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Bandwidth Throttling Demand for video and improved resolution continues to increase in organizations
By Brian Carle
eyond the core functionalities of recording and dis- playing video, one of the most important capabilities of modern Video Management Software platforms is the ability to reduce bandwidth required for trans-
mitting live video. Using both optimized compression and band- width saving VMS technologies, remote and centralized viewing is becoming an industry-wide reality.
Transmitting Data
Although not a true bandwidth saving technology, bandwidth throttling is a means to control the amount of data transmitted.
The VMS platform administrator is able to configure a limit to the amount of data transmitted from the VMS recording serv- er to clients, typically configured in kilobits per second. It does nothing to modify or reduce the size of the data being transmit-
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