ONVIF Favorability Results 2019
In the past decade, ONVIF has grown from a reaction to the outside Cisco-lead PSIA challenge, to being the de facto video surveillance standard officially supported by 11,000 products and thousands of more illicitly.
Integrators have responded positively, in IPVM's latest study of 200+ integrators, with a clear majority positive, as the chart below shows:
However, that does not mean that integrators are completely happy with ONVIF, with numerous complaints about limited functionality and failure to ensure compliance leading the way.
In this note, we examine the key themes for integrators about ONVIF.
Key ******
*** *** ****** *******:
- "********" - **** **** ****, **** integrators *** ***** ** * ********.
- ******** *********** ***** *****
- ********** ***** *** **** ** *** direct ******* **** *****
- ******** **** *** *********** ** *****, such ** ******* **** *.***, ********* and **** (************* * ******* ** ************).
- **** ** *********** / ********** ***** ONVIF
Standards ****
**** *********** ********** ******* ***** ** being * ********, **** ****** *** question **** ** ********* ** ****:
- "** ******* ** ** ** ******** standard."
- "******** ******** - **** ** *** when ****** **** ******* ******* ******* VMS."
- "***** ***, ***** *** **** ** a "**********" **** * "********." *****, it ******* *****-********** ****** ***** *** cameras **** **** **** **** *** recorders."
- "* ***** *** ********* ** **** a ******** ************* ******** ** *** industry."
- "*** * ******** ** **** ** comment"
- "******** *** ****** **** ** ****."
- "**'* *** ******* **** ******** *** IP ******."
- "*************** ***** **** ****** *** *** integrator."
- "* ***** *************** ** *** **** is * **** *****."
- "**** ** *** **** ***** ** a "********" ** ***** *** ********!"
- "******* *** ********* ******** ** ******* it's ***** ** *** ******."
- "**** **** ** *** ********* **** the ***** ** ******* *** ***'* play ********."
- "* **** ***** ****** ******* ** the ******** ** ******* **********."
- "* ***** ***** *** **** * great *** ** ************* ******** *******."
- "****'* *** ** ****? ** **** standard ** **** *** ****** **** is **** ****"
- "********* *** ****** **** *** *** industry. ******** ******-**** ** *** ** started ****** **** * ****** ***** ago **** *** ** ** *********."
Positive ******
*** ***** ******** ******** **** ***** ONVIF's ******* **** ****** ** *** industry:
- "*** ******* * ***** ****** *** industry ** **** *******. **** ** has *** *********, *** *******, ****** positive."
- "************* ******* ** ** *********** * ton ** ******* ** ***** *** right ******** *** *** *********."
- "***** - ** * ***** **** and **'* **** ** ***** ** a *** ********* **** ****** ******* to ******** *******."
- "****** *** **** ******* ****** *** matching ****** *** ** *****."
- "** ****** ******** **** ****** *****? It ****'* ******. *** *** *****."
Not ******
*******, **** ** ***********, ********* **** who ***** ******** *** *****, *** cite ******** ***** ***** *** ***** far ****** *** ****** ******** ***** beyond ***** ***** ********* *** *************:
- "** ** **** ** *** ***** functions."
- "**** * ***** *********, **** *** take **** ********* ** *** *** features ** *** ******."
- "******* ** **** *** *********** ** always *** *** ****, ********** **** it ***** ** *********."
- "*** ******* ***** ** ********* *** functions ***’* **** ** **** *********."
- "** *** **** **** ***'** ****** to **, *** *** ******* ** accept **** ***********, ** ***** ****.
- "** *** "*****" **** *******. **** usually ********** **, "*** *** *** and ******" *** *** **** **** feature **** ** *** *** ********* record ** ******."
- "***** ***** ******* *** *********, **** PTZ ******* (********, **********, ********) ******* is ****** ** **** *** * failure ** *****."
