formatting data into IP packets, overseeing data
transport and flow control, managing sessions, and formatting
information for the user application — are handled by higher
level protocols in the OSI model.
Figure 2: Ethernet operates at Layer 2 of the seven-layer OSI Reference Model
A unique combination of networking,
throughput, flexibility, distance, and
scalability make Ethernet an optimal
platform for video connectivity systems
in military vehicles
Sample Protocols
7 Application DHCP
6 Presentation ASCII
5 Session GVSP/GVCP
4 Transport TCP/UDP
3 Network IP
2 Data Link Ethernet
1 Physical CAT-5
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With few exceptions, Ethernet networks use IP at Layer 3. At Layer 4, the most familiar
protocol, and the one used in most LANs (local area networks), is TCP (Transmission
Control Protocol). TCP has a heavy protocol overhead and is optimized for accurate
rather than timely data delivery. It guarantees delivery, but latency measured in
seconds is common while the protocol waits for out-of-order messages,
retransmissions of lost messages, or most commonly, simply waiting for
synchronization of packet acknowledgements.
TCP is thus not recommended for mission-critical vetronics
applications for LSA, which depend on the immediate delivery of
video data with low, predictable latency. For applications in this
class, a better choice at Layer 4 is UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
UDP is simpler than TCP, with lower protocol overhead. It is ideally
suited for low-latency networked video, with one caveat – it does
not guarantee data delivery.
UDP is a better starting point than TCP. However, as discussed in
the next two sections, the reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness
of systems that transfer video over Ethernet are still determined
primarily by two factors:
• the protocols used at Layers 5 through 7; and
• the sophistication and quality of the video connectivity solution
implemented at these layers.
The GigE Vision Standard
Today, the most mature and proven set of protocols at OSI Layers
5-7 for the delivery of video and control data over Ethernetnetworks is embodied in the GigE Vision standard.
The GigE Vision standard is open and globally accepted. Since
its introduction by the AIA in 2006, it has been adopted by over
100 leading hardware and software companies that develop
and sell equipment for high-performance video applications. The
interoperation of these products has been demonstrated at an
ongoing series of international plug fests and maintained by
conformance testing.
The value of the standard for high-performance, real-time video
applications has been proven in the design of thousands of uniqueproducts for the military, aerospace, medical, and manufacturing
sectors.
Figure 3 (on the following page) illustrates how the GigE Vision
standard fits into the OSI model.
The GigE Vision standard is a
framework for building video networks
on top of the economical Ethernet
platform. It has five key elements:
1. Device discovery, which defines
how compliant devices obtain
valid IP addresses and control
applications discover compliant
devices;
2. GVCP (GigE Vision Control
Protocol), a request/ acknowledge
protocol that allows a management
entity to set and retrieve values for
features on networked devices;
3. GVSP (GigE Vision Stream
Protocol), which defines how video
and other types of information are
transmitted over Ethernet;
4. An XML (extensible mark-up language) description le,
the equivalent of a computer-
readable data sheet of features in
compliant devices. This file must
be based on the schema defined
by the European Machine Vision
Association’s GenICam® standard;
and
5. Support for a multitude of network
device types, including just about
any type of device that can be
controlled by GVCP.
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http://www.pleora.com/about-us/
standards-leadership/gige-vision
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Note that UDP (Universal Datagram Protocol) is used to handle transport at Layer 4,
rather than TCP. UDP was selected for its simplicity, low overhead, and multicast
support. It is ideally suited for low-latency networked video, but does not guarantee
data delivery. To address this limitation, the GigE Vision standard includes an optional
mechanism that allows video
sources to resend undelivered
data to video receivers. Thismechanism can also be turned off
if resending data is not required
for the application. Typically, in a
properly architected in-vehicle
network, where the constant
bandwidth of uncompressed video
has been taken into consideration,
packets will rarely if ever be
dropped.
This mechanism, together with other areas of the standard, allows performance-
oriented implementations of the GigE Vision standard to guarantee video transport
and achieve low and predictable latency, even during a resend.
