Unlike stand-alone security systems that use closed-circuit or broadband networks for video transmission, the Longwatch Video Surveillance system can utilize existing SCADA low or high bandwidth communications networks to transmit video. Longwatch delivers the video over a PCL network.
The Longwatch Surveillance System is comprised of two components, a software component called the Longwatch Video Control Center (VCC) and a hardware component called the Longwatch Remote Video Engine (RVE). The Longwatch RVE appears like another PLC on the network.