Dedicated Vs Converged IP Video Networks Statistics 2023
Using a dedicated or converged network architecture is a fundamental choice for a video surveillance system, but are cloud and cybersecurity trends impacting what integrators choose in 2023?
160 integrators responded to:
What percentage of video surveillance systems you deploy are on dedicated networks? Why?
This report examines 9 common themes on dedicated v.s. converged IP video networking with detailed integrators' responses.
For more on Dedicated v.s. Converged networks, see:
- Converged vs Dedicated Networks For Surveillance Tutorial
- Dedicated Vs Converged IP Video Networks Statistics 2020
- Dedicated Vs Converged Access Control Networks (Statistics) (2017)
Results ********
***** ** *********, ** *******, **% of ***** ******* *** ********* ********:
****, ********* ******* ***** *** ******* since ****:
**** *********** **** * *** ** converged *** ********* ********, ****** ******** to ******** ********. *** ***** ********* in **** ** ** *******:
******** ** ****, ***** *********** **** that **** *** ********* ******** ** a **** **********, ***** **** **** that **** *** ********* ******** *** less **** **% ** *** ******* they *******:
Dedicated *** - ****** **********
**** *********** **** **** ********* ******** are ****** *** **** ** ******, and **** ******** ****** ************* **** customers' ** ***********:
- "* ******** ***** **% ** *** new *********** *** ** ********* ******** with ******* ********. ****** *** "*****" revolution, *** ********* ** ****. **** managed *********, *** ************, *** ***** and **** ********* ****** ********** ** their ********. ** ****** ********* ** move ******** ******* *** **** ********* support. ** ** ****** *** ****** network *** ****** ******** ******, ** simplifies *** *******."
- "** ****** ************* **% ** *** video ************ ******* ** ********* ********. The **** ****** *** **** ******** is *** ******** ** ******* ************** cause **** ******* ******* ******** *** updates ** ********-******* *******. **** *** be ******* ** ********** ** ***** organization ******** ************, ** ** ***** shared ******* *********** ** **** ** possible."
- "** *** ******** *** * ********* IT ***** **** *********** ********** ******/******* configurations, **** *************, ********* **** *******, available *********, *** ********* *** ******, then ********* *** ********'* ******** ******* is ** ******. ** *** ** the ***** ***** *** ************, * dedicated ******* ***** ** *********."
- "****** ***%. ********* ******** *** ************ allow ** ** ******* ********* *** other ********** *** ********* ****** ****** by *********' ** ***** ********* **** the ******* *** ******* ** *** systems. ** **** ******* **** ********* headaches ** ******** *** ********'* ******* to ***** *** ******* *** ***** network ****** *** ****** ** ** provide ****** ******** *** *** ****** system ******* ******** *** ********'* ********* network ** ********* *******."
- "**% **** ********* ****** **** ******* gear. *% ***** ***-******. *** *** only *** ******** ******. ********* ******** when *** **** *****'* **** **** POE **** ********* ** *** ** department ** **********. ******** ** ******* other ********* ********* ** ** *** spec *** ********* ******** ** *** site."
- "*********, ** ****** *** *******, ** we ******* **** **** *** ** department **** ****. ** ** ***'* - ***** *** **** ****. ** create *** *** ******* *********, **'* a ********* ******* **** * ***** party *** ** ** ***** *** messes ** **."
- "**** ***** *** ** *** *********** are ** ********* ******** ** ** is ****** ** ******* **** ******* go ****, *** ** ***** *** "camera" ******* ** **** ****** *** keeps ********* ****."
- "**-**%. ** ********* ** **** *** large ********** *********, ****** ** ***** their ** ********** ***** ********. ********* is **** * ******* *** *** as ****. *********, *** ****** *** 1 *** **** ** *** *** corporate ******* *** * *** *** for *** ****** *******."
- "******. **%. ****** ******* *** ******** and ** ********* ***'* **** ** always ** **** ** **** ******** in ** ********* ** ****** *******, so ** *****'* * ******** ******* that ** ******* *************, ********** **** easier."
- "**%, ** ****** ** **** *** network ********** ** *** *** *****. If ** **** ****** ********* ******, this ** ****** *** ** *** network ***** ** *** ***** ** our *********."
- "**%. *** **** **** ******* ****'* network **** *** ***'* **** **? Much ******* *** **** ** *** the ******."
- "**%+, **'* *******, ******, *** **** efficient. ************ **'** **** **** ***-**** IT *********** ** ******* ** ********* networks. **'* ****** ****** *******, ******."