- "** ***** **** ****** ********* *** want ***'* ******** ********. ***** ******."
- "***** ** ****** ******* * *** and *** ***** * ***'* *** a ****** ** ** **** * want **** ****** *** ****** *** VMS **** ******* *** **** *******. Still ***** * *** ** **** I *****."
- "***** ***** *** *** ****** **** trying ** *** *** **** ********* of *** ******. ** ********** **** problems, *********** ***. **** ** *** onvif ** * ******** ** *******."
- "****** **** ** *** *********** ******** on **** *******."
- "******* ** **** *********, *** *****'* cover *** *** ********** ***** *********."
- "*** ********* *** *** ****, *** I ** *** **** *** ********* that **** ***** *********."
- "***** ** * *** ** **** for *********** ** ****** ******* **** features."
- "*** ** ********** ** ***** ** what ******** *** ******** ********* ******* ONVIF ***********."
- "***** ** ******, *****'* ****** ****. No *.*** *******."
- "** *****´* ****** *.*** *** ***** device ** ***** ********** **** **** protocol. ** ******* **, ** *********** in ***** **** * ****** **** that ** ******* ***** **** *****, for *******, **** ** **** *** other ****** ***** *** ************* **** their ***'*."
Profile * **** ** ******* ********** ********
** ****,***** ******** ******* * ***** **** to *********** ** *** *********** **** *********** understandably ********** *****. *******, ** ** March ****, *** **** ** **** publication, ***** ******* * *** **** 1 *** ********** **********, ****** *** quite *******. ** ** ******** **** this **** *******, ******* ***** *************, in *** **** ****.
Compliance ******
*** ***** *** ******* **** *********** called *** *** *** **** ** actual **********. ***** ***** *** ** official *********** *******, *** ******* *** claim ** ** ***** '*********' ** 'works **** *****' *** *** ********** that ***** **** ********* ** **** low (** **** ******* **** **** the *****). **** *** ****** ********** complaints:
- "** ****** ******** ** * ********."
- "* **** ***** *** * *** for ***** *** *** ** *** more ******** ** ************ ** ******."
- "*** **** **** *** ***** ** even **** *** ********** ** ******* their *********...***** ****** *****."
- "******* *** ***** ***** ** ******** without ***** ********, *** *** ******** rendered ** **** *********. ** ***** was * *****-**** ** ***-********* ********, it ***** **** ** **** *********."
- "***** ******** ********* *** ***, * don't *** **** ********* ** *****. It's **** **** *** ****** *** made ** ****** * ********, *** it ***** ** **** *****. ** virtually *** ****** ***** ** ***** standard, ****'* *** *****?"
- "** **** *********, *** ***** ** be ******** ****** ** ************* ******* self ******** *************."
- "***** ** ** ***** ** *** "standard". **** *** ***** *** ******** in *** ******. *** ****** ****** but ***** ***** ** ********."
- "* ***’* **** *** ************* ** the ************ ***** ***** ***** ** why *** *** *** ******* ******** work."
- "*** **** ********* ***** ***** ********* and ***** *** ***** **** ********."
- "** * ********, ******** *** ***** be **** ****** ** ******** ******** and *********. ***** ******** ** '***** conformant'"
- "***** ** * ******** ** * good **** *** ***** ****** ** more ********* *********** *** ********** ** Onvif."
- "***** **** ***** ******* ** ***** - *** **** **** **** ****."
- "*** **** **** ****** *** “******” that **** ************* *** *** ***** seal ** ************* ** ***** ******** without ****** ***** ********** **** *** standardized ***** ********"
- "* **** *** ********** *** ******** to ****** ***********."
**** *********** **** ***** **** *** years, *** ********** ** *** ** that **** ** *** **** *** take ****** ****** ***********. ** ** strange. ***** ** *** * ***** organization, **** *** ******* *** ****** membership **** ** ~$*.* ******* (***** on ***** ******* ************* *********). *********, ***** **** *** *** enforcement ** * ******** ** ***** spending.
