********** *** ***** ***** PC/server *** *** ******** is *** ** *** most ********* *** ********* decisions ** ** ***** surveillance. ** *** **** manufacturers ******** *** ********* that * ******** ********* 'box' ***** ******* * specific ****** ** ******* (e.g., *, *, **, etc.). ** ******, *** simplicity **** **** ******* flexibility *** *********.

**** *** ************* ****** ********** '*******' ***/*******, *********** need ** ******** ******* the ***** ****. ** your ******* ** *** powerful ****** *** **** cameras, *** *** **** all ***** ** ******* issues *** ********* ** troubleshoot ********.

*** **** **** **, fundamental ********** ***** ** help ****** *** ***** hardware.

******, ** ******* **** of *** ******* ** consider, *********:

• *** ********** ******
• *** ******** ******* (***, RAM)
• ****** **** *************
• ******* **********
• ********** ************
• **** ****** *****
• ***** ***** ******
• *.*** ******
• *** **********
• ********* *******
• ******** *** *******
• ************ **************

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New ********** ******

***** ********** ************ ** the **** * ***** will **** ** ****** on *********** *** ****** of ******* **** * server *** *******. ******* that ****** ** *** higher ********** *** ******** the ****** ** ******* required. ***** ******, *.*** streaming *******, *** *** offloading *** ******** *** channels *** ******.

Key ******** *******

*** ****** *********** ** most ********* ** *** and ***, ******** ********* how **** ***** *** be ********* *** ******* and *********. ******-***** ****** detection ***** **** ******** processor **** ************* *** needs ** ** ***** into ******* **** ******** server ********. ***** ************ vary ********* ** *** specific *** ****, *** the ********* ** * consensus ** **** ****** manufacturer **************:

• ***** *******, ~*-** *******: Dual-core **********, **** ** Intel **** * *** e6850 ** **** **-*****, 4GB ***
• ***-**** *******, ~**-** *******: Quad-core *********, **** ** Core **-*****, *** ***
• ***** *******, ~**+ *******: 6-core ********** **** ** Xeon ** ****** ** Core **-*****, ** ** RAM

**** ********* *** *** configuration ******* *** ** restricted ** **** ****** in ***-***** ******* **** as **** ** **. For ********, **** * Duo *** ** ********** are ********* **** ***** in ******* ***, ***** Xeons *** ** ***** in ****-*** ************ *** servers.

Server *****

******* *** ********* *** available **** **** ****** and ********* ****** ** the ***-$*** *** *****, whereas ***/*** ********** ***. Small ******* *** ** run ** *****-******* *** lower **** *******, ***********, and **** ****-** ********, in *** ***** ** ~$500-1,000 ***. ***-***** ******* normally **** **** ****** workstations ** ***** **** servers, ~$*,***-*,***. ***** ******* may **** ******** ***** this *****, ********* ** configuration *** ******* ****. $6,000-10,000 ** **** ** common *** **** ****** counts, *** ** *** increase ** ***, *** speed, *** *** ******** of ****** ****** ** hard ***** ****, ********* power ********, *** ******** NICs ***** ******** ** this *****.

********** ********* ***** ** one ** *** ****** costs ******** ** ****** sizing. ********** ***** **** one ** *** **** generally **** ***** $*** USD ** *** **** of * ******. **** cost *********, *******, ** the ***** ****** ** processor ***** *** ******** cores *** *******, ** the **** **** * six **** *.** *** Xeon ********* ** ***** core *.** *** *** be $***-***.

Importance ** ******* **********

*** **** ** ********** what *** ********* ******* throughput ** *** ****** will **. ** *** calculate **** ***** **** based ** ******* ****** throughput, ** ***** ***** well ***** *** ******* for ***** ******* ** time, ********* ** ******* packets *** **** ** video. **** *********** **** oversize * ****** ** 10-20% ******* ** **** concern.

