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WHITE PAPER: Real-Time Vision Systems for Local Situational Awareness in Land-Based Military Vehicles © JULY 2013

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Real-Time Vision Systemsfor Local Situational Awareness in

Land-Based Military Vehicles

Pleora Technologies Inc.

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WHITEPAPER



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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Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.




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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.

For more information, visit

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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.

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