The IT Stuff

An IP Surveillance solution basically constitutes of

• Input devices – Cameras. The cameras can be IP cameras or analog cameras with the appropriate servers to enable management and communication to the cameras.
• Output devices – Laptops / handhelds / desktops. These devices have the appropriate management clients installed on them. The clients communicate with the management server to facilitate remote monitoring and management.
• Video Management Software – The video management software offers the following functionality – remote camera management, video monitoring, recording and event management. The management software also facilitates recording functions, remote viewing etc.
• Data Recording and Storage – The surveillance data may need to be recorded and stored for references in the future based on the usage. With Network Video Recorders and digital data storage devices, the recording and storage functions can be decoupled for more efficient deployment. The storage devices can exist in a different location than the recording and video surveillance equipment leading to flexibility and redundancy in the deployment model. Alternatively DVRs are also used to record and store the video feed collected.
• IP Infrastructure – The success of an IP Surveillance deployment depends on the IP infrastructure as much as it does on the components on the surveillance solution itself. Video being a real time application is sensitive to delay and jitter.  The infrastructure has to guarantee the level of QoS requested by the application.