The first two versions of the GigE Vision standard focused primarily on point-to-point
connectivity between video sources and receiving software in a host PC. Version 1.2 of
the standard, ratified in January 2010, includes a range of updates that meet growing
demand for application architectures that make better use of Ethernet’s powerful
networking capabilities.
Version 1.2 permits a wide
range of network-connected
elements – basically anything
that can be managed by
GVCP – to be registered as
compliant products. I. In
addition to the cameras,
external frame grabbers,
SDKs, and software
processing and display
applications covered in earlier
versions of the standard,
GigE Vision now supports,
for example, video servers,
hardware video receivers,
video processing units,
network-controlled devices,and management entities, as
illustrated in Figure 4.
Figure 4: The GigE Vision
framework encompasses a wide
range of network elements
Figure 3: GigE Vision handles functions at Layers 5-7 of the OSI Reference Model
End User Application
7 Application6 Presentation
5 Session
4 Transport
3 Network
2 Data Link
1 Physical
End User Application
5-7
4 UDP
3 IP
2 Ethernet
1 Copper/Fiber
Ethernet
Network
Video Network Management Entity
All network elements can
now gaincompliance
Video Server/Source
Hardware-BasedVideo Processing Unit
Software-BasedVideo Processing Unit
Video Receiver
HDMI/DVI
Video SourceCamera
Link
GigE Vision®
Analog
Video Processing +Display Applications
Network-ControlledDevice
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With Version 1.2 in place, the GigE Vision standard is ideally suited for the high-
performance, richly featured video networks required for military vetronics systems
incorporating today’s advanced vision sensors.
Version 2.0 of the GigE Vision standard, ratified in 2012 by the AIA’s GigE Vision
Technical Committee, optimizes the standard for high-speed transport. The technical
work has five key thrusts, as detailed in Figure 5.
Although Version 2.0 formally includes 10 GigE in the standard text, the standard
does not preclude the use of 10 GigE in systems compliant with earlier versions of
the standard. Some vendors, including Pleora, are not waiting for formal release of
the standard, but are instead opting to move ahead with the development of 10 GigE
interface hardware to accommodate growing market demand.
The Implementation Challenge
The Ethernet/GigE Vision platform provides an excellent framework for building
high-performance networked video connectivity systems for vetronics LSA.
However, above all else, it is the quality of the implementation that
defines the performance levels of video networks based on the Ethernet
and GigE Vision standards . Many performance characteristics that
are imperative to new-generation vetronics systems – such as low and
consistent latency, high throughput, guaranteed data delivery, and low
CPU usage – vary greatly with the implementation method.
Achieving an implementation that meets the stringent performance
requirements of LSA systems for military vehicles is time-consuming,expensive, and technically challenging. Systems manufacturers and
integrators that undertake a thorough financial and strategic evaluation usually
conclude that high-performance video network design is a specialized, complex
undertaking that falls outside of their core business activities. In the end, they
decide to move forward in partnership with a third-party expert.
Formal inclusion in standard text; informally supported today
Considering specifications for JPEG, JPEG 2000, and H.264
Reduce GVSP overhead for high-frame-rate, small-size images
Low-latency, low-jitter triggering using IEEE 1588
Improve traffic shaping by leveraging IEEE 802.3 pause frames
10 GigE + Link Aggregation
Compression
Frame Packing
Real-Time Trigger
Flow Control
Above all else, it is the quality of
the implementation that defines
the performance levels of video
networks based on the Ethernet
and GigE Vision standards
Figure 5: Version 2.0 of the GigE Vision standard is focused on five high-speed transport technologies
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The partnership approach brings numerous benefits. It allows them to accelerate field
deployment, pass off the substantial engineering investment needed to keep up with
the fast-paced evolution of video technology and standards, and allocate their valued
internal resources to areas that deliver higher value to core business.
As the recognized industry leader for high-performance video connectivity
solutions based on the Ethernet and GigE Vision standards, PleoraTechnologies is an ideal partner for projects of this nature.
