Dedicated Vs Converged IP Video Networks Statistics

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Sep 12, 2017

'Convergence' has been a major industry theme for many years. All organizations have IP networks today with laptops, tablets, phones and more running on them.

But how many actual IP video surveillance systems are running on converged networks with those other devices? There are definitely pros and cons as we explained in our Converged vs. Dedicated Networks For Surveillance Tutorial.

Now, IPVM has the stats on actual usage based on ~150 integrator responses. Their comments, and our analysis of trends in preferences are in this report.

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  • "********* ********. ********* **** *** ********** **** ********* *********** ** their ******** *** **** ** ***** **** ***** ****** *******."
  • "*********. ** ********** **** *** **** ********** ********* ** "*****" converged ********"
  • "**% ***** ** ********* ********. ** *** ******** ********** ********** cabling *** *** ****** *** ** ******** *** **** ** keep **** ********* *** *** ********* ***."
  • "**% *** *********. ** **** ** ******** *** ****** **** customers ****** *** *****. **** ****** *** ** ** ****** to *** ** *** ******* *****."
  • "***** **% ** ********* *******. ****** ***** *******, ***********, ** conflict **** ** ********."
  • "** ** ****** ** ****** * ********* ******* *** *** have ** **** **** * ******** ** ******, *******, ** previously ******, **** ** ** *****."
  • "**** ****** ***** **% *** ** ********* ********. ** *** always **** ****** ** ******** **** * ********* *******, ***** to ******* **** ****** ********."
  • "**% ** *** ******* *** ** ********* ********. ** ** this ** ***** ** ** ****** ******** *** ** ****** us ** **** ****** ***** ** ***'* **** ** **** for *** ********* ** ********** ** **** ** * ******* port **** *** ******** **** ***** ** *** **** ********."

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  • "**% (********** *****) ********** ********* - ****** *** ***** ******* and **** ****** ***** ***** ******* ***** *** *** ** Dahua-based ****."
  • "**%, ****** ********* ******* *** ******** *** *********."
  • "********* ******** *** ******* *** **** ** *** ******* **** any ********* *******, ***** **** ****** ** ****** ** ****** and ************ *** *** ** *** **********."
  • "**% ** *********. **** ***** ** *****'*/*******."
  • "**** ******** ********* *** ****** ** * ********* *******."
  • "****** **** ** *** *********** *** ** * ********* ******* for ******** *** ********* ******"
  • "***** *** ******** *** ****** ******, ** *** ********* *******"

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Dedicated ******* *** - ********* *****

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  • "**% ** ********* *******, *** ** ********* ******* ** *** customer ** ********* * ********* *******"
  • "***** *%. **** *** ** *** ********* ** *** **** to *** *** *** ********** **** ** ********** *********. **** would ****** *** ***** *** *** **** ***** *** ** Personal **** ********* ** **."
  • "***** *** ** *** ******* ** ***** ********* *** ******* is *** **** ******, ** *** ********* ******* ** ****** capital *** *********** *****."
  • "** *** ***** ***** ** ***** ****** *** *** ******** network *** ********* **** ***'* ******** *** ** ****."
  • "** ** ****** ** ****** * ********* ******* *** *** have ** **** **** * ******** ** ******, *******, ** previously ******, **** ** ** *****."
  • "**% ** *** ****** ******* *** ** ********* ********. ** prefer ** ***** ***** ** ********* *** **** ******* ******* due ** ****."

Robust ********* ******** **** ******

******* *********** ***** **** ********* ******** **** ******, ********* *** to ******* ************ ** ****** ********* *** ******* ** ***********:

