Edge Storage

Edge Storage

Over the course of our last couple of posts we took a look at Video Management Software (VMS) and how it provides efficient, comprehensive video recording and storage. In this post we will explore a way to complement it: edge storage. Comparable terms you may be familiar with include onboard recording and local storage.

Many of the latest IP cameras from Axis , IQinVision, and Sony offer edge storage which allows a network video device such as a camera or video encoder to create, control and manage recordings either locally to an SD/SDHC card or to network  shares like Network Attached Storage (NAS) . Edge Storage can be add value to an IP camera system in a few ways

Redundancy

Edge storage can serve as a partner to central storage, either recoding in tandem or as a back-up.  If the central system happens to be down due to a network disruption,  hardware malfunction, or  central system maintenance, a camera equipped with edge storage will continue to store its video (fail over recording).  And if used in conjunction with VMS, the missing video clip can be merged to the central system once the network is back up.

But the security of fail over recording isn’t the only advantage of adding Edge Storage equipped cameras to your IP camera system:

Remote Locations

In remote locations such as fire outposts or ATM kiosks, where network connectivity is not available, cameras with edge storage can be used to manage recordings and save them to an SD/SDHC card. The video on the card can be transferred to a central system periodically. It can also be of use on trains and other rail bound vehicles where video can be recorded to edge storage and transferred to the central system when the train stops at a depot.

Compensation for Low Bandwidth

In situations where the network’s bandwidth is low, streamed video can suffer in terms of clarity and definition. Using edge storage can compensate by supplying high quality video of incidents recorded locally that can be imported should the need for forensic use arise.

Cost Effectiveness

IP Cameras equipped with edge storage, depending on your purpose, can eliminate the need for a DVR, NVR, PC, or an onsite server.

If you’d like to find out if edge storage is right for you, our sales engineers can answer all your questions. Call us at 914-944-3425 or visit our website http://www.kintronics.com/neteye/neteye.html   Or if you prefer, fill out this information request form, http://www.kintronics.com/RequestInfo.htm and we will respond promptly.