Pleora, formed in 2000, was one of the first companies to understand
the potential of Ethernet as a low-cost platform for high-performance
video solutions. The company unveiled the world’s first GigE-based video
connectivity solution in 2002, co-founded the GigE Vision standard in
2003, and continues to play a lead role in the evolution of the standard
through key positions on AIA technical and executive committees.
Pleora specializes in networked video connectivity solutions for mission-
critical, real-time applications in the military, medical, and manufacturing
sectors. Working with its rich portfolio of video networking elements, Pleora partners
with systems manufacturers and integrators to tailor solutions to their individual
needs, from definition to deployment, with full integration support.
Pleora’s networking elements are fully compliant with the GigE Vision standard, and
have been field-hardened in thousands of real-world deployments.
Pleora’s solutions
support many different
network configurations,
ranging from traditional
point-to-point connec-
tions between a camera
and mission computer tomore advanced configura-
tions based on switched
Ethernet client/server
architectures, as shown
in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Pleora’s solutions
leverage the networking flex-
ibility of switched Ethernet
architectures
As the industry leader for high-
performance networked video
connectivity solutions that use
the Ethernet and GigE Vision
platforms, Pleora is an ideal
partner for mission-critical
vetronics projects for LSA
10 GigE iPORT™External Frame Grabber
Enclosed iPORT
External Frame Grabber
In-camera iPORTEmbedded Video
Interface
Video Server
Ethernet
Network
vDisplay NRx-Pro
HDMI/DVI
Monitor
vDisplay™HDI-Pro IP engine
eBUS™
SDK
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Pleora’s Solution Elements
Pleora’s networked video connectivity solutions are based on a large and growing
portfolio hardware, software, and firmware that is compliant with the GigE Vision
standard, including:
• Embedded Video Interfaces — Pleora’s embedded hardware products allowdesigners of cameras and other imaging devices to integrate video interfaces with
core sensor electronics quickly, with minimal risk.
• External Frame Grabbers — Pleora’s unique family of frame grabbers allows
manufacturers to integrate any camera into any type of system with plug-and-play
simplicity. Unlike traditional frame grabbers, Pleora’s frame grabbers are external to
PCs and do not require a peripheral card slot.
• eBUS™ SDK — A feature-rich tool kit for that provides the building blocks needed
to quickly and easily develop third-party or custom video applications. It includes
sample source code and executables that provide working applications for functions
such as device configuration and control, image and data acquisition, and imagedisplay and diagnostics. The SDK operates under the Windows or Linux operating
systems and includes the eBUS Universal Pro driver, which transfers video data
in real time directly to applications and is not subject to task demands from an
operating system.
Figure 7: A sampling of Pleora’s products
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Pleora Solutions for Military Vehicles
Pleora’s rich portfolio of solution elements delivers a robust, end-to-end platform that
is compliant with the GigE Vision standard and can be tailored to meet the networked
video requirements of LSA programs for both the retrofit of existing vehicles and the
design of new ones.
For retrofit programs, Pleora’s iPORT External Frame Grabbers can be
used to efficiently convert analog and digital feeds from existing video
sources into GigE Vision compliant video streams. The streams can
then be incorporated into a common, real-time GigE Vision framework
that is all-digital, all-networked, and manageable.
This approach salvages the use of legacy cameras and sensors, while
delivering a scalable Ethernet backbone that is backward-compatible
with older technology and enables the introduction of advanced digital
sensor technologies.
For new vehicle platforms, the iPORT Embedded Video Interfaces can be built directlyinto new-generation high-resolution cameras, making them GigE Vision compatible
from the start. Pleora is working already with a number of camera manufacturers and
military systems integrators on projects of this nature.
Integration can be accomplished by adding an iPORT Embedded Video Interface to the
back end of the camera, or by integrating Pleora’s IP core into the camera’s FPGA and
a digital sensor directly onto a processing board, thus reducing component count and
simplifying the overall hardware design.
In all scenarios, mission computers can be equipped with Pleora’s eBUS SDK,
enabling video from a GigE Vision compliant link to stream in real-time into system
memory, without the need for a frame grabber. The compact vDisplay External Frame
Grabber can be deployed to reduce computer count and optimize the use of valuable
in-vehicle real-estate.
