Converged vs Dedicated Networks For Surveillance Tutorial

By: IPVM Team, Published on Feb 12, 2020

Use the existing network or deploy a new one?

This is a critical choice in designing video surveillance systems. Though 'convergence' was a big theme of the past decade, deciding what to do has been much harder in practice.

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******* ** ****, ****** surveillance ** ** ******** network *** ***** *********** operational ********, *** **** notable ***** *********. *** this ******, **** ****** dedicated ********.

Dedicated ********

**** ******* **** ***** own ********* ******* **** will *** **** *** same ********** *** ********* since *** ************ ********* will *** ** ******** on *** *** ***. Dedicated ******** **** **** more ** **** **** require ***** *** *** of *********.

*** ************ ***** ***** surveillance ********* *** ***** systems *** ********* ** their *** *** ** a ********* *******.

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*** ******* ********* ** a ********* ******* **** not **** ** ***** bandwidth. ******** * ********* network *** ************ ****** removes *** ****** ** available ********* ** ****** more ********. *** ******** essentially ***** **** ** cost ** **********, **********, and *********** * *** video-only *******.

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Quality ** *******

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**** * ********* *******, only ***** ** *******, and ***** ** ** fighting **** ***** ******** for *********. *******, **** again ******** *** ********.

Technical *********

** **********, ******** *** range **** ****** ** very ******* **** ** outward *****. *** **** that ********** *** ********* plays ** ******** * surveillance ******* ** ********* different.

***** * ****** ******* to ****** *** **** traffic ***** ***** ** they *** **** ** leverage **** ******** ** managed ******** *** *** network ************* ****-***. *********** 'Quality ** ******* *** VLANs *** ** * practical *** ********* ****, but **** **** ********** by ******* ***********. ******* this ***** ** ************* is ****** ******** *****, and ****** ****** ******* the ****** ********** ** network **************.

** *** *** *******, a ********** ******* ** generally ******* ** ****** and ******** ******* ** handles **** *** *** system ****. *** **** is *** ***** ** configuration ****, *** *** actual ******** ****** ** simpler *** ******* ****** a ****** ******* ******. 'Plug *** ****' ******** with ******* ************** *** commonplace ** ********* ***** networks, **** **** ****** IT ***** ** ****** integrators *** ****** **** and ******** **** **** little **********.

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** *******, *** ***** and **** ** *** network ** * *** consideration. *** ******** ******** multiple ********* ** ******** sites, *** ************** ********** tying **** ******** *** be * **** ******* and ******** *********** ******* to ******** ***** ** cable ***********.

**** ************* **** ******* invested ** ******** ********** multiple ********* *** ******** together, *** ********* ***** or ******** ***** ******* are ** **********. ********, those ***** *** ***** planned **** **** *********** of ****** ********* ** mind. *** *********** **** of ****** ***** *** be ********** ***********.

*******, *** ********* ********, this ***** ******* *** cables ******* *********, ***** can ** ********* ********* or *********. ** **** cases, ********* ******** **** a ******** *********.

Security ********

*** *** *** ***** or ********* ***** ********* network ******* **** ** a ****** *******. ********** separating ************ ******* ** its *** ******* ***** it ****** ** **** access **. ********, ******* access ** ***** ***** explicitly ******** ****** ** the ******* *** ******* that ******* ****** ** easier. *** **** *********** check *** *** ****** on************* *** ** ***** Surveillance.

Dedicated ******* *************

**** ************ ********* ** installed ** * ********* network ** ******* **** difficult ** ****** ***** it ** *** ** the **** *** ** an ************* ***** *********. To ******** ****, *** servers *** **** *** often ******** **** **** than *** ******* *********, with *** **** ** connect ** *** ****** LAN *** ******* **** to ******* ** *** facility's ******* *******. ***** this ******, ******* ** the ********* *** *** inaccessible ** *** **** network, *** ***** *** be ****** *** *** NVR.

