Information Technology Services recently improved campus security systems and simultaneously reduced the recurring operating costs by moving to Internet protocol (IP) communications. Prior to this change, two phone lines connected each alarm panel to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) for primary and backup communications. The system required 140 dedicated phone lines to communicate with a central monitoring service. By moving the communications to the campus PBX switch and the Internet, ITS was able to eliminate direct connections to the PSTN for each alarm panel, significantly reducing the system's recurring costs. For more details, click the link below:

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