- "**% *** ** ********* ******** **** we ******. **** *** **** ********** the ************ *** ****** ****** ******* and ********** *** *** ***********."
- "**** ********** ********** *** **** ***** and ***** **** **** *** ** to **** *** ** ** ****** out *** ** *** ***** ***** or ***** ********** *********."
- "***** ** ****** ** ****** *** us ******* ** ** ** *** control *** *******, ** ******* **** they ***** ***** ******* ********."
- "**% ** ****** ** **** ******** managed ********** **** ***** ******** ** we ***’* **** ** ******* *** IT *** ******** ***** ** * service."
- "**% *** ** ********* ******** ** avoid ** ************** ***********, **********, *** other ******."
- "*** ******* *** ******** ** * dedicated *******. **'* **** *** ********* under ** *******—**** ****** *** **** hands ******* ******."
- "*** ** ****, ****** *** ******** insists **** ****** *** ****** *******. It's **** ******* *** ***************."
- "**% ** ********* ****** ** **** way *** ** ********, ***********, *** manageability ** *** ****** *** *** whole ******."
- "*** ** *** ******* *** ** dedicated ********, ** ** **** ******* over *** ***** *** *********."
- "****** ******, ** ** ****** ** keep ** ********, **** **** ******** and ****** ** ******."
- "**% ** ******** ****** **** ** is ****** ** ******* ****** *** service **** ***."
- "**%. ** ********* **** *****, **'* easier ** ************ *** *****."
- "***% * ** *** **** ** have ** **** **** ** ** I *** ***** **."
- "*** ** ****. **** ** ******* and ************ ***-****."
- "**% - ********* ** ******** ** Dept."
- "**% - ** *** ******* ********."
- "**** *******."
Dedicated *** - ** ************ **** ***** *******
******* ********** ***********, ********* ******** *** video ******* ******** ************ ******* *** video ******* *** ***** ******** ********:
- "****, ** *** ***. *********** ***** a ******* **** ** ***** ******* problems **** ********** *** ****** *******."
- "**% *** ** * ******** ******* to ****** ****** **** ******* **** not ****** *** ********'* *******."
- "**** ********* **** ** ****** *** don't **** ***** ******* ******** ** other *******."
- "** ******** * *********** ***** ** we *** *** *** ********* *** tough-to-figure-out ******* ******."
- "***%, ******* ****** *****, *** ********* don't **** **** ** ***** *******."
- "** ***'* ********* **** *** *********' operations ** ***** ***** ********."
- "*******, **’* ** ******* ****** ******* and ******* **** *** **** ** the *******."
- "**% ** ******* **** ******* ****** from ***** ******** ********."
- "**%, ** ************ ** ****** ****** on *** ********* *******."
- "**** ****** ** ****** ******* ********* the ******."
- "**% **** ******* *********."
********* *** - *********
**** ***** ********* ************ ** *** of *** ******* **** *** ********* networks:
- "******* **%. ** **** ***** *******, the ******* *** ** **** ****** connected ******** ** *** ***. ** larger *******, **** ********* **** *** system ** ***** ******* *** ******** and **********. **** ********* ************ ***'* want *** ******** **** *********-********* ********* on ***** *******. ** ** ********* driven ** *** ********."
- "** ******* ****** ******, ******** *******; nearly *** *** ** ********* ********. When ******* **** ******* / ***** etc., **** **** ** **** ***** own ** **** **** ***** ** keep ***** ******* ******** ** ***** to ****** *** ******* **** ** the *******."
- "***** **% ** *** ******** *****. Many ******* ***'* **** * ******* that ** ****** ****** ** ******* the ********** ********* ******** ** ** video ************ *******. ** *** ******* is ********** *** *** ** ***** agrees (** ********), **'** ***** ** utilize *** ******** ********."
- "**%. ** ****** *** ** *** the ******* ** ***** *** ******* and **** ******* *** ****** **** a ******** *** ** *** ********* network. **** ********** *** ********* *** bandwidth ********** *** ** ****** ******* back ** *** ********* ******."
- "**%. ** *** ******* ** *****, we **** *** ** ******** *******, but *** *** ***** ********, ** always ****** ** * ********* ******* to ***** *** ************ **** ********* issues *** ** ** **** ******."
- "**% ** ***** ************ ******* *** on ********* ******** ** **** ****** bandwidth *** *****."
