System information

Being able to scale and expand any IT installation is a relevant issue in
traffic centres. Space and the number of ports play an important role.
The ControlCenter-Digital is always ready to be expanded – whether
you need to add more users or more computers. If you need more than
the 288 available ports, you can simply cascade the system. When
cascaded to up to three levels using optical fibres or CAT cables, the
ControlCenter-Digital provides thousands of ports and sufficient ways
to expand the system. Even when distributed on multiple levels and
buildings, workstations can be connected to the installation using op-
tical fibres (DVI-CON-Fiber).
With its auto-recognition of ports, the system recognizes whether you
connect computer modules or user modules – manual configuration
is no longer necessary. The receiving modules of the KVM matrix are
placed in the control room and connect keyboard, monitor, mouse,
speakers and microphone.
Thus, every workstation remains clearly arranged.
With the modular ControlCenter-Digital, it’s easy to master even the
most complex IT installations in traffic control, optimize processes
and increase efficiency.
If you’ve ever placed your computer outside of your office, you might
be aware of the noise produced by powerful equipment. Being cons-
tantly exposed to noise and heat emissions affects the work of every
employee.
Every day, employees in traffic control rooms monitor hundreds of
warning signals and cameras, collect and analyse important data and
use it to keep the traffic flowing. Control rooms in traffic control regu-
late the traffic in big cities and show alternative routes.
The monitored video sources in the control room couldn’t be any
more complex. That’s why the user stations need to be ergonomic
and provide an ideal overview. Hence, computers and users shouldn’t
be placed in the same room. Yet every user must be able to access
and operate all computers. The required equipment is installed in an
access-protected room and can be accessed with the help of a KVM
matrix switch, e.g. the ControlCenter-Digital 288.
The ControlCenter-Digital stands out with its broad variety of suppor-
ted signals. In addition to single-link DVI video signals, computers with
DisplayPort and VGA interfaces can be connected to the matrix, too.
KVM in traffic control ► Enabling progress
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