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Collaboration between Standards
Standards bodies and the standards they create cannot operate in- dependently. Like many other established standards, ONVIF in- corporates into its specifications a number of accepted networking standards—think communications protocols such as HTML, XML, IPv6, SOAP, Web Services—to create a common language for securi- ty devices and systems to communicate with one another. Leveraging these existing networking and IT standards enables ONVIF to har- ness the collective development power of these other standardization bodies, which are working to continually harden and improve their individual protocols to the benefit of the industry at large.
With the rise in demand for interoperability and the expanding Internet of Things, today’s world demands cooperation and collabo- ration ONVIF and the IEC are working together in. The ONVIF specification has been adopted by the international IEC 62676 stan- dard for Video Surveillance Systems, the first international standard for IP-based video surveillance systems, and have been extended to include Electronic Access Control, as well as the newest access con- trol specification of ONVIF.
This type of cooperation between standards organizations from different industries, like that of ONVIF and IEC, must continue in order to provide the highest levels of interoperability, which ultimate- ly benefits end users.
Members Matter
ONVIF and other standards groups are member driven organiza- tions that operate on the basis of consensus. The next ONVIF profile will be developed based on feedback from ONVIF members and the physical security industry at large. It’s important to note that ONVIF
is not only for manufacturers.
We value input from all stakeholders, which is why we have devel-
oped four different membership levels that are geared to manufactur- ers, consultants, integrators, specifiers, end users, installers, members of the media and those outside the physical security industry, too. We need input from across the industry and beyond to continue to produce meaningful and effective standards.
The Future
The physical security market is predicted to experience double digit growth in the next three to four years, with research firm Market- sandMarkets projecting the market to top $112 billion by 2021. As more new products enter the market, the demand for interoperability will undoubtedly continue to increase, making industry standards increasingly more important to the future of this market in the in- terconnected world.
By examining the evolution of other standards, it is obvious how vital they are to industries, often beginning with a relatively small focus on one specific market and expanding to include others as acceptance and use grows. It is hard to predict if ONVIF will fol- low a trajectory similar to other standards like IEC. It is safe to say, though, that wherever ONVIF goes in the future,
its path will be determined by its members and the
physical security community, who ultimately are
together at the helm, driving us forward as new
technology develops and evolves.
Per Björkdahl is the chair of the ONVIF Steering Committee.
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