- "*** *** ** * ********* *******. It ** ** ******* *** ********** or ********* ******."
- "~**%, ***** ** *** ******** ** bandwidth ************ ** *** ***-****."
- "***** **%. *** **** ******* ***'* handle *** ********* ************."
- "***** ********* *******! ****** *** *********."
- "****** **%. *********."
- "*********."
Dedicated *** - ************* ****
****** ********** **** ********* ******** *** more ****** **** ********* ****:
- "***% - ***** ** ******* ******** of *** ***** ******* *** *** vulnerability ** ********* ***. ** ** always ******* *** ************ ** * completely ******** ******* *** ***** ****** through * ****** ***."
- "**** ***** **** * ******* **********, as ** ****** *** *** ****** network ** ** ********** ****** **** to ****** *** ** *** *******."
- "**% ** *** ********* ******* *** on ********* ******** ******* ** **** been **** ** ***** **** ** following *** ******** *********, ********* ** greatly *********."
- "**%. ** ****** ** ******* ** dedicated ******** ** ****** ******* ** customer ******** *** *** ****** ********."
- "***%. *** *********' ** ****** ***'* like *** ******* ** ***** ******* for ******** *** ********* *******."
- "*** *** ********* ******** ** ** not ** ****** ******** ** ******** and **** *** ******** *******."
- "**** ***. ***** **** ******* ** the ******* *** **** **** * level ** ********."
- "**% **** ** ***** ** ******** the **** ** **** ********."
- "**%. ******** *** ** ***** ** desire ** ****** *** ******."
- "**% ****** ***** ** *** ******. Security ******* *********."
- "**%. *** ******** ******* *** ******* restrictions."
- "***%. *********** *** ********."
- "***% ******* ** *** **********."
- "**% ******** ******** *******."
- "*** ******* ** ***** ********."
- "**%, ******** ********."
- "********."
********* - *** ****, ******
******* *********** **** **** **** *** converged ******** ******* ** ******* ******** budgets *** **** ** ** ****** to *** **:
- "**% ** *** ******* *** *** on ********* ********. **** ** **** just *** ** ** **** **** on *** *******, *** **** *.*** compression, *** ********* ***** **** ************* decreased."
- "** ****** *** ** ****** * dedicated *******, *** * *** ** times, ********* ** *** **** ** invest ** ****, ** ** **** to ***** ***** ******* *******. *** percentage ** ********* ******** ** **% more ** ****."
- "****** ****. ** ** ****, *** we ** *** ********, *** *** video/access ******* *** ********* *** ***** enough ********* * *** ** ********."
- "**%, **** ********* ** **** ** not **** ****-**** ******* ******, ** separating *** ******* ** **** *** them."
- "****. *** ******** **** *** **** to *** *** *** ***** ****."
***** *.*. ***** ***********
**** ****** ********** ********* ***** ****** dedicated ********, ***** *******, *********** ********* tend ** *** ********* ******** *** to **** *** **********, **** *********** said:
- "**% ******* *** ****** ** **/** Commercial, ********** / ***********, *** ***** Business. *** ** *** ********** *** government ******* ** * ******* ****. Some ******* ** ** ***-***. *********** and ***** ******** ******* *** ********* to ***** *** ***** ******* ** switch *** ******* *********."
- "* ***** *** **/**, ********* ** the ********'* *****. ******* ******* *** lower-tech ********* **** ** ** ** their *** ********. ********** ********* ** customers **** ***** *** ** *********** vary ** ***** ************ *** *** more ****** ** *** ******* **** their *******."
- "* **** **** ********* ************, *** ALMOST ****** *** * ***** **** THE *** ** ***** ******* - FOR *** * **********, ** ******** A ******* ******** ********* *******."
- "**% - **** ********* **** ****** IT ********** **** ********* ********. *** smaller **********, ********* **** ** *** have *** ************** ** ****** *** dedicated ********."
- "**/**. ********** **** ***** ** ** dedicated ******** ***** *********** ******'*, ***** costs."
- "**%. *** ******** ** *** ********* are ********** *********."
- "***** **%, ***** **** ** *** clients *** ****** *** *****-****-******."
- "*%. ***** ********** ******* **** ** put ** * ********* *******."
- "***% - ** **** ****** **** for ********** *** ***."