Figure 8 is a conceptual diagram of one possible retrofit implementation using iPORT
IP engines, vDisplay video receivers, and a processing unit with the eBUS driver.
Pleora’s rich portfolio of solution
elements can be tailored to meet
the networked video requirements
of LSA programs for both the
retrofit of existing vehicles and
the design of new ones.
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The vehicle is equipped with a range of analog and digital cameras, which provide
views of its entire perimeter. Video from the cameras is streamed simultaneously over
a multicast GigE network to the driver controlling the vehicle. Three monitors are set
up in front of the driver. The image streams are also distributed through the network to
other crew members, who either view the video or use the on-board mission computer
to combine the images for display elsewhere in the vehicle.
Figure 8: One retrofit scenario using Pleora’s networked video connectivity solution elements
Real-timeDisplays
Real-timeDisplay
MissionComputer
Video Serverand Processor
Storage
vDisplay™ HDI-Pro
External Frame GrabberAnalog Camera
Analog GigE
iPORT™ Analog-Pro
External Frame GrabberGigE Vision® Camera
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Partnering with Pleora
Pleora specializes in partnership arrangements with systems integrators and OEMs
to tailor solutions to their individual needs, from definition to deployment, with full
integration support. The Pleora team works hand-in-hand with customers to ensure
a cost-effective and seamless integration of its technology into the customer’s
product or system design, utilizing a predictable integration process that acceleratesimplementation.
Pleora’s technology and expertise can be leveraged at all stages in the design of
a customer’s offering and at any depth – from simply providing a high-resolution
camera with GigE Vision connectivity, to providing a very specific form factor with
a tightly integrated solution, to customization and engineering services, to designing
an end-to-end networked video connectivity solution.
Pleora’s typical stages for customer engagement are as follows:
• Pre-Design Phase: Pleora provides customers with educational resources and
training tools to learn about Pleora’s technology elements and solutions capability.Pleora experts work together with customers to define challenges and opportunities
and determine the optimal approach for meeting the customer’s requirements in a
timely, cost-effective manner. Customers have the opportunity to work hands-on with
sample code and development kits.
• Design Phase: During the customer’s product design cycle, Pleora’s goal is to
ensure its technology can be integrated into the customer’s system as effectively
and seamlessly as possible, while meeting certification requirements defined by
such bodies as FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and CE (Conformité
Européenne). Resources available to customers include: hardware and software
development tools (such as drivers, software development kits, and reference
designs); product quality guidelines; component engineering services; integration
support; and customization services, through which Pleora tailors its technology
to meet specialized requirements.
• Pre-Production Phase: Pleora provides guidance and assistance on how best to
configure products based on Pleora’s technology to achieve performance targets.
It also provides test tools and test reports to help expedite certification processes.
• Deployment and Beyond: Pleora provides technical support, feature upgrades,
standards updates (such as to the Ethernet and GigE Vision standards), component
engineering services for managing obsolete parts, and guidance on when to migrate
to new technology and the most cost-effective way do it.
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Innovation and Leadership
Pleora is committed to keeping its customers at the forefront of their industries.
Networked video connectivity is not a side-line activity at Pleora, but its central focus.
Every employee and activity within the company is targeted at ensuring it remains at
the vanguard of this market so that its leadership can continue to benefit customers.
Pleora innovates continually at both the solution element and systems level, with a
focus on performance, reliability, and ease of integration, while playing a central role
in advancing the GigE Vision standard for the benefit of all.
As a pioneer and industry leader in high-performance video-over-Ethernet solutions,
Pleora offers unmatched technical expertise to OEMs and military systems integrators
that are incorporating the newest generations of digital sensors into the LSA systems
of land-based vehicles.
Pleora’s flexible range of solution elements for networked video connectivity can be
customized to accommodate vir tually any in-vehicle LSA requirement. Moreover, its
proven, predictable partnership process ensures that customers reduce their owndevelopment and system costs, while increasing the overall reliability, capability,
and performance of LSA vetronics systems.