The IP security interoperability group ONVIF hosted its 18th Developers’ Plugfest in Malmö, Sweden, where it saw a record 445 hours of testing, with representation from 16 countries. The testers were using all six ONVIF profiles, including the Release Candidate of Profile T for advanced video streaming, scheduled for final release later this year.
Held twice each year, the ODP brings together engineers and developers from ONVIF member companies to test how their products’ work with ONVIF Profile Specifications with other ONVIF Profile-conformant products to aid interoperability between conformant products. In all, the Malmö event drew 62 attendees from 26 member companies. In the three days, attendees surpassed the previous record of 300 hours of tests.
Steven Dillingham, Chairman of the ONVIF Technical Services Committee Taskforce, Developers’ Plugfest, said: “The ONVIF Developers Plugfest is not just a testing opportunity for members to establish ONVIF conformant products before they are released into the market, but also an opportunity for member representatives to work directly with Test Tool developers. The Plugfest represents the final phase of product development after months of hard work, and we are fortunate to have so many member companies excited to participate, and willing to give feedback to further refine the conformance process.”
Attendees were also offered one hour of testing using the ONVIF Device/Client Test Tools, also with the chance to discuss issues arising during conformance testing with Test Tool developers.
About ONVIF
Founded in 2008, ONVIF is a US-based forum for interoperability for IP-based physical security products; members are camera, video management system and access control companies. There are nearly 10,000 Profile conformant products, with Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control; Profile Q for improved out-of-the-box functionality, Profile A for broader access control configuration and the Profile T Release Candidate for streaming. Visit ONVIF.org.
