Case Study Sector Transportation
Sea Port:
Tuticorin Port Trust
The Requirement
Any disruptive event at the port can have an
impact on cargo movement throughout the
region. As such, there is a security and safety
imperative to safeguard people, cargo and
infrastructure.
Key requirements included:
• Safeguarding infrastructure, people, cargo and
information.
• Protection of vulnerable areas such as entrance, exit,
jetty area, storage areas, loading and unloading
areas.
• Incorporation of surveillance solutions at these key
locations.
• To provide surveillance monitoring of both old and
new port areas.
• To provide monitoring of activities both within the
port and at sea.
The Solution
A wireless solution for interconnection of
surveillance infrastructure was chosen in this
case because of the vast areas to be covered.
Laying cables in a commissioned port is not
feasible, whereas the erection of masts to
support radio transmission equipment is less
disruptive and time consuming. In addition, only
a wireless solution could be implemented to
connect otherwise unreachable ship entry and
exit points.
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Tuticorin - a major sea port
Located in the state of Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin is one of the twelve
major ports in India and the third largest container terminal.
It operates shipping to the USA, China, Europe, Sri Lanka and
Mediterranean.
The port is man-made and features parallel breakwaters
projecting approximately 4km out to sea. The harbour basin
extends to nearly 400 hectares of protected water area and is
served by a 2.4km approach channel. The entire port comprises
an old port and a new port approximately 7km apart
Functional requirements
The first phase of the implementation of this integrated security
solution comprised:
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Installation of surveillance points at:
- Check points
- Vehicle monitoring gates
- Ship entry and exit areas
- Jetty area
- Ship unloading area
- Ship movement area
- Storage area
- Shore area adjacent to the port
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A centralised command and control centre.
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Scalable systems with scope for advanced integration with
second phase solutions development.
Wavesight - the preferred choice
With such an expansive area and high traffic volumes, the
port sought a robust security solution to secure the premises.
A number of international wireless systems providers were
considered, however Wavesight were selected following
a professional on-site demonstration which was shown to
successfully connect remote sites.
The wireless system was designed and deployed by Wavesight
Wireless Solutions based in New Delhi, India in partnership with
the security systems integrator HCL infosystems Ltd.
Tuticorin port
Creating alternative paths
The port features many high cranes and ships loaded with
metal containers which can often cause problems for wireless
equipment requiring clear line of sight for effective operation.
In addition, the customers requirements included the need to
adjust the camera height when ships were not in port. This was
achieved through the use of a high mast with a moveable ring
for mounting cameras and antennas, complicating the task
of aligning those antennas. The implementation of a carefully
designed multi-point network enabled the Wavesight design
team to overcome these challenges and provide a reliable and
scalable solution.
Each multi-point cell is based around the use of a WaveMAX-SA
unit connected to an omni-directional antenna. A number of
WaveSPRINT units are then employed to connect the remote
cameras back to the WaveMAX-SA base station. These base
stations are then linked back to the command and control
centre. The creation of overlapping multi-point zones enables
any camera feed to be diverted through an adjacent cell in the
case of a partial system failure.
Professional Services provision
In addition to the wireless transceiver products, Wavesight
Wireless Solutions provided a range of professional services.
These services included the completion of a full and detailed
site survey, network design, installation and commissioning and
training of the security systems integrator partners engineers.
Tuticorin port network schematic indicating overlapping zones
Wavesight units deployed
The installed network utilises 34
Wavesight wireless transceivers to
connect 28 cameras (a combination
of fixed and PTZ types) in point
to multipoint configurations,
specifically:
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