Depends ** ********
**** *********** **** ******* **** *** up ********* ******** ** ** ** the *********:
- "**%. ***** *** ******* ******* **** come **** **** ** * ********* network ** ******. *** *********' ****** is * *** ******* ** ********** new ************** *** ** ** ********* endeavor, ********** ** ********* ******* **********. Remote ************* ** **** * *************."
- "**%. ***** ********, ** *** ** create * *********, ****** *******. **** especially ******* **** ** *** ********* the *******/*******. **** ***** **** * pre-existing *******, ** ********* *** ****** to **** *** **** *******."
- "**%. **** ** *********. ** **** use ***-********* ******** ** **** **** an ******** ****** ***** **** ****, that ** *** ****** **. *** we ****** ********* * ******** ****** network."
- "**/**. ** ****** ********* ****** ********, but **** ****** ***'* **** *** extra ******* ** ***** ***, ***'* understand ***, ** **** ****** ** listen ** ** **** ** **** them *** ** *** ***** ******** systems ** *** ********."
- "**** **** **** **** * ****** in *** ****. *** ********'* ** consultant ****** ** *** ** **** way *** ********** *** ********. **'* usually * ****."
- "** ********, ** ******* *** ******* that ************ ******* *** **, *** it ** ********** ** *** ******'* available ** *********. **** **** **%."
- "*** *** *** ** ********* ******** it ****** ******* ** *** **** of *** ******'* ******* *** *****."
- "**% **'* *** *** **** *** always **** ** *** ****** **********, Most ** *** ****, ** ***'* control *** *******."
- "**%. ******* ** ******** *********** *** Level ** *********/********** *********."
- "****** *** ** *** '******' ****. Mainly ******* *** ** *********** ******* it **** ***."
- "* ***** *** **% *** ** dedicated ******** **** ******* **** ** departments **** ******** ********."
- "**% *** ** * ********* ******* by ******. ** **** ** ** the ******** ******* ** *** *** user ******* **."
- "***** **% ******* **** ** *** customers' ** ******* ****."
- "**% ** ********* ****** ******* ********* systems."
- "**%. ** ** ********** ** ** the ****** *** ***** ** ******."
- "**%. **** ******** *** ******** ******** usually."
- "***% ******** ****** ** ** **."
- "***% ********* ** *******."
- "**% ******** *****."
- "**% ****** *********."
******** ******* ********* ** *********
***** *********** ********* **** **** *** shifting **** ********* ** ********* ********:
- "** **** ** ** ********** * lot ** *** *********' ********, *** lately, *** ***** *** **** ****** back ** *** *** ********* *******. In **** *** ************* **** *** have **** ** * ********* *******."
- "** *** & ******* * ******** Network ***** **** ** ******* * new ** ****** ******. ** *****'* always ****, *** ** ** ****** to *** *** ********'* ** ********, & ******* *** ** **** **** new ** *******, **** **** ** on *** ****. * ***** *** we're **/** ** *** ******* ****."
- "********* ****. ** *** ******* **** some ********* ** ** ** **** direction."
*** *********** ******* *** **** **** customers *** ******** ** *** ***** own ******** ******* ** * ********* network:
- "** ******** **** **** **% ** our ******* ** ********* ********. **** and **** ** *** ********* *** getting ***** ** *********** ********, ** we *** **** ** *** *** systems ** ***** ******* **** **** vet *** *******."
- "**%. ** ********* **** ** *** dedicated ********, *** ** *** ******* more *** **** **** *** *****'* IT ********** ** ********** *** ******** and *** ******* *** ** ****** that ******* ** *** *******."
****
*** ***** **** *** ***** ********* networks, **** ******** ***** ***** ** ensure * ******* ***** ** ************ and *********:
- "**-**% ** *** ******* *** ********* on * ********* ** ******* ******* that ** ******. ** ** * good **** ** ****** *******, ********, and ************, ** ** ******** ******** networks, *** *** ******** ******* **** creates * **** *** ********, ********** dedicated ***** *** *** *******."
- "********* ** *** ******** **************, ** prefer ** ***** * **** ********* to *******. *******, **** ***** **** dumb *********, *** ** **** ** share ******* ***** (**** ** **** common **** ***** ******** ***). ** we *** *** ** *** ******** and ** *** *** *** *** switches, ** *** *** *** **** and **** **** *** *** *** a *** *** ***** *** *** our ***."
