Will ONVIF or PSIA win the IP Camera Standards Battle?

JH
John Honovich
•Published Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM

While momentum grows for IP camera standards, significant questions exist as to what will happen with ONVIF and PSIA. They are two groups pursuing the same fundamental goal of bringing interoperability to IP cameras. As such they are direct competitors to one another (though neither would likely frame it as such).

UPDATE NOV 2010: We believe ONVIF has now won the battle - Read our new analysis.

Delivering IP camera standards is a very important element of expanding and maturing the IP video surveillance market.

General ************

  • ** ****** ******** ******* **** *********** momentum
  • *** ********* ************** ** ***** *** PSIA *** ****** *******
  • **** ************** *** **-*****

ONVIF *********

  • ** *** ****** ** ****** ****** and ** ***** ****** ** *****,************ *********** ******* ******* ************* *** integrators
  • ***** ***** ** ** ******* ** Europe *** ****

PSIA *********

  • **** ** ****** ****** **** ***** is
  • **** *** ****** ** ****** **** ONVIF
  • **** ************* ** ****** ** *********

Momentum ******

**** ** *** * ***** *****. Both ***** *** **** ********* ** make ********. ******, *** *********** ** likely ********** **** ***** ** **** progress.

** ****, * ****** **** ** culminate **** ****** *********** ************** ** the **** * ***** **** **** have * *********** ****** ** *** industry.

Specifications *** ****** *******

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Specifications *** **-*****

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ONVIF ********: ****

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ONVIF ********: ******

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PSIA ********: ****** ******

**** ******** *** ***** ************* ** September. ***** ** ****** *** ***** meeting ** ******** ***, *** **** released *** ***** ************* ** ******** 25th.

****'* ********* ** ****** ** ** opportunity ** *******, ***** ********* ***, perhaps **** ***********, ***** ************* ** start ******** *************** ** *** *************.

******* **** ** ****** ******, ** may ** **** ** ******* ******** that ******* *** ************** ***** ***** is ***** ********** *** *************.

PSIA ********: ****** ******

** ********* *** ************* *** ******* online ********** ******, **** ** ********* feedback ****** **** *****. **** *** also ****** ** **** ******* ****** and ** ******** * ***** ****** of ********* ** *********** ** * higher *****.

**** *** ****** ************ ********** *** ensure **** ******** ******** *** *********. If **** ********* **** *********, **** could ******** **** ** *** ******** that **** ****** **** *** ****** market *****.

PSIA ********: ****** ** *********

***** *** ********* ************** *** *******, they *** *********** ** ******** ********* manners. **** **** ***** ***** ***************** ***** ********. ***** **** ** *** *****, traditional ****** *** ********** ************, **** is *** *** *** ******** **** almost *** *** ******** *** ***** today. **** ** ****** ** *** (it ** **** ******** * *** for * *** ****) *** *** less ******** **** ****.

****'* *** ** **** **** ****** appeal ** ************* *** ******* *** developer **** *** *** ********* ****'* specifications. ***** * ***'* ***** **** issue ** ********, ** ** ** advantage *** ******* ***** ******.

Not * ******: ********** ***** ******** *******

**** ********* ********** ************** *** **** than **** ***** - ****** *******, storage, ***. ***** ***** ** ** focused ** ***** - ******* *** analytics.

* ***'* ***** *********** ******* *** all ******** ******* **** ** * major *********** ** ********* * ******** for ** *******. **** ***** ************ participants **** **** ***** ******** ** the **** ************* *** *****, *** because ** ******** *** ******* *** other ********** ******* ********.

Who **** ***? ***** ** ****

* ******* ****, ** **** *****, PSIA ** **** ****** ** ******* in ********* *** ******** ** ****** standard. ***** **** ********* *** *** power ** **** ***** ** *** development ** *** ******** ********, * speculate **** **** **** *** ** aggressive ****** ** ****** *** ***** necessary ** ********** ****.

***** * **** ** * ******* timetable *** *** **** *** *****:

  • ****: *** ********** **** ** * number ** ************* ********** ***** ** implement *** ** *** **************; ***** it's ******** ** ** **** ***************, it ** ****** **** * *** manufacturer's ********* ********** ******* *** ****

  • ****: **** *** ***** ************* **** and * ******* ** ************* ************ support *** * *************, ****** ******** to ***** *** **** ************* ** support * *************. *** *** ******* here ** *** **** *** ***** resolve *** ******** **************. ** **** both ***** ***** *** *** ********** their ****** **************, **** ***** **** slowed ******** ************ ** ******** ************* wait *** * **********.

  • ****: ** **** ******** **** ***** 2011 *** ****** ************* ** ** broadly ****** ********* ** ***** ****** a ***** ****** ** ****** *********. Even ** **** ****, ** ** highly ******** **** ** **** **** an ******** ******** *** ** *** have ********* ****** ** ********* ********** adoption.

Axis ******* *** ***

******* ** *** ****** ***** *** its **** ******* *******, **** *** the ******* ** ***** *** *********-******* process. **** * ******** ** ***** willingness ** **** ***** **** ***** undermine ***** ********* ** ***** *** de ***** ** ****** ********. ** they ***** ** **** ****** **** PSIA, **** ******** * ***** ******* for **** ** ***** ******* ****** their *************.

** ****, ***** *** ******* ********* slower *** **** **** ******** **** PSIA. ** *********** (*** ** ** only ***********) ** **** **** ** being ******** ***** ********* *********** *** the ********* ******** ******** ******. * also ***** **'* ******** **** ***** Axis' ********* ******* ****** **** **** could ******** ** ******* * ******** that ***** ****** **** ****** *******.

PSIA ********

** *** ***** ****, **** *** been ********* **********. ***** ******* **** been ********** **** *** ********* ** companies **** ***** ****** ***** **** are ******** ** ****** ***** ******** in *** ** ****** ***********.

***** *** ******** **** ** ********, I ***** **'* **** ********* **** companies ******* ** ****** ** ** video **** ***** ****** *** **** specification. ***** **** ****** ****** ***** are ******* *** ****** **** **, many ************* **** **** ******* *** IP ****** ****** ** *** ***** to **** ****** ** ********* ******** times.

******, ***** * ********* ********* ************* to ********* ***** **** ************'* *******, I ***** *** ** **** *** place ** *********** ********* ** ************ their **************. **** ** ** ********* of ******* *** ***** ***** ******** and ********, *** **** ************* ***** be ******* ** *** **** ** months ** ********* ************ ******* ***, thereby, ******* *****.

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