Total ******* ********** ************

**** ********** *******, ***** maximum ********** ******** ** the **** ******** ******. Throughput ** *** ***** amount ** ********* ****** into *** *** *** machine (*.*., ** **/*, 80Mb/s, ***.)

***** *** *** ******* which *** ****** ****:

• *** ********** ** ********* cameras: *** ******** *** bitrate ** ******* ********* is ******** *** ******* component ** ***** **********. This *** ** ** simple ** *********** *** number ** ******* ** the ****** ****, *.*., twenty ***** ******* **** a ****** **** ** 4Mbps **** = ** Mbps *****. *******, **** using ******** *******, ***** must **** **** ******* each ******'****** ************* ***********, *** *******. If ******* ***** ***** 6-8 **/* ** *****, when ***** *********, **** may ****** ******** ** underspecified ******. *** *** to ****** **** ** using ******* **** ******* maximum *** ***** (*** *** ****** ** using ***).
• *** ****** ** ********** clients: *** ****** ****** taken **** ******* ** throughput ************ ** ********** clients. **** ** *********** the ******** *********** ** perform, ***** ****** ******* which *** ***** ********, at *** ***** **** multiple ***** *** ******* to *** ****** *** view ******* ******* ** cameras. ** ****, ** budget ******, ********** ****** be ********** *** *** worst ****, **** *** largest ****** ** ******* connected ******* *** ******* simultaneously. ********** *** ** measured ** ******* ****, with *** ******** ***** via *** *** ******, if **'* *********, ** seen ** **** ******* from * *** ******:

*** ******'* ***** ********** is *** *** ** these *** *******. ** a ****** **** (**) 1080p ******* **** * Mb/s *******, *** *** clients ******* *** ******* (80 **** *****) ****** be ********* ** ****** 120 ****. ***** ************ are ******** ** *** architecture. **** **** ******* the ****** ** ******** to *** ****** ******, without ******* *** ****** through *** ******, ****** nothing ** ********** ************. Others **** ********* ******* from ******* ** **** to ******* **** *** camera ** *** ****-******, i.e., ** * *****-****** view. ***** ****** ******* how ***** ******* ****** throughput **** ***** *** provider.

Bits ****** *****

** ******* ***** ********* bits *** *****. **** cameras ****** ***** ********** using **** *** ****** but **** *** ******* specify ***** ****** **** using ***** *** ******. 8 **** = * byte, ** ** * manufacturer ********** ****/* **********, that ** ***** ** 320 **/* ** ****** streams.

Smart ***** ******

** **** *****,***** ********** ******* ******** *************, from ~**% ** * minimum ** ****** ****** to **% ** **** in *** ****** ******. While ***** ********** ****** average ****** ****, ******: servers **** ***** ** sized ** **********************.

*** *******, ** *** average ******* ** ~** Kb/s *** ****** *** to ***** ******, *** bandwidth ****** ** ~*** Kb/s, **** ****** ********** should ** **** ** calculate ****** **** *** select **********. ******* ** account *** **** ********* bandwidth *** ****** ** systems ******** ****** ***** heavy ****.

H.265 ******

** ******** ** ***** codecs, *.*** ******* ******* compared ** *.*** *** modest, **** **-**% ********** common. *******, ***** ********** are ********* "**** ****", instead ** ******* ** motion/complexity ****** ** ** smart ******. ******* ** this, *** ******* ****** present **** ***** ***** codecs *** *** ******* when ***** ******* (***-*****) H.265.

***** ****** **** **** that *.*** ******* **** increase *** (***/** ***) load **** ***** ******-**** motion *********. ******* *.*** is **** ********* ********* to ****** **** *.***, with ******** ******** **** mature *** **** ******, using ***** ******* *** motion ********* *** ****** CPU ****. ***** ****** be ***** ** **** when ****** ******* *** consider ***** *.*** *** motion ********* ***** ********* (non-recording) ******* *** **** for ********.

