The Business Case for UTP in the
CCTV Environment
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Why UTP?
Market Trends
• Improved quality of UTP - Cat 5e, 6, & 7
• Improved quality of CCTV equipment
• Decreasing CCTV equipment costs
• Increase in CCTV cabling costs due to increase in number
of CCTV cams
• Decreasing cost of UTP solutions
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Why UTP?
Traditional CCTV Cabling
• Up to three (3) coax cables to each
camera; video, power, PTZ
• Coaxial cable supports one
“channel” per cable
• “Up-the-coax” eliminates an extra
PTZ cable
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Why UTP?
Business Approach
• Step 1: Determine cost assumptions
• Step 2: Build cost model based on coax
• Step 3: Build cost model based on UTP
• Step 4: Compare both models
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Why UTP?
Influencing Cost Factors
• Clustering multiple cameras over one Cat5 home run cable
• Longer cable lengths yield greater potential cost savings
• Extended distance may require active UTP baluns
• Combining power, video & PTZ over one Cat5
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Why UTP?
Cabling Cost Assumptions
• Coax (plenum): $0.27/ft
• UTP (plenum): $0.15/ft
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CCTV Balun: $30.00 each
Quad video Balun: $82.50 each
Power-Thru Balun: $40.00 each
Passive CCTV Hub: $525.00 each
All end user prices are in $US
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Why UTP?
Business Model Coax
1. Number of cameras
2. Coax price per foot
3. Length per camera run
4. Total length of coax
5. Total material cost of coax
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Why UTP?
Business Model Coax
1. Number of cameras
Business Model UTP
1. Number of cameras
2. Cost of UTP per foot
2. Coax price per foot
3. Average cable length per
camera run
3. Length per camera
run
4. Total length of UTP
4. Total length of coax
5. Total material cost of UTP
5. Total material cost of
coax
6. Number of baluns/hubs
required
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Application Video Over Coax
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Material Cost
Fixed
PTZ
Total
Number of Cams
16
32
48
Av Coax Length
600
350
Total Coax Cable Length (ft)
9600
11200
Cost per ft Coax
$0.27
$0.27
Total Cost Coax Cable
$2,592
$3,024
Grand Total
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$5,616
$5,616
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Solution 1 Video over Cat5
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Material Savings
Fixed
PTZ
Total
Number of Cams
16
32
48
Number Cat5 Runs Required
4
8
12
Av Length per Cat5 Run
600
350
Total Cat5 Cable Length (ft)
2400
2800
Cost per ft Cat5
$0.15
$0.15
Total Cost Cat5 Cable
$360
$420
$780
Number of 500037 Required
8
16
24
Cost per 500037
$82.50
$82.50
Total Cost of 500037
$660
$1320
5200
$1980
Grand Total
$2,760
Cost Savings versus Coax
$2,856
Percent Savings versus Coax
50%
Solution 2 Power & Video over Cat5
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Fixed
PTZ
Total
Number of Cams
16
32
48
Number Cat5 Runs Required
16
8
24
Av Length per Cat5 Run
600
350
Total Cat5 Cable Length (ft)
9600
2800
Cost per ft Cat5
$0.15
$0.15
Total Cost Cat5 Cable
$1,440
$420
Number of 500024 Required
16
Cost per 500024
$40
Total Cost of 500024
$640
12400
$1,860
16
$640
Number of 500009 Required
32
Cost per 500009
$30
Total Cost of 500009
$960
$960
3
Number of 500130 Required
1
2
Cost per 500130
$525
$525
Total Cost of 500130
$525
$1050
32
$1575
Grand Total
$5035
Cost Savings versus Coax
$581
Percent Savings versus Coax
10%
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Why UTP?
Additional Savings
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Fewer boxes - lower transport cost
Less bulky - save conduit space
Lighter weight - less handling
No need for cable unspooler
Ease of moves and changes
Investment protection - re-usable
No need to install local power at every camera
Eliminate extra power cables or more expensive Siamese
cables
• Fewer connectors to crimp
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Why UTP?
Building Blocks
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Why UTP?
Proven Sites
 Banks
 Airports
 Casinos
 Prisons
 Retail stores
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