Company Field TripCintas

Fire Protection

Technology UsedAES IntelliNet

Fire Alarm Monitoring System

How it Works

•Each transceiver sends a signal and acts as a relay for others

Almost infinite number of communication paths allowing for most reliable system

•All systems are received at the central receiver which transmits back to the central station•Network dynamically adapts to changes caused by weather, obstructions or added/subtracted transceivers

How it Works

Building 2

Radio tower

Central Station

AES-IntelliNet System - Multiple Paths To CS

Subscriber

Subscriber

Subscriber

Subscriber Subscriber

Subscriber

Subscriber

Subscriber

Alarm Event

Building a Network

AES-IntelliNetUses

UL Listed Fire Communications

AA Burglary Communications

Residential, Commercial and Municipal Alarm Monitoring

Home Detention Monitoring

Technology Function Advantage Disadvantage Bottom line

Telephone

Two telephone lines (for UL and

NFPA commercial installations)

required

Incumbent - most panels have

this

Paying for two phone lines

Starting point for most customers

GSM Using cell phone technology

Wireless

Not UL approved as a primary, can be used as a

secondary

A slight cost advantage on one phone line, but

requires two separate technologies to each

panel

IPInternet connection

through the customer's

network

Wireless

Requires a secondary connection

source through the phone line.

Most networks have outages and you still need one phone line

for redundancy.Life Safety relies on IT?

CintasNet Radio Frequency communication

WirelessDoes not require a

phone lineFastest signal and

communication - no dialing!

Need to have a signal at the

location prior to installing

No more phone lines for Fire Alarm Monitoring

saving money and increasing reliability.

Compared to Other Methods

Cintas is a national account for AES – Intellinet

Cintas purchases the devices through their company

Cintas then creates its own network for the area serviced

Then in turn, Cintas sells its networking capabilities to those looking for this type of fire protection and safety service

How it is chosen or purchased