  • "****** *% ** *** *** ********* ** ******* *** ** a ********* *******. **** ** *** ********* **** ****** ******* infrastructures **** ********* ** ***** *** **** *** ***** ** switches ** ** ****."
  • "**% ** **** *** ********* ******** ** ** **** **. No **** ** *** ***’* **** *** ******** ********* *** have **** ** ******* ** *****."
  • "**% *********. **** ********* *** ***** *** ******* ************** *** prefer ** ****** *** ******** *** *** ******* **********."
  • "**/**, ***** ****** ** * ********* *** * *** ** projects *** ******** ** ******** ** *** ******** ************** *** have ***** ** ***** ****** *** ******."
  • "**% (********** *****) ********** ********* - ****** *** ***** ******* and **** ****** ***** ***** ******* ***** *** *** ** Dahua-based ****. **% (********** *****) ** ****-********** *******"
  • "*********. ** *** * ********** ******* *** ******* **** ******** are ******* ** ******** *** ***** ** ******* *** ****. We ****** *** ** ******** ******** ************** ** ***********."
  • "**% ********* *** **% *********. ********** ******* ********** **** ***** own ******, ****** ******* ** *****. ** ****, **** *** less ******** ** ****** *****."

Larger ************* ***** *********

****** ************* / ******* ******* ****** ** ***** ********* **** dedicated ******** ***** *** **** *** ********** ** ******** * dedicated ******* ****** ****** ********** / ********* ** **** **** costly / ***********:

  • "**** ***** ************ * **** **** ******** ***** ******** ******* team *** ************** ** ******* *** ******** ********* ********* *******."
  • "**** ******. **** ** *** ******** **** ***** ** ***** corporations *** **** ******* ******** ***** ******** *** ********* ***** rackspace."
  • "****** ******* ********* *** ** *** ********* ******** ******* **** dedicated *****, ** **'* ********* *** **** ********* ** ******* a ******** ******* ** *** ********."
  • "********* ** *****, ******** ***** ***** *** **** ** *** lots ** ******* ** *** ***** ** *** *** ******."

** ********, **** ******* ************* ** ******* **********, ** ***** to ** ********** ****** *** *********** ** *** *** ***** number ** ****** ********* *** *** ******* / ************ ******.

Potential ***** ******* **** *********

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Remote ****** ** ***? **** **********

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Comments (15)

Undisclosed End User #1

09/12/17 04:09pm

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*** ******** ** *** ** *** ****** *** ***** *** of *** ******* ********* ** **** ********* ******? *** ***'* unless *** **** *** ****** ** ***** *** ****** ************* Port ******** ** * ****** ***. *** *** **** *********** tens ** ********* ** ** ******* **** *** ****** ***** with ****, *** ****** **** ** *** *** ******** ** provide **** **** ** ****** ********** ******* ** *** ** truck ***** ** **** ******** ** ******* *** ********* ******* and **** *******. ** ****, * ****** *** *** ********** plug ***** ***-*********** ********* ****** **** *** *** ****** *** longer ******* ** *** ****** *** ***** ********, ******* ** have * *******! ** ** ***** **** **** * ** potentially *** ** ********** **** ****** *** **** ** * NO **!

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**** ***** *** *** **** ****** ********** **** (***** ** pretty **** **** ***) *** **** *********** **** ****** **** camera ********* ****** ******* ****** *** ***** *** **** *****, and **** **** **** ********* ******* **** ******* ***** ** blocked. *** *** ******** *** ****** **** ***, ** ****** already ********** *** ******* *** *** ** ******* ****. *** manufactures **** **** ** **** ** ********** *** ****** * Universal ********** ****** ********** ******* **** *** **** **** **** just ******** *** ******* ******, *** ***** *** ** **** cameras ***'*, **** ** ***** ****** *** ****** *** ******** Image/Recording ******** **** **** **** *****.

* *** ****** ********** ************* **** ** ***** *** *** manufactures ** ** ** **** ** **.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 09/12/17 04:42pm

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Undisclosed End User #1

09/12/17 04:56pm

*****,

*** *********** * **** ****** *** **** ***** ** * nice ** **** * ** **** *** **** ***** *** not ********** ** ** ***********. * ***** **** ** *** enhanced ********** ***** ** ****** *** ******* ** ******* ******** via * ****** **/****** ********. ** ***** ** ******* ** how * **** **** **** ****** ******* **** ** ********* after ********* **** **** ******. **** * **** ******** ******* topology *** ************** *** ******* ********* ** **** ********** ***** to ****** *** ******* **** ******* ****** *** ********.

