IP Video System Tool

The IP Video System Tool analyzes IP-based surveillance deployments to compute bandwidth, storage, and capacity needs. It targets security managers, network engineers, IT planners, and facility managers who must plan capacity for cameras, retention, and service levels. It supports mixed camera profiles and multi-site configurations and provides defensible metrics for deployment decisions.

Conceptually, the tool gathers inputs such as camera count, resolution, frame rate, encoding format, retention period, and network constraints. It applies standard bitrate and storage calculations to estimate peak and average ingest, daily storage, and total retention footprint. It supports on-prem, hybrid, and some cloud-integrated scenarios while accounting for indexing overhead and RAID factors.

The core value lies in converting qualitative requirements into quantitative constraints. Users receive a capacity plan, identify bottlenecks, and compare equipment and storage options. The domain logic aligns with common industry practices and ONVIF-compatible inputs, enabling consistent planning across vendors and sites.

Core features include grouped inputs, optional motion-triggered recording, variable bitrate controls, peak vs average bitrate estimation, storage tier recommendations, and exportable reports. Use cases include new site design, capacity audits, and retention policy optimization.