Security Center 5.12 streaming capacities for Web Client - Security Center 5.12

Security Center System Requirements Guide 5.12
Product
Security Center
Content type
System requirements
Version
5.12
Language
English
Last updated
2024-07-30

The number of video streams and amount of traffic that Security Center 5.12 can deliver vary depending on the camera stream settings, the Media Gateway role settings, the dimensions of the requested video, and the performance of the server that hosts the Media Gateway and Web Client Server roles.

The Media Gateway role is used by Genetec™ Mobile, Security Center Web Client, and Genetec™ Web App to get transcoded video from Security Center. The Media Gateway role supports the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), which external applications can use to request raw video streams from Security Center.
The stream settings are configured in Config Tool. For more information, see the following topics:

The following tests were conducted on a server with an Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Quad-Core Processor at 2.10 GHz with 16 GB RAM, running Windows 10 64 bit, the Web Client Server role, and the Media Gateway role.

NOTE:
  • In our tests, the Security Center Web Client streams MJPEG at 8 fps.
  • The calculation for the transcoded outbound network traffic bit rate includes an additional 15% overhead, but also depends greatly on the content of the video (the encoder targets 80% quality factor). For example, if the table indicates a transcoded outbound network traffic bit rate of 65 Mbps, the calculation is as follows:

    New bit rate (325 Kbps) x 180 streams = 58500 Kbps or 57 Mbps + 15% overhead = approximately 65 Mbps

  • To save system resources, you can cap the transcoded resolution. For more information, see Limiting Media Gateway connections.

Security Center cameras configured to H.264 (320 x 240) 15 fps @ 250 Kbps

Requested dimensions Max number of streams Outbound network traffic Outbound network traffic per stream
MJPEG (320 x 240) 180 65 Mbps 0.36 Mbps1
H.264 (320 x 240) 150 42 Mbps 0.28 Mbps

Security Center cameras configured to H.264 (640 x 480) 15 fps @ 500 Kbps

Requested dimensions Max number of streams Outbound network traffic Outbound network traffic per stream
MJPEG (320 x 240) 80 40 Mbps 0.5 Mbps1
MJPEG (640 x 480) 110 125 Mbps 1.14 Mbps1
H.264 (640 x 480) 150 90 Mbps 0.6 Mbps

Security Center cameras configured to H.264 (1280 x 720) 15 fps @ 2.5 Mbps

Requested dimensions Max number of streams Outbound network traffic Outbound network traffic per stream
MJPEG (320 x 180) 45 30 Mbps 0.67 Mbps1
MJPEG (640 x 360) 40 60 Mbps 1.5 Mbps1
MJPEG (1280 x 720) 55 190 Mbps 3.45 Mbps1
H.264 (1280 x 720) 135 120 Mbps 0.89 Mbps

Security Center cameras configured to H.264 (1920 x 1080) 15 fps @ 2.5 Mbps

Requested dimensions Max number of streams Outbound network traffic Outbound network traffic per stream
MJPEG (320 x 180) 23 12 Mbps 0.52 Mbps1
MJPEG (640 x 360) 20 28 Mbps 1.4 Mbps1
MJPEG (1280 x 720) 16 65 Mbps 4.1 Mbps1
MJPEG (1920 x 1080) 16 140 Mbps 8.75 Mbps1
H.264 (1920 x 1080) 60 260 Mbps 4.33 Mbps

1 The Web Client Server automatically transcodes the video stream when required, which can result in a different bit rate than the original stream.