GPU ********** *******

********** ******-***** ********* (*********** streams, ****** *********, ***** analytics, ***) ** *** resources ** ******* ** compared ** *** ******* for *** ********** ******* in ****** ********.

**** *** ******* ** this *********** ******** ********** ***** Motion *********** *** ******, ***** Intel ** ****** *** resources. *** ******* ****** a *********** ******** (**% - **%) ** *** load **** ********** ** the ******'* ******* ***** GPU.

** ********** *********** (**) or **** ******** ********* become **** ****** ** the ***** ******** ********, we ****** **** *** resource ************ **** ****** much **** ********.

Multicast ******* ******* ******

********* ******** ** * VMS ******** *** ****** the ************ ** *** total ********** ********* ** a ******.

* *** **** ******** multicasting, **** * ******** configured *******, **** ****** Client ******** ** ******* viewing ******* ******** **** the ******* ******* ******, instead ** **** *** server. *** ****** **** calculations **** **** **** to ******* *** *** incoming ******* **** *** camera, *** ******** ******* will **** ** *** the ***** **** *** recorded. **** *** *** potential ** **** *********** resources ** **** ******** client ************ *** **** have * ********** ****** on ******* ***** **** viewing ** *******.

Multiple *** *******

**** ************ **** ******* cameras ** ** ********* in *** ** **** isolated **** ******** **** viewing ****** ***. ** other ****-************ ************, * secondary *** *** ** required *** ********/****** *************. In **** ** ***** situations ******** * ******/*********** solution **** *** ******* expansion **** *** ******** support ******** ************* ****** the ****** ********* ****** and *** ********.

Manufacturer **************

**** ********** ** *****, the ****** **** ********* factor ** ************ ***************. Users ********** ******* ***** do *** **** *** minimum ************ *** ***** given ********** *** **** challenges **** ******* **** support ** ****** *****. If ** ********** ** willing ** ****** *** potential **** ** ***** an "************" (********* ** specifications) ****** *** *** configurations ***** ** ***** project ******* *** **********, they *** ** **** to **** **** **** from * ***** *******. For ***** ******* ** play ** ****, ******** strictly ** ************ *************** at * ******* ** recommended.

*** *** ***** *************** are ************ ****** ******* manufacturers. **** **** ***** some ** ***** *** specified ** ********** ****, others *** **** ******* to * ****** ** cameras *** ******. **** varies ** ************, *** users ****** ****** ***** these *******:

• ********: ******** ***** *** configurations ** *********** ************ *******, **** *** ****** streaming *********** ******* ** to **** ****, *** ACC *********** ********** ** to *******.
• *****: ***** ***** ****** (and ******) *************** ** the ***************** ***** *** ***** server ******** ********. ***** ****** *** listed ** 50-250 ****, *** ***-*** Mbps. *************** *** ***** for ******* *** ********* configurations.
• *******: ****** ************ *** given *** *******, ***********, and ****-*********** ************** *********'* *************. ** ******** ***** are ***** *** **** Performance ***** ** **** supported ******* *** *** of ***** *********** ********** at ** ** *,******* read (**** ******* ************ output).
• *********: ****** ************ *** listed *** *** *** High-End ******* *********** *************. ********** *********** ***** from ***-*** ******* ********** up ** ******* ***** / ******* ******, *** High-End ******* ********** ** to ******* ***** / 400Mbps ****** ******* ***********.
• *********: ********* ******** ******** ***** ******* ******* hardware *************** **** ******* ******. No ********** *********** ** specifications *** ********* *** listed.

******* ***** *************** **** work *** * ***** configuration, **** **** ******** for ********* ****** ** variances, ************ ******** *********** may ** *************. *******, there ** ****** ****** to ****-****** ******** *************** to **** *** ***** project, ** ******* ** general *************** *** ******* throughput ******. ***** ****** also ******* ******* ***** recommendations *** **-**-****, ** call **** ******* *** pre-sales **********, ** **** any ******* ***********, ***** specs *** ****** ******** at *** ****, ******* notice.