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ONVIF is a global industry forum that provides and promotes standardized interfaces for effective interoperability of IP-based physical security products. Many IP products are ONVIF conformant. This means that they can be easily integrated into IP-based systems that use products from different vendors, enabling consultants, system integrators and end users to easily design and build best-of-breed surveillance systems. ONVIF conformant products must conform to at least one ONVIF profile. An ONVIF profile, which involves a set of specifications, defines the interoperable features that are supported by a conformant client (e.g. video management software) and device (e.g. a network camera or video encoder).

The six ONVIF profiles that Dristhicam platform may support are:

  • Profile S
  • Profile T
  • Profile M
  • Profile G
  • Profile C
  • Profile A

For streaming video

ONVIF Profile S allows a conformant client to configure, request and control the streaming of video data over an IP network from a conformant device. ONVIF Profile S also includes support for PTZ control, receiving audio and metadata stream and relay outputs if those features are supported by the client. Most of the surveillance IP products support ONVIF Profile S. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org

For advanced video streaming

Profile T supports video streaming features such as the use of H.264 and H.265 encoding formats, imaging settings, and events such as motion and tampering detection. Mandatory features for devices also include onscreen display and metadata streaming. Profile T also covers ONVIF specifications for HTTPS streaming, PTZ configuration, motion region configuration, digital inputs and relay outputs, and bidirectional audio for conformant devices and clients that support such features. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org

For metadata from analytics applications

Profile M supports a standardized metadata stream for communicating analytics data, events and PTZ position. It offers interfaces for generic object classification and specified metadata like vehicle and human body. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org

For edge storage and recording

Clients and devices that conform to ONVIF Profile G support the configuration, search, playback, and retrieval of recordings on onboard/network-attached storage. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org

For IP-based access control systems

ONVIF Profile C conformant devices and clients support site information, door access control, and event and alarm management. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org

For broader access control configuration

Profile A is for products used in an electronic access control system. Conformant products support the granting and revoking of employee credentials, the creation and update of schedules, and assignment of access rules. They also support standardized access control events. If the IP Surveillance product is ONVIF conformant, the product datasheet will list the supported ONVIF profiles. For an up-to-date list of all brands products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to www.onvif.org