H.264 DVR Surveillance
Basic DVR Surveillance System Configuration
A Basic H.264 / MPEG4 DVR Surveillance System configuration can be set up with the
following Hardware & Demo software:
Hardware:
 | Surveillance Cameras |
| H.264 / MPEG4 Encoders |
| DVR ( Digital Video Recorder ) |
| File Servers |
| Decoder PCs |
Demo Software:
| DSP Research H.264 Demo Encoder |
| DSP Research Multimedia Player
and/or
DSP Research Windows Media Player Plug-in |
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How the system works:
- The surveillance cameras are connected to the DS-400x board and
compresses the recorded video data into H.264 / MPEG4 format in real time. A
maximum of 4 cameras can be connected to each DS-4004HI (V1304) or
DS-4004HCI (V6404) board. A maximum of 8 cameras can be connected to
each DS-4008HCI board.
- The boards are installed in the DVR. H.264 / MPEG4 Encoder software runs on the
DVR and sends the H.264 / MPEG4 compressed video to the File Server over the LAN. The ' DSP Research H.264
/ MPEG4 Encoder '
demo software can accomplish this today by storing the data on a shared disk
on the File Server. A more sophisticated data transfer solution can be implemented using the Encoder SDK or Net SDK.
- The File Server acts as a mass storage unit and stores the H.264 /
MPEG4
compressed video from the 'H.264 / MPEG4 Encoders'. Optionally, you can also use
disk mirroring (RAID level 1) on the File Server if you want to
protect your self against disk failures.
- The 'Decoder PC' can be any PC connected to the LAN with access
to the File Server disks. The 'Decoder PC' is just a regular PC with a
Graphic Card that supports DirectX (8.0 or higher). Some H.264 decoder software
must be installed on the machine, and whether you choose to go
with the 'DSP Research Multimedia Player' or the 'DSP Research Windows Media Player Plug-in'
demo software or rather develop your own decoder application with the
Decoder SDK, is up to you.
Advanced DVR Surveillance System Configuration
An Advanced Video Surveillance System Configuration system can be set up with
the following Hardware:
| Surveillance Cameras |
| H.264 / MPEG4 Encoders |
| DVR |
| File Servers |
| Decoder PCs |
| Management PCs |
And the following Software can be used/modified to support an Advanced
Surveillance System Configuration:
| DSP Research H.264 Demo Streaming Server |
| DSP Research H.264 Demo Client |
| DSP Research Multimedia Player
and/or
DSP Research Windows Media Player Plug-in |
The Advanced Surveillance System Configuration works in the same manner
as the Basic Configuration with the following exceptions:
- A 'H.264 / MPEG4 remote management' application runs on the DVR that allows for all 'H.264 Encoders' to be managed remotely by
one or more 'Management PCs' so that the network operator can manage all
'H.264 / MPEG4 encoders' from one location. The 'DSP Research H.264 Demo Streaming
Server' demo can be very helpful as a reference when implementing
such an application with the Net SDK.
- Each 'Management PC' itself is only equipped with a 'H.264 Client' application
to manage the 'H.264 Encoders'. The 'DSP Research H.264 Demo Client' application provides
a good example to start from when implementing
such an
application with the Net SDK.
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