ThruLink makes Jeddah citizens less vulnerable to flooding

This KBC Networks device, marketed by ProdexTec in Spain and Portugal, guarantees the secure and reliable transmission of geotechnical data and high-quality video, while helping to predict disasters and save lives.

The port city of Jeddah (Jeddah), the second largest in Saudi Arabia, has suffered major flooding caused by heavy rains, such as those that occurred in 2009, 2010 y 2011. In order to minimize tragic losses, a early warning system with geotechnical instruments from Sisgeo.

A monitoring and alert system has been implemented across all surrounding mountain ranges to collect and record data. During normal operation, Initially, remote locations were periodically visited to collect recorded data for later analysis.

To improve response time and save property and lives, The city needed a better understanding of weather conditions with real-time data analysis, Along with live video footage from remote sites.

The transmission of data from various remote devices required special consideration. Their reliability and security were vital, Since any interruption or interference could cause delays and devastating consequences.

The solution

The design and implementation of the solution were made taking into account the city's requirements, Such as performance, uptime and data security.

Given the remote site locations, 4G/LTE were the only available networks. Yeda's flood early warning system uses ThruLink from KBC Networks to connect all remote devices and stream live video, as well as real-time sensor data.

Being a hardware device for private networks (VPN) industrial design, ThruLink offers a fast, affordable and secure solution, providing a fully encrypted connection that uses two-way authentication, with AES, Camelia and Blowfish encryption, over the existing public 4G/LTE infrastructure.

The ability to work on any IP network, whether fixed or mobile, and the fact that it supports point-to-point and mesh configurations, allows ThruLink to select the fastest route on the network to avoid video issues such as freezing or variations in delay, (jitter), without the need for an IP expert for its installation.

ThruLink was awarded the Best New Product in Network Solutions by the SIA (Security Industry Association) in 2017, for being a simple and scalable solution for a secure and stable connection.

The results

Using KBC Networks ThruLink devices, the client receives data through an encrypted and live connection from all remote geotechnical equipment and, at the same time, puede ver imágenes de alta calidad captadas por las cámaras instaladas en los puntos clave para hacer un seguimiento de cualquier situación en tiempo real y mejorar la capacidad de predecir desastres.

Ya no es necesario que alguien vaya a recopilar los datos en cada sitio y de esa manera no solamente ahorra un tiempo valioso sino que también ahorra costes y recursos humanos.

ThruLink es una pieza esencial en materia de seguridad que ha contribuido a que la ciudad de Yeda y sus habitantes sean menos vulnerables al riesgo de inundaciones.

La familia ThruLink, así como las demás soluciones de KBC Networks pueden adquirirse en España y Portugal a través de ProdexTec.