IP Video Surveillance Solution

Streamonix has developed a next-generation IP Video Surveillance Streaming, Storage and Control Solution — featuring our break-through One-to-Many Unicast Streaming technology — that brings greater flexibility, higher security and easier management to IP video surveillance networks.

• Surveillance Video Stream Controller: Using its integrated Video-over-IP Switching and Unicast Video Stream Replication technologies, the SX7000 receives and controls all streams from all cameras, replicating and re-transmitting any or all streams on-demand across Unicast IP networks.

IP Video Surveillance Solution Diagram

• Surveillance Video Storage & Database System: The SX7000 receives all video from all cameras, which it indexes and stores in its MediaStorDB™ video database. Video is indexed for instant retrieval by camera ID, IP address, location, time-stamp, video format and other criteria.

• Surveillance Video Receiver: The SX.SVR decodes High Definition surveillance streams received via the SX7000. Supporting H.264 at bit-rates up to 20 Mbps, the SX.SVR delivers extremely high quality video to large LCD monitors in Surveillance Operations Centres.

Solution Highlights:

• Supports 1000s of IP video cameras:
  • Standard Definition
  • Megapixel & High Definition cameras (1080p, 60 fps)
  • Ultra high bitrate (45+ Mbps) cameras
• One-to-Many Unicast Streaming:
  • The output from any camera can be streamed via the SX7000 to one or many receivers over any IP network
  • The advantages of Multicast one-to-many streaming without the complexity and cost of building a Multicast-capable network
  • Surveillance streams can — and should — be uniquely encrypted (extremely problematic with Multicast protocols)
• Surveillance video monitoring and recording are done independently and in parallel. While simultaneously transmitting surveillance streams to multiple receivers — and replicating streams that are requested by more than one receiver — the SX7000 records all streams from all cameras. Thanks to its high performance and extremely reliable Solid-State Architecture, the SX7000 can flawlessly receive, index and store multiple gigabits of incoming video.
• PTZ Bridge & Controller
  • Converts proprietary PTZ protocols into ONVIF & PSIA protocols.
  • Optional support for STANAG 4586, a NATO standard for controlling video sources in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and transmitting live UAV video streams to remote command systems.

To learn more about our IP Video Surveillance Solution and to obtain a copy of our “Next-Generation IP Video Surveillance” White Paper, please email us at:

Live Video Streaming

The SX7000 is more than just a video file server. It is also a very high performance live streaming system with a built-in Video-over-IP Switch and Unicast Video Stream Replicator that transmits live streams to thousands of users over the Internet and other Unicast IP networks.

The SX7000 receives incoming video streams from arrays of IP surveillance cameras, video encoders and satellite receivers and then replicates and transmits those streams — with extremely low latency — to all users, whether a few or thousands. If an incoming stream is requested by only one user, the SX7000 acts as a Video-over-IP Switch, routing the stream to the user’s IP address. But if an incoming stream is requested by multiple users, the SX7000 operates as a Unicast Video Stream Replicator, transmitting exact copies of the incoming stream to any and all users.

SX7000 Live Streaming-over-UDP Diagram

For High Definition live streaming over surveillance and broadcast networks, the SX7000 transmits over RTP/UDP.

For live streaming over the Internet and wireless networks, the SX7000 transmits over HTTP, with full support for adaptive bit-rate streaming protocols including Microsoft's Smooth Streaming and Apple's HTTP Live Streaming.

The SX7000 supports a wide range of live video sources, video formats and streaming bit-rates, as shown in the following table:

Video-on-Demand & IPTV

Streamonix systems are designed to satisfy the streaming requirements of even the largest IPTV and Video-on-Demand networks — especially Next Generation Network Unicast networks.

The diagram below illustrates a highly scalable, next-generation High Definition IPTV and Video-on-Demand Streaming Network — with fully integrated High Definition live streaming — based on a SX7000 Streaming Cluster (click for larger version):

Streamonix Streaming Scenario Diagram

Streaming Video Over LTE Networks

Viewing live and prerecorded video carried over mobile networks is exploding in popularity with the sharp growth in SmartPhones and the advent of Long Term Evolution (LTE) next-generation mobile networks. As a result, LTE carriers and service providers are presented with a compelling revenue generating opportunity — provided they build LTE networks optimized for large-scale video streaming.

This is where Streamonix comes in. Working with NTT DOCOMO, a global leader in wireless technology and services, we pioneered streaming High Definition video over 4th Generation and LTE networks. We are now moving to the next step — developing streaming technologies that are tightly coupled with LTE networks.

At first glance LTE, with its far higher bit-rates and IP packet-based architecture, looks ideally suited for delivering mobile video, including High Definition. But wireless network technology alone is insufficient. To meet the overwhelming demand for live and prerecorded mobile video, the transmission capabilities of LTE networks must be matched with equivalent increases in video server output. LTE networks will need to include integrated video servers with the scaling capacity, transmission efficiency and wireless network smarts to handle millions of concurrent requests for High Definition mobile video streams. This need will be especially acute when large numbers of users request the same video content at the same time — as is increasingly common with live video streaming of popular events. LTE's reliance on Unicast networking — where a unique stream is transmitted to every user, even if the content is identical — compounds the requirement for next-generation server infrastructure.

Please contact us for further information about our Streaming Video Over LTE Networks solution.