The channel bandwidth depends mostly on the following parameters of the IP camera:
Resolution |
25 frames per second. |
12 frames per second. |
6 frames per second. |
1080p (1920×1080) |
5 Mb/s – 9 Mb/s |
4096 kb/s |
2096 kb/s |
UXGA (1600×1200) |
3 Mb/s – 7 Mb/s |
3072 kb/s |
1048 kb/s |
720P (1280×720) |
2.5 Mb/s – 6 Mb/s |
1792 kb/s |
936 kb/s |
4CIF (704×576) |
1536 kb/s – 2048 kb/s |
896 kb/s |
640 kb/s |
2CIF (704×288) |
768 kb/s – 1024 kb/s |
448 kb/s |
320 kb/s |
CIF (352×288) |
512 kb/s – 768 kb/s |
320 kb/s |
160 kb/s |
QCIF (176×144) |
160 kb/s – 224 kb/s |
96 kb/s |
80 kb/s |
The guide values of channel bandwith depending on the image resolution and frame rate can be determined using the table. This table contains information for the H.264 codec and high image quality.