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When you’re shopping around for an IP-based video surveillance system, you will need to be particularly cautious about what exactly you’re looking at and what the individual terms mean. How IP-based video surveillance works is open to interpretation as far as some video surveillance and security salespeople are concerned -- not because they are trying to confuse the issues, but because there is no According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product genuine consensus on what the term “IP-based” or related ones such as “networked” or “web-based” means. Originally video surveillance was done based on analog technology -- closed circuit television (CCTV) and recording on video tapes. This was fine for recording what was going on, but it didn’t broadcast actual live information, so it wasn’t practical for monitoring stores, for instance, fr ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in m a remote location.
It simply provided what happened after the fact. The picture quality wasn’t
great and it relied on human reliability as well -- someone had to remember to
change the tapes regularly, etc. Digital revolutionizes video surveillance With the Internet revolution and the ever-increasing presence of Local Area Networks, technology took great strides in video surveil lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. lance in the 1990’s.
Analog camera tubes were replaced with CCD (Charged Coupled Devices) and digital
cameras became affordable for most people. This combination meant that video surveillance could do two things: go live over the Internet or a closed network for surveillance and provide clearer, crisper images that could be tracked and manipulated easily. For law enforcement, digital sur here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe eillance meant it was much easier to zoom in on images,
track particular scenes and enhance features. The basics of IP-based surveillance A digital camera “views” the scene in front of it, broadcasts the video images as a digitized signal over a LAN line (Local Area Network) where it’s then transmitted to a computer or server. The server in turn manages all of this information. De d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro ending upon the software used to manage the digital images, it
can record, display or retransmit the images to anywhere in the world. The software package can easily be upgraded to allow for analyzing data, selecting specific “flagged” items to watch for and a host of other functions, making it a truly customizable security tool. True IP-based digital surveillance uses CCD cameras that use ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc signal
processing that send packetized video streams over the LAN through a Cat 5 cable
rather than a coax cable network, utilizing greater bandwidth and standard
TCP/IP communication. It also provides more intelligent data mining and information retrieval. If security is an issue, full digital surveillance also offers the added advantage of data encryption opportunities to protect again easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi t image tampering -- something
not possible with analog recording. Recently, a few companies such as D-Link and Linksys have also developed fully digital cameras that actually have completely integrated, built-in web servers so that no external computers are needed for operating them. The signal is transmitted directly to the terminal location for storage or play-back. Halfway there… < nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically b> The “middle of the road” of video surveillance is upgrading video surveillance by utilizing a Digital Video Recorder (DVR). A DVR system is not really fully IP-based, but is step toward the more advanced IP technology. In actuality, a DVR system uses the same camera and structures for cabling as the older CCTV analog systems, but the old VCRs have been replaced with DVR for storage of and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ the data. The data is converted to digital so that it can be stored
on hard disks, but the quality of the images captured remains analog since this
is how it originated. When shopping for a system, be sure to ask if the system is digital based on the recording (DVR) or on the camera, since many manufacturers consider a system digital by virtue of the DVR storage system even if the camera ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi ecording the
images is still analog. Going all the way Some people will move to the hybrid models of a CCTV/DVR system when they first move beyond an analog system because it seems like the next practical evolutionary step in video surveillance. However, shifting to this method largely ignores how IP-based video surveillance works. With CCTV/DVR surveillance you have actually sim ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a ly delayed the inevitable by
adding on a relatively new technology (hard disk, digital storage) to an old
technology (analog video over coaxial transmission lines). Rather than moving
forward into something new, you have prolonged the demise of the old. Advantages of IP-based video surveillance The leap into completely IP-based technology is the best bang for your buck both moneta dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod rily and in terms of security by far. Digital surveillance can be
done over a LAN network, of course, but TCP/IP transmittal of surveillance makes
sense for remote monitoring of multiple locations and for remote recording of
data onto back-up servers and hard disks for long-term storage. With IP-based video surveillance, you can connect your surveillance camera or cameras to any network or cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin wireless adapter, and you are extremely flexible in
your placement of the camera itself. A typical PC-attached video camera, while
providing digital picture image quality, still has to be within approximately
ten feet of the computer itself. Set-up of an IP-based video system is easy -- once you’ve set up an IP address, you’re up and running and it’s extremely stable and reliable. Because tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen this is the technology of the future, it is also upgradeable. You won’t be
outgrowing an IP-based video surveillance system any time soon because new
developments are based on improving this market. Therefore, you will be able to
add on and improve this system for years to come while older, CCTV+DVR hybrids
will dead-end and become obsolete. Comparing analog and IP-based video surveill t? As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel ance A better way to understand the differences between analog and IP-based video surveillance may be to compare the two and how they work: Analog or CCTV+DVR video surveillance • Easy to use -- operates like a VCR ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust out over time • Broadcasting images live isn’t practical • Storage is bulky • Uses analog recording, recording in low-grade picture quality and inability to search and track easily • Adding DVR systems must be done in ‘blocks’ of 16 channels IP-based video surveillance • IP-based recording means instant transmittal of images anywhere in the world y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products Can monitor multiple cameras from one remote location • No decrease in recording quality over time or with repeated replays • Digital picture quality far superior to analog • IP-base recording is highly compressed for easier storage and can be transported over a variety of media • Digital images can be encrypted for security purposes • Updates and add-ons are relatively inexpensive throug . As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de h software packages and Internet computer networking • Adjustable frame rates • Remote or shared viewing may be done over the Internet or a wireless connection • Standard IP video compression techniques are used • IP surveillance cameras may be added individually or in groups according to your needs If you are contemplating increased or upgrading video surveillance for your elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip company or home, understanding how IP-based video surveillance works will make
your decision easier. It is the future of video surveillance and, although in
the short term may be a bit more expensive, is obviously an investment in
superior quality and flexibility. This article on "How IP-based Video Surveillance Works" reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2004-2005 Evaluseek Publishing tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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