IP-based CCTV is not that different from regular analog CCTV, it just uses words and acronyms more familiar to the average IT department, like Mbps, QoS and pixels, firewalls and ports, database mirroring and Windows 2003 Server. There are still four key components: • Image capture • Image transmission • Storage • Video management The difference is that analog cameras and miles of heavy coax cable are being superseded by IP cameras on the wired and wireless network and the Internet. VCRs and DVRs are being substituted by racks of hard disks attached in some way to the network that benefit from the economies of scale. And static security rooms with monitor walls and fixed operator workstations are being replaced by networked CCTV keyboards, monitors and PCs. In the IP CCTV world, wherever the network reaches, you can distribute your infrastructure - IP cameras or video encoders, network video recorders (NVRs) and workstations….

Bosch Video Over IP Bosch’s comprehensive IP CCTV portfolio covers every aspect - image capture and transmission, storage and video management. IP Cameras, Encoders and Decoders As the bridge between analog fixed and PTZ CCTV cameras and the network, the encoders (video servers) create streams of digital video that can be viewed using VIDOS Video Management Software, a Web browser or another decoder for viewing on a monitor. Encoder selection criteria include bandwidth-efficient MPEG-4 or broadcast-quality MPEG-2 recording at the edge or just streaming, Automatic Network Replenishment for network outage protection, wireless or wired Ethernet and whether the encoder is serving one camera or many. You may also elect to have dual streaming. The most popular units are the MPEG-4 devices - VIP X1 and VIP X2 - as one/two channel encoders and their decoding counterpart, VIP XD, which can present a quad view on a composite video or VGA monitor….

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