http://managedvideoblog.com/2008/07/09/will-standards-ever-happen/ The place to learn about and discuss Managed Video as a Service Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:48:50 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://managedvideoblog.com/2008/07/09/will-standards-ever-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-179 dloher Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:46:37 +0000 http://managedvideoblog.com/?p=152#comment-179 One way to get standards is to just start making them, using them and releasing them as you go. There's quite a bit of precedent for this in the Internet. However you're right John, it takes years for adoption. Another benefit to what the IETF calls the rough consensus and running code model of standards building is you're not betting the farm on a stack of paper which proposes some future way of doing things. Rather, you're blazing a trail developing solutions to problems working with partners. One way to get standards is to just start making them, using them and releasing them as you go. There's quite a bit of precedent for this in the Internet. However you're right John, it takes years for adoption. Another benefit to what the IETF calls the rough consensus and running code model of standards building is you're not betting the farm on a stack of paper which proposes some future way of doing things. Rather, you're blazing a trail developing solutions to problems working with partners.

]]> http://managedvideoblog.com/2008/07/09/will-standards-ever-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-178 John Honovich Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:53:31 +0000 http://managedvideoblog.com/?p=152#comment-178 Hi Matt, Thanks for the post. While you are probably more optimistic than me, I do think we will get standards . . . eventually. The problem is I doubt you will see them widely adopted for the next 5 years. Standards adoption takes a long time and video surveillance standards are still in a fairly early stage. Because it's probably going to take 5 years (or more), I think it's prudent that anyone buying or building systems simply ignore standards and focus on optimizing their solutions for a non-standard world. The alternative, to me, is that you bank on standards and then your project is undermined or your product's reach is severely constrained because you do not integrate using proprietary interfaces. In any event, I'd be very interested to learn more about Envysion's plan for interfacing with multiple DVR manufacturers. It is certainly an important element for a successful MVaaS offering. Hi Matt, Thanks for the post. While you are probably more optimistic than me, I do think we will get standards . . . eventually. The problem is I doubt you will see them widely adopted for the next 5 years. Standards adoption takes a long time and video surveillance standards are still in a fairly early stage. Because it's probably going to take 5 years (or more), I think it's prudent that anyone buying or building systems simply ignore standards and focus on optimizing their solutions for a non-standard world. The alternative, to me, is that you bank on standards and then your project is undermined or your product's reach is severely constrained because you do not integrate using proprietary interfaces. In any event, I'd be very interested to learn more about Envysion's plan for interfacing with multiple DVR manufacturers. It is certainly an important element for a successful MVaaS offering.

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