How much estimated network traffic should I expect while using an e-Watch® camera?

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How much estimated network traffic should I expect while using an e-Watch® camera?

The answer depends on a number of factors, including the type and quality of the MPEG stream, the refresh rate of the JPEG image, and the purported amount of activity for the viewing area. The e-Watch® camera has the ability to compress and transmit up to 3 simultaneous streams. The typical configuration is as follows:

30fps MPEG1 Multicast at 800kbps bandwidth, 352 x 240 resolution sent from the camera to the multicast switch or router, NOT to the server and NOT broadcast over the network.
30fps MPEG1 Multicast at 128kbps bandwidth, 176 x 112 resolution sent from the camera to the multicast switch or router, NOT to the server and NOT broadcast over the network.
TCP socket connection transmits JPEG images, 704 x 480 resolution, variable frame rate, to the archive server for later review.

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