Site network sizing tool

Cameras, analytics and IP alarms. Returns bandwidth, PoE budget and the matching switch size. Free access, no sign-up.

Site data

Parameters

The result sizes the switch and the uplink. The final topology —fibre, distances, rings— is defined during the site survey.

How it sizes

Network sizing · Assumptions

Bitrate per camera at 15 fps in H.265: 2 MP 1.5 Mbps · 4 MP 2.5 · 5 MP 3.0 · 8 MP 5.0 · 12 MP 7.0
On-camera analytics: Adds 0.1 Mbps of metadata per camera towards the server
IP alarm and access point: 0.05 Mbps each
PoE draw: Fixed camera 8 W · PTZ or heated 25 W · access point 12 W
Margin: 20 % over the calculated PoE budget
Uplink: 1 Gb up to 700 Mbps of traffic; above that, 10 Gb
Backup: Estimated at 1.6 VA per watt of load, for half an hour of runtime

With the drawing and the distances we define fibre, PoE and switch points before you buy the material.