ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is an open industry forum for the development of a global standard for the interface of network video products. It was officially incorporated as a non-profit, 501(c)6 Delaware corporation on November 25, 2008. ONVIF is committed to the adoption of network video in the security market. The ONVIF specification will ensure interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer. The cornerstones of ONVIF are: Standardization of communication between network video devices Interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer Open to all companies and organizations The ONVIF specification defines a common protocol for the exchange of information between network video devices including automatic device discovery, video streaming and intelligence metadata.

1. Open Network Video Interface Forum

2. ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum)
• Open industry forum for the development
of a global interface standard for network
video products
• Non-profit organization, founded by
member fees
• Founded by Axis, Bosch and Sony
• Established in 2008
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3. Mission
To facilitate the development and use of a global open
standard for the interface of network video products
• Standardize communication
between network video devices
• Ensure interoperability between
network video products
• Open to all companies and
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4. Scope of the ONVIF specification
Utilizes state-of-the-art IT industry technologies
• Modern Web services, WSDL-based
• Fast and easy integration
• Device discovery based on WS-discovery
• Flexible and scalable
• Secures interoperability
• Code generation
• Data type interoperability
• SOAP
• JPEG, MPEG-4 & H.264 – video, audio and meta-
data streaming
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5. Scope of the ONVIF specification
Wide range of network devices
• Cameras and encoders
• Intelligent network devices
• Viewers
• Access control
• Etc.
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6. Scope of the ONVIF specification
Standardization of the network layer
• Streaming
• Device discovery
• Device management
• PTZ control
• Security
• Event handling
• Analytics
• Etc.
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7. Focus on interoperability & conformance
Key to a global open standard
• Test specification
• Test tool
• Conformance process
• Technology choices
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8. Organization
Steering
Committee
Technical
Technical Communication
Service
Committee Committee
Committee
Storage WG Test spec. WG
Enhancement
Test tool WG
WG
Tech. Support
WG
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9. More than 40 members
Full
members
Contributing
members
User 30 user members
members
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10. Milestones
2009
Core specification
ver. 2.0, draft
2009
Product releases
H1, 2009
Test tool ver. 1.0
Dec, 2008
Test specification
ver. 1.0
Nov, 2008
Core specification
ver. 1.0
2008
ONVIF established
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11. Documentation available today
• ONVIF core specification ver 1.0
• WSDL and XML Schemas Specifications
• ONVIF Test Specification ver 1.0
• Technical White Papers
• All information available on www.onvif.org
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12. Why ONVIF?
• Open
• Global
• Well-defined, non-profit organization
• Clear rules of membership
• Voting procedures
• Open to everyone
• Member base
• Both standardization and interoperability
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13. More information
• www.onvif.org
• info@onvif.org
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