How many times have you seen someone step up and say they can architecturally design a digital video surveillance system because they have extensive experience installing cameras, or the client software on a workstation? Or that they are a certified Network Architect, or Wireless Network Architect, or Cyber Security Specialist? The fact of the matter is that a DVS Architect must have an understanding of all of these skill sets, including working knowledge of digital video, it’s codecs, bandwidth and streaming algorithms, along with physical security concepts, power and data infrastructure, best practices (for each element), and most importantly, how all these components interconnect, interact, and relate to each other, because there is a balance required between each element with one critical factor: video surveillance requires bandwidth extensive synchronous real-time connectivity throughout an IP network. It is not the same as setting up a CCTV system, where everything is hardwired directly, or a typical enterprise network, where most traffic is asynchronous.