What Is A Network - Dedicated Micros dv-ip Setup Manual

What is a Network?

A network is a communication path allowing two or more devices to share/transmit data; e.g. telephone
to telephone exchange, camera to matrix, server to host.
If we look at this in terms of the DV-IP System solution the devices are the DV-IP Server and the Client
Applications, the communication path is the Ethernet network (LAN or WAN).
Today's networks have the capability to support multiple applications running across the same hardware
and cabling infrastructure; IP telephony, Door Access, CCTV.
This is bringing the ability to have a single network for whole of the Building Management requirements;
IT, Security, lighting and telephone systems, offering us a converged solution.
The DV-IP Server sits on an Ethernet network and allows video (Live and Recorded) to be transmitted
across the network (LAN or WAN) for a single or multiple user to access. Therefore the rest of this
section will detail the equipment and protocols within an Ethernet network.
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