*******
*** ******* ** ***** ********* ******** for *****, ********* ** *** **** Profile * ***** *** ** *******, as **** ***** ***** *** ******* pain ***** *** ***** *****.
**** **** ** ***** ***** ** it's *** ** ****. *** ****** ever ****** ** *** *** ******* these *********? ********'* (*******) **** ************* with ****, ****, *****, ***. *** well **********, *** ******* *** *********, just *** *** * ****** ******** to / ********* **** ** * MAC ******* (** ******* *** ********).
****, ** ***** *** **** *** fuzzy ******* **** **** ******** ******* something **** *** **** **** * minimum "*" *******, *** "*" ********** is ******* *****. *** ***** *** allow ******* ** *** **** *** compliant **** *** ****** ******* *****'* have ** ** ***, **** ***** exceptions.
*** ****** **** ****** ** *** who ******* ***** *********? ********'* (*******) with ************* **** ****, ****, *****, etc
**** *********** ****:
*** ******** ***** * **** ******** For ****?
*** **** ** ****** *** ** ONVIF?
***** ******** ********** *** **** ******* (Also, ** ***** ** ****)
****** **#*. ***** * ***** **** saved ****** **** **** ** ******* at *** ******** ******* ** ******* around *** ***** ****. ***** *** to ****, *** ******** ** *** around.
*** ***** **** ***** ** *********** to ****, *** *********** **** *****, would ** **** ********** ******* ******** connect (** *** *****) *** *****.
** ** *% ** **%? ********* if **** **** *** ******* **** reported *********...
********* ** *** ********** (***: ***** ***** ********** ****), *** ********** ** ****** **%.
**** **** ****?
*******.
** ***** **** **** ** *** first **** ** *****, *** * assume ** *** ****** **** ** the ****.
***** ** ******** *** ******** ****** by ***** ******* *****.
** *** ******* **** ***** *****. There *** ******* **** ********** ******** because **** ****'* **** **** ** onvif *** ***** *** ****** *** efficient ********.
***** ***'* * ************ *** *** dumped ** ** **** **** *** of **** ************ ************ *******. ** that ***** **** *******, ** ****, or ** ****** *****, ** **** merit * ******?
** **** ************ ** **** *** label ** ****** **********. * ********** your ******** ** *****.
****’* ** *********** ****. ** *** include **** ************ ** *** **** version. ******.
*******: ***** *** ******** *. *** *** ** ******** ** OnSSI, ***** *** ********** *(****** ***** ***** ** ***** ** be ******* ******).
****, *** *'* ******* ** *** post ***...
*. **'* * *** ************ ** get **** ** * **** ***** a ******** *******. *. *****'* ** edit ******.
***** ***'* * ************, *** **** sell ********* (****** ** ***** *****, test *****, *********** *******, ***.) **** are * ****-**** **** **** **** products ** *** ******** ****** ***.
****** **** **** ** * **** based **** * ********* ************, **** as ****, *** **** ***'* **** any ******* ******** ** **** ** use ***** *********. **** ***'* **** a **** **** **** ** **** for *********** *******. ***** *** *** of *****.
******* ** *** **** ** ******* out ** **...
****? *** **** ******* *** *******? Do ** **** **?
***** ** * *****, *** **** ambitious ******* *** *** ********. ************* you ***'* **** *** **** * room *** ******* ******** *** ********, it ***** ***** *** ***** ** build *** ********** ********* ** ** accepted. ***** *****'* **** *** ***** that **** ** **** ***, ** it's * **** ***-**-**** *********. ****, when ******* **** **** ** *** manufacturers ** ***-**** ******** **** ** see ***** ***, **** **** ** do **** ****** ** *** ** the ***** **** *** *** **** in ***** ** ****** ********* ******** ALL ** ***** **** ******** **** them *** *** ****** *** ******** vendors.