- "**** *** *** ** ********* ******** networks *** ** *** **** *** increased ********** *****. ***, ** * separate ****, *** *** ** ******** separate *******. ** *** **** ****, most ** *** ******* ** ****** are ** ***** *** **** *** not ** * ******** ******** *******. VLAN ****** *** ******* ** ** separated *** ******* ** *** *** LAN. ** *** **** *** *** characteristics ******* ********* *** **** ** VLANs. ***** *** **** *** ****** all *********** *** ********, ** *******, and ** **."
- "******** *** **** ********* ************** *** not ****** * ******** ****, ******** 50%. **** ***** ** ******, ****** all ** *** ***** ****** ******** customers *** ************ ******* **************. ****** to *** ***** (*)(**) **** ***** fewer ********* ****** ******** ***** **** need ******** ****** ******."
- "** * ******* ***** ** * dedicated *******, * ***** *** **%. We **** * ****** ****** **** for ****** ***** ** **'* *** network *** ********* *** *********. ** we *** ********* * ******* ********, we **** ******* *** *** ******** and ****** * ******** ******** ******** network."
- "*** **** ** * ********** ******, but ** ** ***** ** ***. Even **** ***** ********* ******* **************, it ** ***** ***. ***** *** some ********** *****, *** ********* *******, a **** ****** *** ** ** the ********* ******* *** ****** ** the ****** ******* ****** **** ******* camera ******* ************** ** ** ******** camera."
- "** ******* * ********* **** ***% of *** ****. ** ************ ** service, ** ********* ****. ** *** customer ******* ***** *** *******, ** don't ****** **** **** ** *** being *****."
- "**%. *** *** *** **** *** on * ******** ****, ************ *** QOS *******, *** **** ***** ** it ** *** ******* ***** ***** was ******** *********** ** ******* ** the **** *******. ** ***'* ** it *** ******* ******, ******* *** to **** **. *******. **** ******* companies *** **** ****** *****-***** **** with ***** *** ****** ********* ******** access."
- "****** **** * - ** ****** recommend ***** *** ********** ******* *** video ************ **** *** ****** ******* security(dedicated *****, ***.)."
- "**%. *** **** *** ****** ***-****** from ***** *******, *** ****** *** bandwidth ************, ** ****** **** ******** and ***** ******* ** ********'* ** or ********** *** ***** ** ******."
- "*****, * ***** *** ***** ** percent ** ** ***** ** ** a *** ** *-** ********. * think **** ****** **** ** ** down ********* ** ***** ** *** working."
- "***** **% ** *** *******, ************, and *********. ******** ******* ******* ******** their ******** **** ***** ********/*****."
- "**** ** **. *** ** *** guarantees ** **** **** *** ****** will ******* ********* ** * ********* network, *****, *********, ***."
- "********, **** *** *** *** ** expense. **** ****, ** *** ****** systems ** * ****. *** ********** customers, ** ***** **** ***** **/*** to ****** *** ******* **** ***-********** tests ****** ******* *** ********."
- "**% *** ** ********* ***** *** the ******** *******. **** *** ***** the ****** ** ****** ** ***** normal *******."
- "** ** * ******** ** *** company, ** ******* *** *** ****, and ** **** ** *** *** security *** ************** *********."
- "**** ********* *** **** ***** & already **** *** ******** ** **** VLAN'd *** ** ***** *** ********."
- "*** % *** ** ********* **** or, ** **** *****, *****. ******* security *** ***********."
- "**** **** *%. ** ******* **** with **, *** **** **** ** problem ****** * **** *** *** systems."
- "****** *********, ** *** ***** ***** often ** ****** ********* ** ******** networks."
- "**% - ***** **** **% - Local **** + *** **% - Physically ********* (**** ** ******* ** ourselves)"
- "**% *** *********. **** ********* *** running **** *** ***** ** ******** networks."
- "**** ** *** ****** ********** ********* are ****** ****'***, **** **** **** shouldn't."
- "*** *** ****** ********* ** ****'*, but ** ****** ********** ******** ** OUR ******** ** ***** *********."
- "****** ******* **** ********* ** ***** typically ****** * **** *** ** to ***."
- "**% ****** **** ********* ****** ***** isolated **** *** ********."
- "*% ******** ** *** ******* ******* their *** ********* **** *****."
- "**% ** * ********* **** ** keep ** ********."
- "***% **** ** ***-***, * ******* it."
- "******* **** *** **********."
- "*% ****** *****."
* **** ***** ** ******* ***** than ********* ******* ******** *** ******* and ***** ******** ******* ********.
* **** ****** ***’* **** ********* network ***** ** *** ****;