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Tim Sutton

09/13/17 02:56pm

* **** *** *** *** *****! * **** ** ******** this ** **** ** ********* *** ** **** ** ****** but * **** * ******* **** **** **** ******* **** about **** **** ** **** ******** ************* ** *** **** at *** *** ******* ** **** (** ***** **** ** my **********).

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Undisclosed End User #2

01/01/18 10:12pm

**** *******. * ** ***** **** *** ********* ******* **** we ****.

***** ** *** ********* ** ********* ******* **** ***** ** 1000 *******, *** ********* **** ********* ** ** **** ** dedicated ******* ******** ** ******** **** *** ******* *** *** recording ********. ***** ** ********** ** ******** **** ** ********** and **** *** ****** ***** ** ** *** ******* ** per *** ********'* **************. ***** ********** ****** ***** **** **** than ******* ********* ** ********* *** ****** *** ** ****. Suppliers **** ****** ***** ******* ** ******** *** ******* **** as ********, *********, ****** ********** *** *** ******** ** ******** of ********** ** *** *********.

* **** ** ********** *** **** *** *** ****** ** resolve *** **** ***** ****** **** *** ******** ** ***** things.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/02/18 12:55am

**** *** ***'* "***" *** ******* ** ** *** **** to ************ ******. ** ****** ********* ********* ********. **** *** there ** ** ****** ******** ******* ** *** ********. **** in *** ***** ******** ***** **** ** ***** ***** **** need * ****** ********* ***** **** *** ** ***** **** other ****** **** ********* ** **. **** ** **** *** own ******* ** *** *** ******* ********* ** **** ** security ***** ****.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/02/18 01:19am

** ****** ********* ********* ********.

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Undisclosed End User #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/02/18 03:58am

**** **** **** **** ** ***** ** ********** ** ******** or ********* ** ******** ***** ******* ** *** ********, ********* network ** ****. **** * ********** **** **** ******** ** that ** ** *********** *** ***-********* ******* ** ** *** dedicated *******.

Michael Miller

01/02/18 01:34am

** ** ** ********* ** ***** ******* **** *** ** WAN ****** ** ****** **** *** ** ***** *** ********* on *** ********* ******** *** ***/** ***** *** * ********* client *******. *** ******* ** **** *** ****** ******* ** being **** ***. ** *** ****** ******* ***** ** **** WAN ****** * ***** ******** ********* *** ** ********** ** handle ** **** *** ****** ** ***** *******.

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Walter Holm

01/05/18 05:05pm

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********* *** ** ******, *** ** ****** ********* ******** (******** to *** ******* ******* ****!). *** **** ** **** ******** link **** *** **** ** ** ****** ** **** **** secure.

Chad Rohde

In reply to Walter Holm | 01/06/18 04:34am

** ** ******* ******* ** *** ********* **** **** ***** not ***** ******** ** ** ***** **'* *** ******.

**** *****, * *** ** ***** ** ***'* ******* ** thinking. ******* **** ** ** **** ***********, ** *****, ** HR.......

Chad Rohde

01/06/18 04:29am

"*********. ** *** * ********** ******* *** ******* **** ******** are ******* ** ******** *** ***** ** ******* *** ****. We ****** *** ** ******** ******** ************** ** ***********."

* ***** ******* ******** **.

Undisclosed End User #2

01/07/18 07:03am

** *****'* ******** **** ************ *** ********** **** **********, ******** management, **/******* *** ***** **** **** ******** ****** *** ** flow **/***. ** **** ******** ** *********** *** *** *******, it **** *** ********* **** ***** ******* **** ** ********** safe.

* ***** ** *** *** * ******technical ****** for separating network.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/07/18 07:26am

* ***** ** *** *** * ****** ********* ****** *** separating *******.

**** ***** *********?

Undisclosed End User #2

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 01/07/18 07:34am

** ******* ********: ** ***** ******* **** ***** ***** ** switches & *******, ***** ********* ** ********* **** ** *** cameras ** **/**. ******* *****, ******* ** ************ **** *** consume ********* ** **** ** **** ** *** ********* ** available *** *******.

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