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Ongoing *********** *****

*** ******* ** *********** either ****** *** **** as ****, *** ****** a *** ******.

*******, *** ******* ******* of * ********* ******* is * ******** ** programmed **** ******* *********** and ****** ** *** users. ******* *** ******* operational ** * ******** for ** ***********, *** having ***** *** * converged ******* ********* ********** the ******* ** ******* maintenance.

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Comments (9)

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | 02/12/20 09:30pm

****** **** *** ********* networks.

Vasiles Kiosses

02/13/20 03:26am

* **** **** ****** in **** ** ******* all *** ********** ** the ****/**** ** ******* design. ** *** *** of *** *** ** integrator *** *** ************** to ****** *** ******** of *** *******. **'* the ******** *** **** chose ***** **** ** take ***** ** ***** involvement ** *** ******, implementation *** *********** ** the ******.

Undisclosed #1

02/13/20 12:23pm

**** *** **** ** apply ********* ** * medium+ **** ******* *** firewall ******** *** ******** reasons/standards *** ******** ** to ******** (********) ********.

*** "*********" ****** ** indeed * ******* ****** (all **** *** *****...) - ********* *** **** other ******** ******* **** the *********** *********** ******.

*** **** ******* ** have ******** **** ** cases ***** ******** ** SLA ******* *** ******** and *********** ********.

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Kyle Smith

02/17/20 11:15am

**** ** ******* ***** a *** ****** *** hackers *** ****, ***** cybersecurity **** ********* ***** a ********* ******* ** definitely *** *** ** go. ******** ********, **** IOT *******, ******* ******** complexity *** ************ ******* all ******* ** ****** a **** **** ********* IOT ******* ******* *** main *******, ******** ******* network ******** *** *** enterprise.

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to Kyle Smith | 02/17/20 11:38am

* ********* **** ** the ************** ** *** cyber ****. **** **** not **** ********* ******** :-) ***** ****** *** all ** ************ ** the **** ********.

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Kyle Smith

In reply to Jacob Hengel | 02/18/20 09:35am

**** ** ****, *** when ** ***** ** a ******* ********, * network ******** **** **** to ** ********* * VLAN, "..*** **** *** velvet **** ** ******* security?"

*** ***** ***** ** hardware, ********* * ****, is **** ****** ******* layer ** ***** ** a ****. **** * VLAN ****** *****, *** you ***'* *** **** disposal **** ******* **** a ****** *** *********** vest.

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to Kyle Smith | 02/18/20 03:43pm

**! **** **** ** a **** ******* *** it ** ****** *********. There ** * ******* set ** ***** **** to ********** **** ******** and *** *** ********** complex. **** ***** **** to *** **** **** a ****** ********* ******** will *** ** *** way ** ******* ** some *****. ** ******** methods, **** ***** ******* are ********* *** **** the ******* *** ** all **** **** *** actors **** *** ***** path ** **********. ****** there ** * ******* misconfig (********* ****** ********), these ******* *** **** uncommon. ******* ** ***** to ********** ********* *** phishing ** ****** *********** far ****** ***** ***** of ******* **** *** unless ******* "****** *** door ****".

**** ** * *****. :-)

Undisclosed End User #3

In reply to Kyle Smith | 02/20/20 08:18am

******* ***** * "****** rope ** ********" ** more * ******** ** poor ******* *********** **** technological *******. ** *** vlans *********** ****** *** 120 ********, * ****** enterprise ** ******** *** monitor * ****** ****** network. ******** ******** ******** would ** ********** ** maintain, ******* *** ******. For * ****** ******** a ********** ******** *** may ** ******** ** not ******* *** ****** vlans ** *** ****** enterprise *** *** **** possible *** ********* *** preferable.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

02/18/20 08:16am

*** *** *** **** with *** ** ********** when *** **** ******** packet ****** ******* **** IP ******* *** *** recording ***** ********, *** network ** ********* *******, ICMP ***** **** ****** losses, *** **** ** not ****** **** *** issue ** **** ***** switches ?

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