Benefits of RULE's UTP CCTV Video Transmission Technology

Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) Structured Premise Cabling permits many communication protocols to reside in the same wire bundle. Examples include voice, data, and CCTV video and control. Benefits of structured UTP cabling include:

• Better interference      rejection than coax
• UTP is less expensive than      dedicated coax or fiber
• Color-coded cabling
• Unlimited bend radius
• Physically smaller than      coax
• Easiest media to install      and reconfigure
• UTP is extremely easy to      terminate
• In many cases, the wire is      already installed

History

For at least 20 years products have been available capable of transmitting video using UTP wire. For much of that time however, UTP balun manufacturers did little more than convert an unbalanced coax signal to a balanced signal for use on the twisted pair. Some companies added gain to extend the distance. Unfortunately, these devices provided inadequate noise immunity, no ground loop isolation, and no surge protection. The security market viewed this older technology as "last resort" until RULE developed its range of high performance UTP CCTV products.

State of the Art

RULE has developed a technique of rejecting noise and interference. This allows the RULE video signals to reside in the same wire bundle with ringing telephones, Ethernet, 24VAC, RS-422 or RS-485 data, multiple video signals, etc. Unlike coax, it can also reside in high-noise environments, such as elevator traveling cables, or near fluorescent lights, radio transmitters, motors or generators.

RULE Compared to Coax Video

• Total interference immunity      
• Most models have built-in      Surge Suppression
• Active models have Ground      Lifting
• Active models have built-in      Distance Equalization control for crisp video at all distances
• Transmission distances up      to one mile or more

RULE Compared to Fiber

• RULE is a lower cost      solution at most distances and applications
• Simple termination and      installation
• Installation tools, test      equipment, and labor are less expensive

The benefits of working with RULE

Technology: RULE’s technology has the best cross-talk immunity in the industry. All products are UL listed for theUSand Canadian markets.

Support: RULE has the finest customer support in the UTP CCTV industry. RULE has direct sales management in the field across the China, US, Latin America and the UK as well as a complete network of knowledgeable sales agents serving the US, and Asian markets.

Warranty: RULE has a limited lifetime warranty on all RULE products.